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Becky · 05-06-2007, 04:19 PM

These drugs can cause the side effect of depression and it is listed on the drug pamphelet that is distributed by the manufacturer. I have a girlfriend who became super depressed on both Arimidex and then Femara. She was switched again to Aromosin and is doing well. If this drug also caused depression, her onc (and coincidentially mine too) was going to switch her back to Tamoxifen.

05-06-2007, 04:19 PM	#4
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	These drugs can cause the side effect of depression and it is listed on the drug pamphelet that is distributed by the manufacturer. I have a girlfriend who became super depressed on both Arimidex and then Femara. She was switched again to Aromosin and is doing well. If this drug also caused depression, her onc (and coincidentially mine too) was going to switch her back to Tamoxifen. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"