Arimidex - anyone else developed arthritis while taking this?

9 Sep 2011

Is it actually arthritis or just severe
joint pain? Isn’t arthritis the erosion
of cartilage?

Arimidex and Aromasin are notorious for
causing some degree of joint pain. I even
quit my Arimidex for a over month once
because of it, but then I figured that BC
is even worse.

I was give various pain relief Rx's, but
found that taking 800mg ibuprofen worked
the best for me.

I also got an inexpensive knee brace at
Walyworld and that helped a lot.

For this last 3 years on Arimidex, I do
not seem to have any ill effects. Guess
my body has finally adopted to this
treatment.

I'm 68 so have some aches and pains once
and a while, but nothing awful and nothing
unexpected.

Try to not take too many Rx’s because of
all of the various side effects.
I personally recommend good vitamins
and a positive outlook.

Best wishes.

9 Sep 2011

Hi Chapala
I've been using Arimidex for almost 2 years now. I do experience swollen finger joints, stiff and sore hips, back and ankles in the mornings, or when I've been sitting still for long periods, but as soon as I get moving, and loosten up those joints it does get better and subside. Gentle excercise is good for it. Sometimes when my fingers/joints are very sore, I take Arcoxia (an anti-inflammatory) they prescribed. For me taking Arimidex and dealing with the side effects outweighs the risk of not taking it, as it reduces the recurrence risk so much. Hope this helps :-)