User Reviews for anastrozole oral

I have stage 4 bc, metasis to bone, have had radiation and chemo. This drug for 3 months. Suffer hot flashes, insomnia, extreme pain in spine, hips and legs and swollen feet. Just lost health insurance so must quit getting treatment.

Have taken this for 2 months so far with side effects of Hot Flashes, insomnia, sweating at night, hip & back aches. Better than Chemo or having Cancer though.

I have been on this drug since having ovaries removed following bilateral mastectomies, chemo therapy, radiation and 5 months of Treatment with Tamoxifen prior to removal of ovaries. I have has severe depression, irritability, anxiety, joint pain and muscle pain and loss of appetite. I a quitting work to see if it will improve things. If it doesn't I'm going off the drug because I have no quality of life on the drug.

The hot flashes are unbearable.

Ts small and easy to take. side effects is rated for me from 1 to 10, I give it a 4.

I have severelly decreased appetite with this drug. I am insulin dependent. I use a pump. With pump basal and bolus rates. Decreased both since decreased appetite. BUT--did not decrease my basal rate enough at night since not eating between 8P and 6A. THEREFORE--SEVERE HYPOGLYCEMIA twice. COULD HAVE DIED HAD HUSBAND NOT CAUGHT IT. CLEARLY A DRUG INTERRACTION. NO WARNING OF THIS>

I experienced severe hot flashes, weight gain and hair loss. My oncologist said to take it anyway since it is the best drug for me. However, the hot flashes and weight gain are awful and I am now a borderline diabetic.

This medication caused me to have heart problems, It raises blood pressure and causes chest pain (heart attack)

I am newly taking this drug and am having very bad body aches. They are painful enough that I take ibuprofen every six hours to cope, even through the night. If I don't take the ibuprofen, I almost can't walk or get out of a chair. I have yet to report this to my oncologist, but I will. Other than that, I have no complaints.

Had to go off Tamoxifin after 2 years, Stage 1 BC with low recurrance rate. I thought T would kill me with all fo the side effects such as thickening of the uterous. This med I have been on for 1 year 4 months and it is a God send for me. Still have no sex drive to speak of, but that is a small price to pay. Also, am 15-20 lbs heavier than before BC. That is something I work on everyday. I used to be a size 4 now an 8 I feel great and hopefully will still get great biyearly checkup in June.

No side effects. My tumor has regressed!

I've been on the drug for 1 year almost to the day and find it to be effective, so far, and the side effects I've experienced are insignificant enough to tolerate.

Seem to have aa bunch of side effects which are troublesome but not totally unable to live with. Anxiety, depression come and go and sleeplessness is the worst.

No side effects to date. Easy to take.

I just started this med. I have several side affects, nausea, vominting, coughing, diarhea,hot flashes, sore throat. I have a question, can anyone tell me if this continues throughout med ( 5 yrs) or will it decrease soon?

Early stage BC and the tumor was small. Biopsy Nov 2010, Lumpectomy Dec 2010. Radiation Feb-March 2011. Further test on the tumor showed I was at low risk of the cancer coming back. I had reservations about ANASTROZOLE because of the bone loss. I already have osteoporosis, but the oncologist insisted I had to take it. I started taking this the end of April 1011 and within two weeks started getting bad side effects. Pain in my arms and legs (couldn't stand for more than 5 mins), especially knees and elbows which swelled up. Dizziness, fatigue, weakness, headache (which went away,) not sleeping well, blurred vision, depression, absolutely no appetite, hair loss, affected breast swelled up and was very painful. Then I started to get tingling and numbness in my hand which went up my arm. The patient information says this is an unlikely but very serious side affect and to call doctor immediately. Oncologist said to stop taking it and see if the side effects go away. They did and she said that I didn't need to take it. Said I was borderline whether I needed to or not. She didn't put me on anything else. Anyway I know some are asking what happens when you stop taking it and I am happy to report that all the side effects have gone and I feel better than I have in a very long time. Of course I was only on it for a little over two months. Good luck and bottom line. Make your doctor listen to you.Read More Read Less

Sept. 2007 I was diagnosed with estrogen postive breast cancer stage 1. Opted for a mastectomy of the right breast. Took Arimidex for 2 years and as the generic brand anastrozole became available I was switched over. I have some hair loss, aching feet, at times swelling in my throat, itching arms, aching joints and I'm noticably more tired. I dislike the drug and disliked arimidex as well. But don't have long to go to reach my 5 year mark. However my doctor says they are going to recommend 10 years. I say "No thanks" 5 and done! Read More Read Less

The drug causes trouble sleeping. I have felt as though my throat wants to close up when sometimes swallowing, but didn't relate to this as a side effect until I read it. My tongue will sometimes tingle or have a numbness. My joints ache like crazy! I was on amrimidex until the generic was birthed. Then my insurance forced me to take the generic or pay a high price for arimidex. The arimidex was not much better except I didn't have the throat and tongue issue. My feet hurt all the time like I'm walking on broken bones. I want to quit the drug, but I'm 1 1/2 years from completing 5 years as required.Read More Read Less

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