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Hi Ingrid, I am not on Arimidex, but am on Femara which is a similar type of drug. I had awful side effects to start with, but I am pleased to say that things do settle down with time. I have been on Femara now for over 2 years, and all the aches and pains have gone. My fingers can be a bit stiff, but the weakness and trigger fingers have all but healed. I still take 2 fish oil caps a day, plus vitamin D and keep my calcium intake up. At one stage I took very large doses of fish oil, but my side effects are now well controlled with the normal daily dose. The tendons in my wrists were inflamed for 10 months, but even that has gone now. My skin is drier than it use to be, but at 55 I have gone through menopause, which also causes dry skin and similar symptoms to Arimidex and Femara. Good luck with the drug. Love Chris xx