Original Comment:
| Helen | aromasin & moods | May 12th, 2008 | Rating: Not Rated |
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| I am experiencing severe mood swings after switching to aromasin from tamoxifen. Hair is thinning, joints are aching, arm/leg swelling. But most disturbing side effect is extreme anxiety not noticed with tamoxifen. Interested in thoughts from other women who may have experienced this and other noticeable side effects. I am considering going off this rx and just taking my chances against this disease. | |||
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| Donna | aromasin | November 8th, 2007 |
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| I stopped had all side effects. Have not told dr. Will tell him in 2 months . I have taking many of the drugs. I have decided to leave it up the God. will not take anymore of these drugs. Have have 3 b-cancers in 7 years while on these drugs and still got cancer. I am putting my trust in the Lord and going to start living a full filled life. good luck donna | ||
| Anonymous | Joint Pain | February 7th, 2008 |
| I took Arimidex for three weeks, and had such excruciating joint pain that my doctor switched me to Aromasin. After three weeks on that, the pain was awful again, so he's taken me off for two weeks, and then I'll go back on the Aromasin again. The pain is all over -- in joints I didn't even know I HAD! This is awful stuff! | ||
| E | Aromasin | May 12th, 2008 |
| I switched to aromasin about six months ago and was initially happy to get off tamox as t. gave me the odd side effect of feeling stupid as concentration was difficult. While aromasin does not give me that side effect I do have some aches and pains - but not much. HOWEVER, the emotional side effect is hard to describe. A couple of weeks ago I chewed the face off a clerk for not taking back my product that I had purchased there only the day before. The experience came back to haunt me, but we won't go there. It resulted in my mood going down so low that I wished I could die. I stopped aromasin immediately. It has been two weeks and today I say...who the hell was that!! Over the last several months I have been very unhappy about my marriage etc. but I am now wondering how much of my anxiety and unhappiness is due to or exasperated by the drug. I am 55 and need my pension. I cannot risk chewing the face off of my customers. I've turfed the aromasin and taking my chances. If my life expectancy is 60, well so be it. But if I am going to feel like I'm in hell, let it be after I'm dead and not before. E. | ||
| Anonymous | Pain & Hair Loss | May 12th, 2008 |
| I have been on Aromasin for about three years after having taken Tamoxifen for 2 years. When I was on chemo, I started experiencing achieness all over my body...not necessarily pain. Sometimes worse than other times. It feels like I got hit by a huge bus - everything hurts and feels sore. But that continues five years after the chemo. Now I think it is from the Aromasin. The doctors think I'm imagining this pain. Also, it took me a while to notice it because my hair was thick, but I finally have noticed that I have only about 1/3 of the hair I used to have. I have a twin sister, and hers is still thick, so it doesn't have anything to do with age (61),and I have suspected the Aromasin. It's not like it is falling out in handfulls, but that the natural dying of the hair isn't being replaced. My doctor wants me to stay on Aromasin for three more years...I don't know if my hair will make it that long. | ||