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Lien · 06-16-2007, 02:57 PM

I don't think there's a great difference between Arimidex and Femara. At first I had trouble with my joints and felt pretty sore. This gradually diminished, and now I only have stiff and painfull joints in the morning and after a long period of inactivity. Stretching seems to help.

I'm sorry you are in so much pain. I've heard of people who felt better after switching from one AI to another. Some others didn't notice much of a difference.

Lien

06-16-2007, 02:57 PM	#4
Lien Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Haarlem, the Netherlands Posts: 835	I don't think there's a great difference between Arimidex and Femara. At first I had trouble with my joints and felt pretty sore. This gradually diminished, and now I only have stiff and painfull joints in the morning and after a long period of inactivity. Stretching seems to help. I'm sorry you are in so much pain. I've heard of people who felt better after switching from one AI to another. Some others didn't notice much of a difference. Lien __________________ Diagnosed age 44, January 2004, 0.7 cm IDC & DCIS. Stage 1, grade 3, ER/PR pos. HER2 pos. clear margins, no nodes. SNB. 35 rads. On Zoladex and Armidex since Dec. 2004. Stopped Zoladex/Arimidex sept 2009 Still taking mistletoe shots (CAM therapy) Doing fine.