side affects of arimidex

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wench5312

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Posted 7/16/2019 12:23 AM (GMT 0)

Since I am post menopausal I will probably be prescribed arimidex issues with different medication?

Runner412

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Posted 7/17/2019 12:36 PM (GMT 0)

I, too, was prescribed this medication. I stayed on it for about 1.5 years and could no longer tolerate the side effects. I was told about thirty percent of women cannot take this. Some women do not get the debilitating side effects. I am now taking Tamoxifen as a last resort and am fine with this decision. Quality of life! Wish everyone the best!

Alcie

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Posted 7/17/2019 1:38 PM (GMT 0)

As a 60-something I tried the three aromatase inhibitors that were available at the time for a year and didn't tolerate any of them - felt like I was 150 years old with horrible arthritis. One hurt me so bad I needed triple trigger finger surgeries. Later I tried Tamoxifen with the similar symptoms.
I went to a symposium about the side effects and found that age, probably already low hormone levels, made the difference. Young women didn't have trouble. I knew because my levels had been tested, that I was very low before breast cancer.

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