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Lucy · 04-30-2015, 05:44 PM

Hi Cindy,

So sorry you're experiencing this. I'm on anastrazole (aka arimidex) and I do experience pains. It's mostly joint pains and some prickliness in other areas but since I read that these pains mean the drug is doing its job, I endure them.

You might talk to your doctor about other drugs you could take in place of the arimidex, maybe try them out and see which one causes the least amount of issues. I would also talk to my doctor about the consequences of discontinuing, i.e. what it does to your odds and do my own assessment as to whether the benefits were worth the side effects based on that.

Good luck with this. Let us know what you decide to do.

04-30-2015, 05:44 PM	#2
Lucy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 293	Re: Pins and Needles on trunk- Arimidex? Hi Cindy, So sorry you're experiencing this. I'm on anastrazole (aka arimidex) and I do experience pains. It's mostly joint pains and some prickliness in other areas but since I read that these pains mean the drug is doing its job, I endure them. You might talk to your doctor about other drugs you could take in place of the arimidex, maybe try them out and see which one causes the least amount of issues. I would also talk to my doctor about the consequences of discontinuing, i.e. what it does to your odds and do my own assessment as to whether the benefits were worth the side effects based on that. Good luck with this. Let us know what you decide to do.