User Reviews for anastrozole oral

I've used this medication for about a year and the aches and pain in my joints can be unbearable. Very painful--especially if I do not get exercise. Getting exercise does ease the stiffness of the joints.

I have been on this drug for 3.5 years. Lumpectomy & radiation followed by Rx. I've had no side affects to mention. This drug was recommended because of my age (66)and type of cancer. Tamoxifin was not a choice for me.

I have been taking this medication since 11/13 and if any side effects they have been mild. I have notice hair thinning and a few aches and pains but most of that is probably due to my age as well (62). I hope this continues with no further side effects.

I've been on Anastrozole for just 2 months. My joints are killing me and I can barely walk. I go to the dr. next Thursday and I will share with her my pain. It is debilitating to say the least.

My tumor shrank before my lumpmecotomy and I am still taking it.

I began this medication after Chemo. and seven weeks of radiation. My only side affect is not being able to lose weight. I had no problem before. Also having problems sleeping which I hadn't experienced before this drug. My doctor isn't sure it's the ill since it isn't every night.

I've been taking this drug for six years with minimal side efects. Hot flashes several times a day but not severe, just a nuisance. Some pain and stiffness in my hands but this could also be age-related. Some weight gain.

Have only been on the medication for 7 weeks and have had few side effects. I do have several hot flashes and sweating a day but not too bad so far. Have had no pain or swelling at all but do feel more tired than normal in the evening. Hope I tolerate it this well for the remainder of the 5 years.

Couldn't take Tamoxifen, cause of side effects, so had surgery in order to take anastrozloe, side affects of this one is just as bad. Severe headaches,(daily) depression, insomnia, back pain, joint pain, hot flashes, sweating,lymphedema,fractures, cough. just awful, two drugs now, both a nightmare, cancer is easier to live with. Not fair. Not sure it's with it. These drugs.

The joint pain is getting worse all the time. I have only been on the med for 3 months. Headaches, swelling of the hands, can not sleep, weakness, neck pain, confusion, muscle pain. I do not think I can endure for 5 years. The treatment is worse than the stage 1 cancer!

I had a stage 1, invasive breast cancer that was treated by lumpectomy and 6 1/2 weeks radiation. Doc prescribed a drug for 5 years. I started on Femara, but night sweats and hot flashes were so severe, she switched me to this drug. The first 10 months were fine, no side effects. But, the past 2 months, the night sweats and hot flashes have returned with a vengeance. Also experiencing a lot of muscle pain and overall tiredness. She insists I continue taking the drug and said she could prescribe an anti-depressant which would cut down on the hot flashes and nights sweats, but I am not interested in taking yet another drug with more possible side effects.Read More Read Less

Hot flashes not fun! Trigger finger, hand pain, fatigue, and weight gain. Have been on it for 7 months. I will stay on it, hoping side effects diminish.

I took this medication for six weeks and experienced too many side effects to include: rash similar to goose bumps throughout entire body, itchiness throughout entire body, hand and feet swelling, joint pain equating to major arthritis, back pain. leg cramps and muscle spasms. Hand numbness, skin discoloration, dryness of the mouth, etc. My Doctor has taken me off the medication. Now after another six weeks, of attempting to rid the body of the medication, I am still experiencing a lot of the same symptoms even after visiting a dermatologist and an allergy doctor in hopes of ridding myself of some of the symptoms. My oncologist will try another pill in the future but I am very skeptical at the moment. Read More Read Less

I have been on this medicine for 11 months now and my symptoms are hot flashes and sweating everyday. When first starting did not have any joint pains but now have some joint pains.

Had severe reactions to Femara following left Breast Lumpectomy followed by Chemo & Radiotherapy. Then many side effects with change to Aromasin which made quality of life intolerable after 2 years on it. Yesterday Oncologist placed me on Anastrozole for 1 month trial & am now wondering if the same types of side effects will rear their ugly heads. Would it be better to take my chances & have a reasonable quality of life for time I've got left? Am 63 years old & had Lumpectomy in November 2011.

I am taking this medication for 9 months, i feel a lot of pain specially in my upper body and my legs, i was fine like 3 months ago, but lately i feel that i can't walk for too long I start experiencing a lot of pain in my whole body from my head to toes and also chills in my body. I also notice that I can't do too much excersice because I feel pain in my whole body. I hope the pain is worth it for the cancer.

I had bilateral mastectomy, chemo and radiation and was advised to go on anastrazole for five years because I was Stage III, ER positive. Before I took it I was getting over severe joint pain which seemed to be a delayed chemo effect. On anastrazole for about 2 weeks I had itching that drove me crazy the whole time, seemed a little more anxious, edgy and had more sleep problems. I was advised to stop it for a week when the skin around my eyes got so dry I had large skin patches flake off into my eyes and had pretty severe eye irritation. I may go back on the drug but I would take it earlier in the day, and try preventing the skin dryness. I was worried I would have joint pain but hadn't experienced that yet. (But only two weeks, so who knows). I read that it is hard to monitor the estrogen level before and after taking this drug so I am going to ask my doctor if it is possible to go on a lower dose. Read More Read Less

coughing,joint pain,and sweating. I take it at bedtime along with an otc pain pill to help with the pain.

severe memory loss, neuropathy, constant headache, weakness of legs, unable to climb stairs or go down stairs due to falling, unable to get up from toilet seat, had to change my residence from tri-level home to independent living retirement community with elevators and alarm system for falls. All these symptoms stopped or were markedly decreased within 6 weeks after I discontinued anastrazole. This whole experience was a nightmare for me, because my oncologist did not tell me to stop the medication or that symptoms were due to this drug. I found out for myself by reading about the drug adverse effects, which my oncologist should have known about and told me to discontinue anastrazole. I plan to follow up with him to inform him and ask for a referral to a more experienced oncologist.Read More Read Less

have been on it for a little over two years. So far things are going very well.