Arimidex Woes
Hi,
I was prescribed Arimidex and read as much as I could about it before swallowing that first pill 5 weeks ago. The first 2 days were fine and then the hot flushes hit me like a sauna on steroids...
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It all seems very variable ( like so much cancer treatment). I am on Femara as I am post menopausal (three and a half years) and have had virtually no symptoms at all. I switched to Arimidex for 3 months (sudden slight hair loss problem, was testing if Femara was responsible, always somewhat unlikely as I had been on it for years) but no change (hair or symptoms!) so switched back. Hair has sorted itself out - delayed chemo issue I think, I reckon it takes a long time for hair to really settle, my colour has been changing ever since it grew back - mostly less grey so I am perfectly happy with that!
I admire your persistence, it may be worth slogging through a bit longer so you can say you have done your very best, but sounds like you may at least need to try something else (rather than just stop).
Best of luck. It's really hard but try not to anticipate the next 5 years, dealing with the next 5 days is a good plan at this stage. We can all wear ourselves down and out thinking about grim prospects - take one step at a time, conserve your energy and you may well find that things are better than you feared and that, best of all, you have managed the problem and can move forward.