Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Used for almost 6 months after 3 and 1/2 unpleasant years on tamoxifen. This drug was worse,--constant pain, tingling and swelling in hands and feet, and joint aches, especially elbows and hips. Killed sexual response. My mood was all over the place. Arimidex made me feel 80 years old although I am a fit 54. The final straw was my hair falling out in clumps with every shampoo. Ridiculous, but ... Show Full Comment

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Used for almost 6 months after 3 and 1/2 unpleasant years on tamoxifen. This drug was worse,--constant pain, tingling and swelling in hands and feet, and joint aches, especially elbows and hips. Killed sexual response. My mood was all over the place. Arimidex made me feel 80 years old although I am a fit 54. The final straw was my hair falling out in clumps with every shampoo. Ridiculous, but I just didn't want to deal with that again after losing all my hair during chemo. Switched to Femara recently,--hair loss has stopped, but other side effects are no better.
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Reviewer: lyndasue1944, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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After one year I fell and broke 3 bones, two in my ankle and one in my wrist. Two years later I have broken my ankle again and have now discontinued arimidex. I had osteopenia before I began and have had significant bone loss since.

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After one year I fell and broke 3 bones, two in my ankle and one in my wrist. Two years later I have broken my ankle again and have now discontinued arimidex. I had osteopenia before I began and have had significant bone loss since.
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Reviewer: abrattincalif, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I didn't sleep for a year, average 2 hrs a night. My sympathic nervous system never shut off. I am finally sleeping again, but I have body pain from the waist down. Muscle and joint aches bad in the legs with my feet getting numb. The doctor's don't know what to do about side effects and the drugs they give you just have other side effects. So, I am avoiding anything except asprin. Some days I ... Show Full Comment

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I didn't sleep for a year, average 2 hrs a night. My sympathic nervous system never shut off. I am finally sleeping again, but I have body pain from the waist down. Muscle and joint aches bad in the legs with my feet getting numb. The doctor's don't know what to do about side effects and the drugs they give you just have other side effects. So, I am avoiding anything except asprin. Some days I am in tears the pain is so bad. I have been on arimidex for 2 years. I am not sure how much longer I can stay on it. I have no signs of a reoccurance and feel confident I won't. I'm not sure it's armindex, who knows.
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Reviewer: barcm, 75 or over Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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My experience with Arimidex has been a very painful experience. I have constant burning, numbness and tingling in my feet. I just been diagnosed with a mass on the outside of my uterus. I had an ultra sound today, but won't know for several days of the outcome. I feel it is from taking Arimidex.

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My experience with Arimidex has been a very painful experience. I have constant burning, numbness and tingling in my feet. I just been diagnosed with a mass on the outside of my uterus. I had an ultra sound today, but won't know for several days of the outcome. I feel it is from taking Arimidex.
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Reviewer: Sher, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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After about two months of taking Arimidex, I started experiencing severe joint pain and weakness in my hands and arms and three of my fingertips in my right hand have gone numb. I have been off of the Arimidex for three months and most of the symptoms have gone away, except for the numbness in my fingers. I ended up having a carpel tunnel decompression surgery last week. My hand surgeon told me ... Show Full Comment

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After about two months of taking Arimidex, I started experiencing severe joint pain and weakness in my hands and arms and three of my fingertips in my right hand have gone numb. I have been off of the Arimidex for three months and most of the symptoms have gone away, except for the numbness in my fingers. I ended up having a carpel tunnel decompression surgery last week. My hand surgeon told me that he sees a lot of people that have had similar hand and joint problems from taking Arimidex. I'm so glad I stopped!
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