Latest messages for CancerCompass discussion http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,7936,0.htm Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Thanks for sharing the weight lose experience after Aromasin. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, took Famera for 3 years inwhich I experience aches and then switched to Aromasin. I have gained approximately 15 pound and majority is in my mid-area. I have been unable to lose weight even though I exercise and watch my eating habits. My anniversary of 5 years will be this October and I hope to stop taking the Aromasin. I am so looking foward to losing weight after no longer taking the Aromasin.    Cyn2005 Sat, 02 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT On Nov 23, 2006 12:00 AM Katkid wrote: I have been on Tamoxifin for 30 months and now am on Aromasin for the past 8 weeks. I want to know if anyone is experiencing difficulty in losing weight. I exercise daily and go to the gym 3 times per week. My diet is organic and has plenty of fiber for breakfast with salads and protein at both lunch and dinner. I cannot seem to drop any pounds. I am not gaining any weight but I work hard to get my weight down. I am wondering if the Aromasin is causing this difficulty with losing weight.Well, I'm horrified, to say the least, that when I researched weight gain and Aromasin that I would find that this appears to be a known (amongst users of the drug anyway) side effect. Considering the dates of the original postings, why isn't this a more widely known fact?   My doctor gave me no forwarning that I would turn into a beached whale when I started this drug.  Alongside with the fact that I now, for the first time, am also suffering hot flushes and want to rip off my clothes at any given moment. For three years I suffered no side effects from the tamoxifen I took - I joked with the doctors that they had given me placebos as I felt no adverse effects!  But I should have kept quiet - it was the calm before the storm.  I then started Aromasin and cannot believe the effects.  I have gained so much weight it is depressing - mainly around my middle and bum.  I now work out in the gym 3-4 times a week, swim a little and have cut my food intake down to sparrow feed, yet it stubornly refuses to shift.   I'm trusting you ladies out there from the last decade have now finished your treatment with this drug and are back to your original slim selves?  In other words: give me hope!! Terri16 Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT I'm trying something new  - salad for breakfast and total of 6 cupsof Black tea over thr course of the day.  After some investigating, this may help with belly fat. I report back as I notice it helping. Monmouth monmouth Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT On Dec 30, 2011 11:26 PM DebiD wrote: Lol...my doctor told me Tamoxifen didn't cause joint and bone pain....but I beg to differ...Now i'm getting ready to start Aromasin, wonder what surprizes are in store for me now?Hi debiitD   Most side effects take a few months to show up. I have read that some girls do fine on it. I was not one of them.  Goodluck and keep in touch with any question.or remedies monmouth Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT On Apr 12, 2012 5:06 PM jward3132 wrote: I have stage iv breast cancer with bone mets.  Initially had chemo, breast surgery, radiation, CyberKnife surgery, and Faslodex shots.  I started Femara in January 2012 and switched to Aromasin because of bad side effects (including horrendous ear ringing).  It stopped immediately after I went off Femara, but returned full force with Aromasin.  Has anyone else had ear ringing?  I stopped taking Aromasin a week ago and the joint stiffness and hot flashes stopped, but the ear ringing is still loud and clear.  I walk and do mild aerobics 5 days a week and only eat organic, vegetarian food.  I keep a food journal (recommended by my nutritionist), and only eat between 1200 and 1400 calories a day.  Additionally, being diabetic, I don't eat bad carbs or sweets.  Still the thick middle won't go away.  I can't seem to find a reason anywhere as to what causes the tinnitus or weight gain.Hi jward3132   The weight around around the middle is the Arimidex with me. I assume it would be the same with you. I tried 4 different medications. There is quite a bit of talk on this site. I'm sorry I don't have a solution.  Hang in their and read some other comment.  monmouth Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT I have stage iv breast cancer with bone mets.  Initially had chemo, breast surgery, radiation, CyberKnife surgery, and Faslodex shots.  I started Femara in January 2012 and switched to Aromasin because of bad side effects (including horrendous ear ringing).  It stopped immediately after I went off Femara, but returned full force with Aromasin.  Has anyone else had ear ringing?  I stopped taking Aromasin a week ago and the joint stiffness and hot flashes stopped, but the ear ringing is still loud and clear.  I walk and do mild aerobics 5 days a week and only eat organic, vegetarian food.  I keep a food journal (recommended by my nutritionist), and only eat between 1200 and 1400 calories a day.  Additionally, being diabetic, I don't eat bad carbs or sweets.  Still the thick middle won't go away.  I can't seem to find a reason anywhere as to what causes the tinnitus or weight gain. jward3132 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Lol...my doctor told me Tamoxifen didn't cause joint and bone pain....but I beg to differ...Now i'm getting ready to start Aromasin, wonder what surprizes are in store for me now? DebiD Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT I have been on aromasin for 3 years and have also gained weight around by waist!  I had a pharamcist friend of mine do some research and he says the only thing he could find was that aromasin raises cortisone levels which makes you gain weight around your middle. skirby Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT I had gone through menopause before my cancer and chemo and meds.  I am dumed!  But Ikeep trying. monmouth Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Hi Shanita  I began on aromasin and the joint pain was horrible.  I had tried 1 before and then femara after. All horrible joint pain !!!!  The only one  I could stand at all is tomoxafen. I just don't like the blood clot issue and female cancer possibility. Everyone reacts differently.  I gained wail on both. I have been maintaining, but no where near a weight I am happy with.  Mid - section blew up. If you search "foods to help reduce belly", a list is there.  Flex seeds,raspberries,coconot oil and more.  I have just started so nothing to report yet. Start your day with a very warm glass of water with lemon juice in it. Not to be vulgar, but it gets you cleaned out. Have before anything. Personally, I will try anything.  Something must work.  I am 53 which doesn't help either. The urge for ice cream was so unbelievable.  After reading all these comments about ice cream, I couldn't wait to tell my husband. Pretty funny. Good luck! monmouth Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT I have been on 4 differnt meds and I have every side effect except possible weight loss. I'm miserable. Boy, do I understand   monmouth Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT I sure understand the blow to self esteem.  You will be included in my prayers.  monmouth Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT On Oct 30, 2008 12:00 AM dellano wrote:  On 10/29/2008 Ilive4houndstuth wrote:Whew!  I cried when I read every one's messages. I am not alone!  I have been on aromasin for 3 years and will be on it the rest of my life.  My cancer came back last spring.  But the thing that has been concerning me the most is not my prognosis, it is this huge man belly I developed over the past 2 years!  I have had surgeries, and some down time, but I do not eat more than 1500 per day. That is funny, I have never been an ice cream eater, and now I have it every day, within reason..someone else noted that too.   When I hear that you are all working so hard to try and get rid of it with no success, I am somewhat relieved, that it is not just me, but concerned because now I realize I will be dealing with this huge gut, and these horrendous hot flashes for the rest of my life.   I am so thankful for everyone's input, how lucky I was to happen upon this site.  My extra weight appears a little on my waist, but mostly hips and ass - thighs a bit too.  What surprises me is that everytime I ask the doctor if weight is a side effect of aromasin - they say no.  My treatments put me into menopause so I assume that too is part of this - but hopefully someday things will turn around or I will learn to love my extra flab.  I wish you great success with your cancer.I wish you much success with your cancer as well. I just found this site.  Wow what a soothing feeling.  New news seems to reccommend Aromasin or the like for life as opposed to 5 years. I can't fathom yet. Well this gut has got to go. No ice cream allowed in house!! monmouth Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT On Oct 26, 2007 12:00 AM shanita wrote: hi Katkid and Nan, it is interesting to read your messages! i have been on Tamoxifen for the past 18 months and am now being switched to aromasin. But i have had the same issues with stuck weight with the Tamoxifen. i work out daily and have an all organic , healthy diet. it is frustrating to be working so hard to get these few pounds off with little results... any suggestions? and , it is really aroung the tummy and hips.... i am also wondering about joint pain, have you all experienced much of that? best to you both, shanitaFirst I have to say, Ice cream has been a joke around here!! Unbelievable how much I can consume. I tried Aromasin and Femara and a third I can't remember.  The joint pain was so awful on all scripts that after 3 months I went on the Tomoxifen. Better, but now neck and back pain. I'm afraid of the blood clots and female cancers which are side effects.  It's been 11 months and I am thinking about going back on the Aromasin.   I want to get to a state I can tolerate and return to work. As far as weight gain, it emotionally is not good. I had neuropathy and the medication for that took away the sweets' craving, but once again another side effect. Severe itching - and I mean severe! Believe it or not, the wieght is getting to me the worst now. Sorry I have no answers, but I'm withy you. Sharing similar stuff helps to know it's a normal reaction.  Maybe I should just fast. Just not healthy monmouth Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT I have exactly the same symptoms.  After watching TV - I think it's because we do not have any estrogen.  We require estrogen in order to lose weight.  I hope that helps. omagoodman Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT  been on aromasin for 2 years...started to gain weight so I go to a trainer 3 times a week...no weight loss. I have a massive mid section that just should not be there. My doctor said this wasn't a side effect .....reading this I think he must be mistaken! Also suffer bone pain from it so have to have anti inflams. At 52 I don't expect to be skinny but this is depressing. Mona15 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT I asked my onocologist about my weight gain since I've been on aromasin.  She said it could be water weight.  I have gained my weight in exactly the same place....around my midriff.  I walk 30 minutes most days and watch what I eat. skirby Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001. I was on tamoxifen for about 3 years and then changed to aromasin. I stayed on it until January of this year. It never crossed my mind that the aromasin caused weight gain, but after I stopped taking it, I have lost 12-15 pounds. I could'nt figure out why I was losing weight, but after reading these posts, I think it must have been the aromasin. I did have a sort of craving for ice cream for a while (that's strange, too). I eat right most of the time and starting walking 3 miles a day. BTW, my cancer seems to be gone. Good luck to you all! charliepat Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Yes I have been on aromasin for about a year.  I have gained about 6 pounds.  I walk 30 min every day and eat healthy   skirby Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT hi, looks like I can join the club, I am showing exactly the same effects. I was on Tamoxifen for 2 years and now on Aromasin for almost 6 months. I thought I could escape the weight gain, but it seems to be worse now than when I was on the Tamoxifen. I also work out at least 4 times a week and I watch everything that I eat. I am not losing anything and now I have even started a slow gain of about 3 lbs. It is frustrating. I also have seen an increase in my hot flashes with Aromasin. if anyone can help me discover the secret of not gaining weight on this pls let me know .... caryle    caryle Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT I'm glad to hear I am not the only one completely frustrated by the horrid Aromasin weight gain.  I ws on Tamoxifen for 24 months then made my oncologist switch to Arommain.  The leg cramps and migrane headaches were just too much.  Plus I read so many times that the success was much better when Tam was used 2-3 yeaars followed by 2-3 years of Aromasin. Well ,the weight gain in the last 11 months is ridiculous.  I started taking the Aromsain exactly the same month I started training for the 3Day last year.  7 months later, at the end of the 3Day after walking ovver 600 mile I had only lost 8 pounds!  I walked 4 days a week and lived off spinach salad for months.   Now that the 3day si oer, I ahve gained 14 pounds in 4 1/5 months.  All in my mid section.  It's impossible to stay ahead of it.  And of course, my oncologist doesn't think the Aromasin has anything to do with it...or the numbness in the fingers or the headaches or the depression.  I read the medication inserts.  Don't any of them red them?   I'm thinking of switching back to Tamozifen just to get away from the weight gain.  I'm frustrated beyond belief.Hang in there ladies! girlypink Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT  On 10/30/2008 dellano wrote: On 10/29/2008 Ilive4houndstuth wrote:Whew!  I cried when I read every one's messages. I am not alone!  I have been on aromasin for 3 years and will be on it the rest of my life.  My cancer came back last spring.  But the thing that has been concerning me the most is not my prognosis, it is this huge man belly I developed over the past 2 years!  I have had surgeries, and some down time, but I do not eat more than 1500 per day. That is funny, I have never been an ice cream eater, and now I have it every day, within reason..someone else noted that too.   When I hear that you are all working so hard to try and get rid of it with no success, I am somewhat relieved, that it is not just me, but concerned because now I realize I will be dealing with this huge gut, and these horrendous hot flashes for the rest of my life.   I am so thankful for everyone's input, how lucky I was to happen upon this site.  My extra weight appears a little on my waist, but mostly hips and ass - thighs a bit too.  What surprises me is that everytime I ask the doctor if weight is a side effect of aromasin - they say no.  My treatments put me into menopause so I assume that too is part of this - but hopefully someday things will turn around or I will learn to love my extra flab.  I wish you great success with your cancer.Oh my gosh, I just went back to my oncologist last week and she told me the meds were NOT causing my weight gain either...  I have never had issues with my weight in my life until I went on these meds.  Hmmm, seems coincidental that we all have gained weight since being on the meds, even the side effects say "unexplained weight gain"...   srmac Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT I gained enough weight from 5 years of Tamoxifen to almost equal another half person of the person I was.  Then my cancer returned anyway, and I was supposed to start Arimidex after my surgery.  I declined because it seemed everyone, including doctors, became focused on my weight, not my cancer.  I was not eating abnormally, and even spent lotsa bucks down at Duke Diet and Fitness in Durham.  Lost some there, but not a significant amount, because it is not just a simple matter of calories in vs. calories out!   It is also mostly around the middle, and my face.  My face became so moon-like one of my docs thought I maybe had Cushings disease.  (I don't.)  My cancer spread to my bones - it's all over, and now I am on Aromasin, and within a month felt more weight coming on.  As if the cancer isn't enough already, the weight gain is really a blow to self-esteem.  Good luck to everyone. izzyscookie Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT  On 10/30/2008 dellano wrote: On 10/29/2008 Ilive4houndstuth wrote:Whew!  I cried when I read every one's messages. I am not alone!  I have been on aromasin for 3 years and will be on it the rest of my life.  My cancer came back last spring.  But the thing that has been concerning me the most is not my prognosis, it is this huge man belly I developed over the past 2 years!  I have had surgeries, and some down time, but I do not eat more than 1500 per day. That is funny, I have never been an ice cream eater, and now I have it every day, within reason..someone else noted that too.   When I hear that you are all working so hard to try and get rid of it with no success, I am somewhat relieved, that it is not just me, but concerned because now I realize I will be dealing with this huge gut, and these horrendous hot flashes for the rest of my life.   I am so thankful for everyone's input, how lucky I was to happen upon this site.  My extra weight appears a little on my waist, but mostly hips and ass - thighs a bit too.  What surprises me is that everytime I ask the doctor if weight is a side effect of aromasin - they say no.  My treatments put me into menopause so I assume that too is part of this - but hopefully someday things will turn around or I will learn to love my extra flab.  I wish you great success with your cancer.Your response concerns me.  Here's why.  I too went into early menopause from chemo, or so we thought.  I was on Tamoxifen for 8 months, I had gained about 20 pds from when I was diagnosed until I was done with chemo.  My Dr. thought it might be the Tamoxifen.  Since I had not started my period, he figured I was probably in complete menopause, so we did the hormone level test, which did confirm that I was in full menopause.  He switched me over to Aromasin in January.  About one month later, I started bleeding, and soon it became regular, just like a regular period. Have you had any bleeding since the aromasin?  Well, I should have never been put on aromasin,apparently the hormone levels can show a false positive or whatever.. that is probably the main reason my caner returned, I should have been on Tamoxifen AND had a hysterectomy.  That was 2 years ago.  I just want  you to double and triple check with your doctor about your menapausal state.  It is worth asking  Ilive4houndstuth Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT  On 10/29/2008 Ilive4houndstuth wrote:Whew!  I cried when I read every one's messages. I am not alone!  I have been on aromasin for 3 years and will be on it the rest of my life.  My cancer came back last spring.  But the thing that has been concerning me the most is not my prognosis, it is this huge man belly I developed over the past 2 years!  I have had surgeries, and some down time, but I do not eat more than 1500 per day. That is funny, I have never been an ice cream eater, and now I have it every day, within reason..someone else noted that too.   When I hear that you are all working so hard to try and get rid of it with no success, I am somewhat relieved, that it is not just me, but concerned because now I realize I will be dealing with this huge gut, and these horrendous hot flashes for the rest of my life.   I am so thankful for everyone's input, how lucky I was to happen upon this site.  My extra weight appears a little on my waist, but mostly hips and ass - thighs a bit too.  What surprises me is that everytime I ask the doctor if weight is a side effect of aromasin - they say no.  My treatments put me into menopause so I assume that too is part of this - but hopefully someday things will turn around or I will learn to love my extra flab.  I wish you great success with your cancer. dellano Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Whew!  I cried when I read every one's messages. I am not alone!  I have been on aromasin for 3 years and will be on it the rest of my life.  My cancer came back last spring.  But the thing that has been concerning me the most is not my prognosis, it is this huge man belly I developed over the past 2 years!  I have had surgeries, and some down time, but I do not eat more than 1500 per day. That is funny, I have never been an ice cream eater, and now I have it every day, within reason..someone else noted that too.   When I hear that you are all working so hard to try and get rid of it with no success, I am somewhat relieved, that it is not just me, but concerned because now I realize I will be dealing with this huge gut, and these horrendous hot flashes for the rest of my life.   I am so thankful for everyone's input, how lucky I was to happen upon this site.   Ilive4houndstuth Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT I was on Tamoxifin for 2 years and was switched to Aromasin and thought I would get off when I hit the 5 year mark.  My doctor told me the new protocol was to be on Aromasin for a full 5 years, not a combined 5 years as the previous protocol had been so I will be on meds for a total of 7 years before a chance of getting off and then we will see what protocol is at that point.I was so looking forward to getting off as the weight I had put on was just not coming off and it has added up big time since I started taking the meds.I was trying everything my tired body would allow.  I joined a gym and went 4 times a week for a year and didn't lose a pound.  I am tired, emotional, grumpy, lower back pain, hot flashes, etc. and the weight gain just makes it worse.  I think the lack of energy is some of the weight gain of course but......On 8/19/2008 dellano wrote: On 11/23/2006 Katkid wrote:I have been on Tamoxifin for 30 months and now am on Aromasin for the past 8 weeks. I want to know if anyone is experiencing difficulty in losing weight. I exercise daily and go to the gym 3 times per week. My diet is organic and has plenty of fiber for breakfast with salads and protein at both lunch and dinner. I cannot seem to drop any pounds. I am not gaining any weight but I work hard to get my weight down. I am wondering if the Aromasin is causing this difficulty with losing weight.I started with Tamoxifin in November of 2005 and after about 18 months switched to Aromasin.  From the time of surgery to now I have put on about 10 pounds, and while before breast cancer I exercised regularly, I have not become a couch potato by any means.  Fatigue makes it difficult to keep a routine going, but I don't eat a lot and really pay attention to what I eat, but these pounds just do not come off.  It is so frustrating. I hate buying clothes.  I was so happy to find this site to know that it is not hopeless and at some point - in about 2 years I will hopefully have less fatigue and be able to exercise regularly and lose some of this extra weight.  I also have stiffness in my feet whenever I sit still for a while or overnight and last but not least are the hot flashes.  Much less now and rather quick to be gone, but usually at the worst moment possible.  I have read about other side effects women have and consider myself lucky with only these.  srmac Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT  On 11/23/2006 Katkid wrote:I have been on Tamoxifin for 30 months and now am on Aromasin for the past 8 weeks. I want to know if anyone is experiencing difficulty in losing weight. I exercise daily and go to the gym 3 times per week. My diet is organic and has plenty of fiber for breakfast with salads and protein at both lunch and dinner. I cannot seem to drop any pounds. I am not gaining any weight but I work hard to get my weight down. I am wondering if the Aromasin is causing this difficulty with losing weight.I started with Tamoxifin in November of 2005 and after about 18 months switched to Aromasin.  From the time of surgery to now I have put on about 10 pounds, and while before breast cancer I exercised regularly, I have not become a couch potato by any means.  Fatigue makes it difficult to keep a routine going, but I don't eat a lot and really pay attention to what I eat, but these pounds just do not come off.  It is so frustrating. I hate buying clothes.  I was so happy to find this site to know that it is not hopeless and at some point - in about 2 years I will hopefully have less fatigue and be able to exercise regularly and lose some of this extra weight.  I also have stiffness in my feet whenever I sit still for a while or overnight and last but not least are the hot flashes.  Much less now and rather quick to be gone, but usually at the worst moment possible.  I have read about other side effects women have and consider myself lucky with only these. dellano Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT  On 11/23/2006 Katkid wrote:I have been on Tamoxifin for 30 months and now am on Aromasin for the past 8 weeks. I want to know if anyone is experiencing difficulty in losing weight. I exercise daily and go to the gym 3 times per week. My diet is organic and has plenty of fiber for breakfast with salads and protein at both lunch and dinner. I cannot seem to drop any pounds. I am not gaining any weight but I work hard to get my weight down. I am wondering if the Aromasin is causing this difficulty with losing weight.I was on tamoxifin for 26 months, and Aromasin now for 3 months.  I go to the gym 6 times a week, eat well most of the time, but still have sweets.  I have cut back on sweets and still can not lose 1 pound.  I started ordering the Aromasin via the telephone due to the high co-pay and the flyer that came with my prescription had weight gain and inabilty to lose weight as side effects- so I guess that is our answer.  Good luck! POOTERSDOG Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT  Hi, I too was on tomoxifin for about 2 1/2 years and then started on aromasin since 2007.  I try to jog for at least 1 hour 4 to 5 days a week - I thoroughly enjoy this.  I try to eat organic as much as possible and try to stick to a low calorie diet.  However, there is no way under God's heaven that I can loose one pound - it's like glue stuck on me!  I thought I was doing something wrong and yes it's around my waist.  I can eat all I want or I can spend the day eating very little and I still weigh the same everyday, everyday, everyday.  Frustrating isn't it?  Good to know I'm not alone. Alibaba Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Exactly the same issue - weight gain around the middle on Aromasin.I exercise a lot! - run about 20 km per week - and weight train twice a week.Also think I'm losing hair - not sure if I want to continue thisJ.  sunshine2003 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT I am also on Aromasin for adeno sarcoma for the last 4 months, after 5 years on Megace - have gained at least 30 pounds in the last 6 5 1/2 years.  When I went on the Aromasin I experience joint pain in my knees and fingers, and my hands and feet swelled  up - and as fast as that started, it went away in about 2 months.  I'm still fat, but at least I don't hurt, and I can wear my wedding ring again!Hang in there -- Epiphany epiphany Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT hi Katkid and Nan, it is interesting to read your messages! i have been on Tamoxifen for the past 18 months and am now being switched to aromasin. But i have had the same issues with stuck weight with the Tamoxifen. i work out daily and have an all organic , healthy diet. it is frustrating to be working so hard to get these few pounds off with little results... any suggestions? and , it is really aroung the tummy and hips.... i am also wondering about joint pain, have you all experienced much of that? best to you both, shanita shanita Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT  On 11/23/2006 Katkid wrote:I have been on Tamoxifin for 30 months and now am on Aromasin for the past 8 weeks. I want to know if anyone is experiencing difficulty in losing weight. I exercise daily and go to the gym 3 times per week. My diet is organic and has plenty of fiber for breakfast with salads and protein at both lunch and dinner. I cannot seem to drop any pounds. I am not gaining any weight but I work hard to get my weight down. I am wondering if the Aromasin is causing this difficulty with losing weight. Hi Katkid!  I just ran across your message on this board and it sounds like you and I have almost the exact same history.  I was on Tamoxifen for 34 months and have now been on Aromasin for 14 weeks or so.  I also work out at a gym several times a week, try to get at least 30 minutes of cardio 3-4 times a week, and eat a pretty clean diet of mostly organic foods, whole grains, fish and very little red meat.  I do admit to being a sugar junkie, but I'm trying to resolve that.  And yeah, I've put on a few pounds in the last few months, even though I exercise regularly.  It seems to be collecting mainly in my waistline.....not hips or legs or any of the other usual places....just the midriff.  It seems as though this appalling phenomenon began toward the end of the Tamoxifen round, so I don't know if Aromasin has increased it or what.  At any rate, it's making me crazy.  I've been surfing around trying to find out if there are a lot of us out there who are experiencing the same thing from Aromasin.  My oncologist told me that Tamoxifen tends to make patients ravenous after being on it for a few years.  And I guess she's right.....I know that I'm utterly outta control with ice cream!   I've noticed that I also have increased numbers of hot flashes with the Aromasin, although they're shorter in duration than those I had with Tamoxifen.  If you've found out anything about the weight gain thing  since your posting, please drop a line if you have time.  Thanks, and take care......Nan   Nanann55 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT I have been on Tamoxifin for 30 months and now am on Aromasin for the past 8 weeks. I want to know if anyone is experiencing difficulty in losing weight. I exercise daily and go to the gym 3 times per week. My diet is organic and has plenty of fiber for breakfast with salads and protein at both lunch and dinner. I cannot seem to drop any pounds. I am not gaining any weight but I work hard to get my weight down. I am wondering if the Aromasin is causing this difficulty with losing weight. Katkid Thu, 23 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT