Hi Ladies, I've just recently been diagnosed with Oestrogen positive breast cancer grade 1 and was put on Arimidex. I lasted 3 days and stopped. I was super tired from the get go and had the worst sleep ever. 4 hours a night at best and not good quality sleep either. I also felt really flat, like there was no joy left in life. It made me FEEL like I was sick, whereas the diagnosis and current state of health didn't make me feel sick. I did some research that said Arimidex increased the chance of not having a cancer recurrence by 13 - 17%. Those odds weren't enough to weigh against my quality of life. I haven't told my doctor yet as I don't see him until the 2nd. I also have to have CT bone scans (existing osteoporosis) and 2 more core biopsies (2 other lumps found). On the 2nd he'll give me his treatment plan. I'll then give him my Arimidex news. He didn't want to prescribe Tamoxifem because of the risk of DVT especially considering I have yet to undergo therapy. Anyone else like me thinking of ditching the preventative drugs altogether??
