Weight Gain/loss While on Aromasin

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. 

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

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

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!!

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.