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Reviewer: slbee, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Taking this medicine, I had the worst experiences! I was tired, then I ended up in the emergency room with chest pain. It showed up as acid reflux. As time went on my elbows ached and I felt awful. This medication is disgusting and it took away four good months of my life. Thank God, my Dr. allowed me to go back on Tamoxifin.
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Reviewer: Gerry B, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I know this is just the generic form of Arimidex but this is the second time since being diagnosed and treated in 'o6 that I'm taking it and noticing aches in joints and bottoms of my feet. I haven't had any of that with Arimidex. I'm willing to absorb any cost to go back to the Arimidex.
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Reviewer: PattyDrew, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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I have been on Anastrozole Oral for almost one year. I have suffered numbness in left hand, 'Power Surges'(hot flashes)too numerous to mention. The worst is hip pain that started two months ago and just found out I have acute osteoporosis which last year I had the bone density of a 21 year old. My oncologist has talked about a new drug that will replace this so-called preventable drug i
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