Re: Re: Arimidex-Robin

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Robin:

I really appreciate your sharing. That makes this website really helpful,

with each sharing experiences and information.

I take another medication at bedtime, but if it would help, I will ask my

pharmacist about the interaction with the other medication or change it to

supper time. Something has to give.

Thanks much.

radairspike robinadair@...> wrote:

> Jan,

>

> It will be a week this tuesday that I have been on Arimidex.

Headaches

> is one of the side effects,,,,I have been going on the net in all

> kiinds of forums and that is one of the complaints. I haven't had

one

> yet,,,I have felt nauseated but have never thrown up yet. Haven't

> started feeling any bad bone or joint pains yet I am having to take

> luenesta for sleeping and I have noticed my neuropathy seems a

little

> worse, I am taking extra clacium and Bayer supplement that has

> glucosamine and chondroitin in it,,,it is called joint and bone

> vitality I am hoping it will help also walk everyday and lift

werights

> every other day and play tennis. If I start hurting so bad I can't

do

> these things I will quit taking the arimidex...If I can't enjoy my

> activities then it is not worth it to me. I have already tried

> Aromasin it was terrible on me. So I pray that the Arimidex works

out!

>

> Good luck

> Steph

>

>

> Hi

I am on my second month of Arimidex. The first time I took it I got

really weak, and felt like I could not function. Plus it really made

me sleepy. After a few days of that I started taking it at around 9

PM, closer to bed time. That way I figured maybe I could sleep off

some of the side affects :-)

I too have pain in my left knee and headaches. But now that I have

been taking it for awhile, my headaches are less often. I have spent

most of my life having headaches. My knee does not hurt every day

like it did at first. I still get hot flashes.

I do not want to be on this drug either, besides the fact that it is

so expensive, and I know it is bad for my bones. Before getting

started on it I got a bone density test which shown my bones are not

in such good shape, plus almost 30 years ago I had a blood clot in my

leg, and I am worried about that recurring. Thought I was told not to

worry about that, sure stroke runs in my family. At any rate I won't

see my doctor till March. Then I am planning on discussing this

again. However my family doctor said this is a really good drug. She

did say to stick with it awhile . I know the specialist was just

going to switch me to something else if I refused to take this.

However the blood clot chances are even more with other drugs.

Maybe if you can stand to take it awhile the side affects will

lessen. And maybe you could try taking it at night. Just thought I

would tell you what has worked for me so far.

Robin in Nebraska

>

>

Jan Koelsch

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