Arimidex side effects

Hi, Everyone!  First let me say that I am very grateful that Arimidex was the only form of chemotherapy I had to have so far (knock on wood!) and I was happy to get through four successful mammograms since my mastectomy in 2004. 

The other side of the coin is that I am four and a half years through my course of Arimidex and I am EXHAUSTED.  Today I walked five blocks to and from someplace and barely made it the way home, joints aching away.  It makes me sad to think of how much I used to walk and how effortlessly I once did things that seem difficult now. 

My understanding is that estrogen is what keeps a woman young.  For four and a half years, Arimidex has been doing its job which is to tell my estrogen to get lost every day when it has shown up to try to do ITS job.  I do appreciate these extra years of life since my cancer was diagnosed but I'm going to be 68 in September when my Arimidex course is done.  My doctors have told me there will still be a little estrogen left then, gasping its last (and me along with it!) and I hope to feel better as time goes on.  I will pray for you all, please do the same for me.

 

 

On 3/11/2009 AnnieOne wrote:

Hi, Everyone!  First let me say that I am very grateful that Arimidex was the only form of chemotherapy I had to have so far (knock on wood!) and I was happy to get through four successful mammograms since my mastectomy in 2004. 

The other side of the coin is that I am four and a half years through my course of Arimidex and I am EXHAUSTED.  Today I walked five blocks to and from someplace and barely made it the way home, joints aching away.  It makes me sad to think of how much I used to walk and how effortlessly I once did things that seem difficult now. 

My understanding is that estrogen is what keeps a woman young.  For four and a half years, Arimidex has been doing its job which is to tell my estrogen to get lost every day when it has shown up to try to do ITS job.  I do appreciate these extra years of life since my cancer was diagnosed but I'm going to be 68 in September when my Arimidex course is done.  My doctors have told me there will still be a little estrogen left then, gasping its last (and me along with it!) and I hope to feel better as time goes on.  I will pray for you all, please do the same for me.

 

 

Annie,

I'll be 67 next month, been on Arimidex for a year now, and I know just what you're talking about.  I can only imagine how I'll feel in another three or four years of taking Arimidex.  However, as long as it is doing its job, I'll continue to be on it.  My prayers are with you also.

Claudia in FL

On 3/12/2009 Claudia413 wrote:

 

On 3/11/2009 AnnieOne wrote:

Hi, Everyone!  First let me say that I am very grateful that Arimidex was the only form of chemotherapy I had to have so far (knock on wood!) and I was happy to get through four successful mammograms since my mastectomy in 2004. 

The other side of the coin is that I am four and a half years through my course of Arimidex and I am EXHAUSTED.  Today I walked five blocks to and from someplace and barely made it the way home, joints aching away.  It makes me sad to think of how much I used to walk and how effortlessly I once did things that seem difficult now. 

My understanding is that estrogen is what keeps a woman young.  For four and a half years, Arimidex has been doing its job which is to tell my estrogen to get lost every day when it has shown up to try to do ITS job.  I do appreciate these extra years of life since my cancer was diagnosed but I'm going to be 68 in September when my Arimidex course is done.  My doctors have told me there will still be a little estrogen left then, gasping its last (and me along with it!) and I hope to feel better as time goes on.  I will pray for you all, please do the same for me.

 

 

Annie,

I'll be 67 next month, been on Arimidex for a year now, and I know just what you're talking about.  I can only imagine how I'll feel in another three or four years of taking Arimidex.  However, as long as it is doing its job, I'll continue to be on it.  My prayers are with you also.

Claudia in FL

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I've only been on Arimidex for six months but find that not only do I get tired but my joints, particularly the fingers, hands, wrists are swollen and painful.  I can''t imagine 4 and a 1/2 more years like this!  I suffer from extreme sweats, 24 hours, and then shivering cold in sunny south Florida!  I'll be discussing with my doctor next month to see if there is an alternative.