Arimidex to Aromasin: Joint Pain

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Yuuki
Yuuki Member Posts: 47
edited March 2019 in Hormonal Therapy - Before, During, and After

Curious whether anyone experiencing joint pain on Arimidex has had any luck switching to Aromasin? I started Arimidex two years ago and have experienced significant joint pain. Three weeks after coming off of it for surgery, the joint pain is gone and I’m moving like a kid.

When I reported this to my oncologist, she offered to switch me to Aromasin to see if there might be some improvement in my pain and mobility. I wonder if anyone has had success with this strategy. Either way, what is “long enough” on the Aromasin to tell?

Many thanks,

Yuuki

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  • Meow13
    Meow13 Member Posts: 4,859
    edited February 2019

    I did and really regret the decision. The joint pain was better but on exemestane the dry effects were much worse. I think exemestane can cause permanent side effects, beware.

    This is interesting

    https://www.secretsofbodybuilding.org/aromasin/


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  • leftduetostupidmods
    leftduetostupidmods Member Posts: 620
    edited February 2019

    I was on all thee, Aromasin, Arimidex and Letrozole. Both Aromasin and Arimidex gave me more pain than Femara. But be aware that it's different from person to person.

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  • MarylandBarb
    MarylandBarb Member Posts: 2
    edited February 2019

    I did a trial before switching. I stopped taking Anastrozole for 2 weeks and recorded my joint pain ever day. It just about went away by the end of the 2 weeks. Then I started up again and my joint pain came back immediately. I recently switched to Exemestane and no joint pain. But now I have daily headaches that won't go away. Much better than debilitating joint pain, though

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  • cybermab
    cybermab Member Posts: 25
    edited March 2019

    I switched from letrozole to examestane because of joint pain, and found the examestane to be so easily tolerated that I was concerned it might not be working! Everyone is different, but don't be afraid to try a change of medication.

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