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Hello everyone...I was wondering if anyone could share information on

any side effects of taking Arimidex? I had surgery back in February,

radiation treatment for 6 weeks,lymph nodes where negative and Stage

1 cancer, so tumor was very small and found early. I was given

Tamoxifen and only after a week I was extremely weak and very

depressed. I was taken off the Tamoxifen and today started on

Arimidex, but I have heard so much about the joint pains etc. that

I've really nervous taking it. If I can't tolerate it like the

Tamoxifen, doctor says I may have to take chemotherapy which I

definitely don't want to do! Has anyone that has tried these two

medicines and couldn't take them done anything else? Thanks!