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Exemestane and heart palpations?

Breast Cancer | Last Active: 5 days ago | Replies (17)
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@katrina123

bjohnson,
I haven't been taking Exemestane for very long so I want to see if time will lesson the side effects. I had headaches and joint pain prior to taking this drug so I am trying to determine how much worse it is with this drug. My issue is that I take pravastatin and I infuse immunoglobulin daily and they also can cause headache and joint pain.

This drug is so important that I am going to try to tolerate it. I don't want to have a 3rd primary breast cancer. We will see what happens.

Could I ask you how long you have taken Anastrozole?

My oncologist did say that often patients who have trouble with Anastrozole do just fine with Exemestane. So, I think it might be worth a try.

Sorry that you are going through this too.

Katrina123

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bjohnson511 | @bjohnson511 | May 2 4:29pm

Since Thanksgiving! Instead of getting better it’s getting worse. Mostly in my hands and shoulders now. Thanks

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sally484 | @sally484 | May 5 9:53am

I think I was on Anastrozole for about 10 months then asked to be switched to something else. That's when they put me on Exemestane............which is ok, but I'm gaining weight and don't like it!!

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louise37 | @louise37 | 6 days ago

I had terrible side effects on anastrozole so changed to Exemestane and hardly getting any except palpitations but i did suffer with these before

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