femara

marydg
marydg Member Posts: 1
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
I switched to Femara from Tamoxifen about 8 months ago. I have had many migraine headaches and have to believe the Femara may be the culprit. Has anyone else experienced this? Thanks!

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  • tlmac
    tlmac Member Posts: 272 Member
    #2
    Hi, I'm currently taking Arimidex and seem to tolerate the joint pain that goes with it, thanks to Bextra. I did some research on Femara when my oncologist offered to switch me. Secondary side effects listed include tiredness, headaches and shortness of breath. These are supposedly temporary, so your's may pass. I decided to stick with the Arimidex but would have switched in a heartbeat if I'd been on Tamoxifen. Good luck!.
    terri
  • cruf
    cruf Member Posts: 908
    #3
    tlmac said:

    Hi, I'm currently taking Arimidex and seem to tolerate the joint pain that goes with it, thanks to Bextra. I did some research on Femara when my oncologist offered to switch me. Secondary side effects listed include tiredness, headaches and shortness of breath. These are supposedly temporary, so your's may pass. I decided to stick with the Arimidex but would have switched in a heartbeat if I'd been on Tamoxifen. Good luck!.
    terri

    Hi Terri! Check with your MD about the Bextra. They came out this week saying that now Bextra will have warnings on the label like the Vioxx re: heart problems. I was using Bextra and getting great results but quit when I heard this. I don't want to take any chances with heart problems on top of everything I've been thru. Take care. HUGS!!
  • ktinkey
    ktinkey Member Posts: 170
    #4
    Hi Mary,

    I have had migraine headaches for years and since switching to Femara they got worse. No one told me it could be ther medicine, but the neurologist put me on Celexa and the migraines are gone! You might ask about it.

    God Bless,
    Kathy
  • tlmac
    tlmac Member Posts: 272 Member
    #5
    cruf said:

    Hi Terri! Check with your MD about the Bextra. They came out this week saying that now Bextra will have warnings on the label like the Vioxx re: heart problems. I was using Bextra and getting great results but quit when I heard this. I don't want to take any chances with heart problems on top of everything I've been thru. Take care. HUGS!!

    I saw that same report and plan to ask my doctor to consider switching me to Celebrex, especially now that a recent report indicates it might also protect against breast cancer.
    Thanks. terri
  • SusanAnne
    SusanAnne Member Posts: 245
    #6
    tlmac said:

    I saw that same report and plan to ask my doctor to consider switching me to Celebrex, especially now that a recent report indicates it might also protect against breast cancer.
    Thanks. terri

    Terri, I believe Celebrex is in the same class of drugs as Viox and Bextra. Have you tried Glucosamine and Chrontroitin? Takes a few weeks to kick in, but it works fine for me.
    Susan
  • egq
    egq Member Posts: 2
    #7
    Been on femara since October 2004 after being on tamoxifen for 5yrs. All went well with tamoxifen
    now with femara I feel more tired, have joint pain and bone pain.

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