Guest guest Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Try stopping the arimidex for a few days (about 4 at least) and see if you feel any better. I had similar experiences. I find arimidex to be a useful tool in the arsenal, but I don't take it everyday, and when I do for a while, I find I have negative side effects along with the positive ones. I am not sure whether it is e2 getting too low, or not, but I do experience feeling foggy all day when I take arimidex too much. Armyguy > Hi I have been taking 1/2mg of arimidex per day for months and feel > like it is contributing to my depression anyone have the same > experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 sox57aol, Why do you think you might be taking too much Arimidex...perhaps you are not taking enough I would agree with Phil, that testing for estrogen/estradiol is warranted. I began 1 mg Arimidex Aug 2nd, '01 both my Es were high Estradiol (<54) Estrogen (40 - 115) 7-9-01. . . . . . . . .. . . .55. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 200 8-2-01. . . . . .. . .. . .....87. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 198 When tested two months later 9-29-01........................37............................85 Ii had read here of some men going to 1 mg Arimidex eod when lab values were brought back into desirable range...so I tried that Began 1 mg Arimidex eod 11-2-01........................59...........................101 Resumed 1 mg Arimidex/dy 12-5-01........................50............................124 3-11-02........................16.............................44 1 mg Arimidex for two days....one day off 4-29-02........................27.............................73 7-3-02.. . . . . . . . . . . ..52. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Resumed 1 mg Arimidex/day 9-12-02 . . . . . . . . . . . .56. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 12-11-02. . . . .. .. . . . . .41. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 57 2-25-03. . . . . . . . . . . . 41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 6-20-03. . . . . . . . . . . . 41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Discontinued having total estrogens measured 8-15-03. . .. . . . . . . . . .28 10-27-03 . . . . . . . . . . ..14 1-08-04. . . . . . . . . . . ..11 My last estradiol value on bleed of 1-8-04 is too low....so Jan 18th I began regimen of 1 mg Arimidex eod. My PCP has largest HIV/AIDS clientele in Houston and he keeps us all on a short leash i.e. lab work every two months so I'm able to monitor my hormone levels closely. He lets me tell him which sex hormone tests to order. Each time. My next lab work will be ~Mar 1st. Just my experiences... OR eon GayMan Too much arimidex? Hi I have been taking 1/2mg of arimidex per day for months and feel like it is contributing to my depression anyone have the same experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 I apologize for mis-alignment of some of the data. Having been a research scientist...I like seeing a lot of data. Trying to post data sometimes proves problematic...the columns look all aligned before I click on send button but then some data will mis-align. OR eon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 Hi Oreon, Sounds like you have tried allot of 1mg/day or 1mg/eod Have you ever considered trying 1/2mg/day or 3/4mg/day. Sounds to me like 1mg/day is slightly too much, and 1mg/eod is slightly too little for you... Cheers, P.S. I just cut my arimidex with an exacto knife... > sox57aol, > > Why do you think you might be taking too much Arimidex...perhaps you are not > taking enough > > I would agree with Phil, that testing for estrogen/estradiol is warranted. > > I began 1 mg Arimidex Aug 2nd, '01 both my Es were high > > Estradiol (<54) Estrogen (40 - 115) > > > > 7-9-01. . . . . . . . .. . . .55. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 200 > 8-2-01. . . . . .. . .. . .....87. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 198 > > When tested two months later > > 9-29-01........................37............................85 > > Ii had read here of some men going to 1 mg Arimidex eod when lab values were > brought back into desirable range...so I tried that > > Began 1 mg Arimidex eod > > 11-2-01........................59...........................101 > > Resumed 1 mg Arimidex/dy > > 12-5-01........................50............................124 > 3-11-02........................16.............................44 > > 1 mg Arimidex for two days....one day off > > 4-29-02........................27.............................73 > 7-3-02.. . . . . . . . . . . ..52. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 > > Resumed 1 mg Arimidex/day > > 9-12-02 . . . . . . . . . . . .56. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 > 12-11-02. . . . .. .. . . . . .41. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 57 > 2-25-03. . . . . . . . . . . . 41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 > 6-20-03. . . . . . . . . . . . 41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 > > Discontinued having total estrogens measured > > 8-15-03. . .. . . . . . . . . .28 > 10-27-03 . . . . . . . . . . ..14 > 1-08-04. . . . . . . . . . . ..11 > > My last estradiol value on bleed of 1-8-04 is too low....so Jan 18th I began > regimen of 1 mg Arimidex eod. > > My PCP has largest HIV/AIDS clientele in Houston and he keeps us all on a > short leash i.e. lab work every two months so I'm able to monitor my hormone > levels closely. He lets me tell him which sex hormone tests to order. Each > time. My next lab work will be ~Mar 1st. > > Just my experiences... > > OR eon > GayMan > > > Too much arimidex? > > Hi I have been taking 1/2mg of arimidex per day for months and feel > like it is contributing to my depression anyone have the same > experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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