For Arimidex (Anastrozole) users, new, past, and ongoing

Moonflwr

I used to take tramadol or the brand name ultram. It works wonderfully. It works thru the nervous system, but I have to be very careful to take it on a full stomach or it sets a fire in my belly. So, I take generic Tylenol, because I can take it on an empty stomach.



I twisted my knee once, and had 2 cortisone injections within 4 days. They didn't phase me, but my doctor gave me a cocktail of tramadol & Celebrex. Worked amazingly!



Blessings

Paula

ruthbru - you're right - MODERATION!!!

I react so badly to so many chemicals, but Spenda (sucralose) isn't one of them, fortunately. I know on some sites, it's got just as bad a rap as aspartame, but it's an integral part of the Optifast program....we sweeten our shakes with sugar-free Torani flavored syrups!

I told DH I may have beaten breast cancer and lost 56 pounds, but my brain is probably mush from all the sugar-free Torani syrups I've consumed since March.

Everyone needs a little flavor in their life!!

Lago I think it might be the citric acid that is most of crystal lite drinks that is giving you a sore throat..I only like their lemon ice tea and i use a half teaspoon of it in my water glass with lots of ice... that does it for me... if I use it full strength or drink too much my mouth and throat break out...

Right now I have 16 bottles of Sugar-Free Torani Syrup on my counter. It looks like a coffee bar. 
 

I already have Almond Roca,  Caramel,  Chocolate Macadamia Nut,  Chocolate,   Cinnamon Vanilla, Classic Caramel,  Classic Hazelnut,  English Toffee,  French Vanilla,  Irish Cream, Lemon,  Mango,  Orange,  Peach,  Peanut Butter,  Raspberry,  and Strawberry.

I really want to try  Brown Sugar Cinnamon,  Cookie Dough,  Gingerbread,  Peppermint,  Pumpkin Pie,  Vanilla Bean, Watermelon , and  White Chocolate.

OOOPS! Sorry, nancyjac....thread hijack.......

Msbelle - they are flavored syrups, either with sugar or sugar-free, that are very popular in coffee houses. They are very yummy

http://www.torani.com/

Do you use them for anything other than coffee?

Mabelle I use them to flavor my sodas or waters.. I use them as syrup on pancakes or to flavor my pancakes..

Within days I had side effects. After a week my doctor took me off it they were so severe. By the fifth day I was awake for 36 hours despite taking Xanax. I had multiple symptoms and they hit me hard and fast. I know I am in the minority here, but the SE's were brutal for me.

I tried Aromasin the second time. I thought that one might be ok because the first couple of weeks I just had bone and muscle pain, but the SE's we cumulative and within 2 months I told him I would take my chances with cancer; I simply refuse to live like that. I had all the old SE's plus a few new ones. He wants me to try Tamox now. I'm very scared to try it given my track record with the others. There is a quality of life factor involved. I was 55 and felt 105. In fact I knew a lady that was 105 and she had more on the ball than I did on those meds. I know everyone always says it's better than the alternative, but for some of us it's just not that simple.

I wonder if the tolerance for the SE's is related to the person's ability to metabolize the meds. I know people that have relatively few SE's and some, like me, get them all. There must be a reason.

So I'm guessing it's the Anastrozole that is making me ache and moan and pop 3 Ibuprofen every night about this time?!?!?!  It makes me so sad to feel this way and NO one in my world understands the lasting effects of cancer treatment.  They just think..., oh, well you're done now right?   And when I ty to explain they just shake their head and say "a-huh" and it's so obvious that they don't have a clue!   Aarrrgghhhh!!! So much more education needed for the general public to have an "inkling" of what we've been through!   Ugh!  I just want to cry!  But I need to go get my Ibuprofen now. 

Seems the only antibiotics I can take are the really pricey ones...my body must have expensive tastes! We will just have to stay well.

Ruth I too have a few antibiotics I can't take because of allergy or bad SE. Tetracyline gives me an automatic yeast infection, Doxicycline puts ulcers in my throat and I'm just plain allergic to Amicillyn.

 C-squared most will never know. I mean I look great but I too get stiff although not enough to switch drugs yet. The nueropathy in my heel at this point will never go away. My feet get very sore at times but I'm hoping its the ESD and not nueropathy. At least I know ESD is not forever. I have friends that really suffer from nueropathy and chemo-brain… and it's been 1-2 years after treatment. I think chemo-brain must be the worst. I can only imagine.