For Arimidex (Anastrozole) users, new, past, and ongoing
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Hang in there!!
I started Armidex same time as rads. I'm at 1 and 1/2 now on it and tolerating it okay. I do have the joint pains but find I feel better once I get going and keep moving. My biggest complaint was difficulty falling asleep but I started taking the pill in the morning and I think that schedule is better for me.
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Ruth, good advice.
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Count me among those doing fine with Arimidex. Some stiffness first thing in the morning, and after sitting too long, but certainly nothing I can't live with.
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I have been on arimidex since Febuary, I have read alot on this site and started taking claritin daily with my Arimidex just because someone said it might help aches and pains for the last 2-3 weeks and as I m sitting here I just realized my hips havent hurt for a week or so. I believe the claritin has helped!Yeah ! I will take whatever I can get!
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2Friedeggs~ I did start the Anastrozole on August 1st. It's hard to say if I am having SE or if it is residual joint pain from chemo. I feel like I have aged considerably this past year.
Have a good day all!
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Is arimidex making any of you feel anious or jittery? I am going to be starting it in a couple of weeks, and am worried about this SE.
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I have had few se's but anxiety was not one of them. I was a little anxious before I started, though! Caryn
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Ive been taking my Anastazole for almost 1 month. No major SE just some stiffness that goes away with movement. The first week my stools were a little loose but thats better. I haven't heard about taking the Claritin with it. I took that when I got the neulasta shot and it helped. May have to try that.
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I take Claritan, loratidine, daily, year round for my allergies. Maybe that's why I have had few se's.
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Wonder If Zyrtec works as well, I already take that daily for allergies, anyone tried that?
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Glad I found this topic. I have been on Arimidex for a little over a year now and the bones on the outside of my feet are so sore. Also the smaller knuckles in my fingers have swollen alot and are very tender. I know its the Arimidex. I have tried some fish oil and some other things that I have read about but nothing seems to help. The pain in my feet is getting really bad. Definately cant go barefoot anymore and even sandles hurt. By the end of the day they are so sore that I have to put the heating pad on them or soak them in warm water. They are even sore to the touch.
Just wondering if any one else has had the same experience and what, if anything, has helped.Jackie
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Turtle - I have been on Aromasin for 2 months and just told my husband this morning that my feet are sore and my fingers/knuckles hurt when I bend them. I don't know if I'm staying on my meds or not, but I would also be interested in any helpful suggestions while I'm making up my mind.
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If your feet are sore; something that may help is to wear really good, well cushioned shoes and also inserts. Walmart has those Dr. Sholls machines, where you stand on it and it tells you what insert you should get. The inserts are about $50 (a lot less than going to a foot doctor). I wear the inserts in all my walking shoes and heavier shoes, and lighter inserts with dress shoes. Also change shoes, don't wear the same ones every day and as soon as they don't feel good, get rid of them, even if the outside still looks OK.
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Ruthbru I remember seeing on one of the threads that you suggested drinking mineral water.. What was that for?
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Tonic water for leg cramps (with or without the gin
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LOLOLOL..., ruthbru! 0
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Ah Ruthbru The gin with a twist of lime sounds like a good idea. Lol Thank you, I knew I saw it on several posts but couldn't think what the heck it was for.
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I think the gin will make it much more effective! Caryn
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Lime is a fruit, and therefore good for you. Along with the lime, I like to splash in a couple green olives. Olive oil is supposed to be good for you, so olives must be also, correct?
Gee, I am getting very thirsty!
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I started on Anastrozole and hated it. My bones hurt like crazy, I couldn't sleep, and I had about every side effect you can have, but I know lots of folks here take it with no problem. I switched to Aromasin which was much better for me. If one AI doesn't work for you, ask for another. I would advise that you take it early in the day. I don't know if if was just me, but I took it at bedtime because that was my most consistant time of day and also to avoid some of the gastric issues. By the 4th day I was awake all night. I changed it to mornings and that issue was resolved. I am not doing any AI now because of osteoporosis and not being able to receive any treatments for it so it doesn't work for me. Good luck.
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Thanks JO-5, I have not noticed any difference yet. Too soon to notice any weight loss, I take Simvitatin for my cholestoral 80mg, PCP will not lower the dose even though was 193. Time will tell.
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Ruth....sounding suspiciously like the "chocolate is a vegetable" logic. Really lazy today.....or at least exercise-wise. Did the minimum, but major headway on the projects I am working. Where I need to be.....
Plus ironed out a snafu in the making.
Cooking dinner now. Roasting purple and orange carrots, and making farro. Will do chard and pork chops.
More exercise tomorrow and Friday. And a 50 mile cycling event on Saturday
I somehow don't think my soreness is from Arimidex. But man, I sure hadn't used my swimming muscles in a while. - Claire
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Do you mean to tell me that chocolate is NOT a vegetable?
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It is definitely from the plant kingdom and I make sure I get my daily healthy serving:)
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Actually 1-2 ounces of dark chocolate (really dark, at least 70% cocoa) every day can lower your blood pressure....really, I am not making that up!
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That's my excuse for my daily indulgence. It seems to work too as my BP is normal and I don't take meds for it:)
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Quote from Mae West: Too much of a good thing can be wonderful!
Certainly agree with chocolate, wine, food, and what she was alluding to
Finished my dinner of pork cutlets, braised chard with pine nuts and raisins, roasted orange and purple carrots, and farro. Yum. Am not even THINKING of chocolate at the moment.
I am blissed out. (Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat Anastrazole?????????????????????????????)
However, I do have a "buy one, get one free" certificate for Molly Moon's Ice Cream Parlor. (Strawberry balsamic?)
And leftovers for tomorrow when cycling club picnic. (As organizer, hoping peeps actually show.)
Off to bed in a few. - Claire
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Claire, I want you for one of my dining friends. Please move out to Philly. 0
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Claire: Can I come over or dinner? Every night? Thanks.
JO-5--I this she was referring to simvastitin. It's a statin drug used to lower cholesterol.
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C-Squared, I've been on Anastrozole for a month. Have started exeriencing some mild SE they last couple of weeks. Mostly some stiffness when I first get up in the morning or have been sitting for too long. I've also had a couple of mild hot flashes, also during the night. The stiffness goes away in minutes once I am up and about.
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