Guest guest Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 I was wondering if anyone who has used Anastrozole(arimidex) has experienced high blood pressure. When I examined arimidex side effects on google all side effect stories were from women. Although they were on arimidex 1mg/day for years they experienced joint pain, finger joint pain, back pain, knee pain and a few had high blood pressure where as their BP was normal before arimidex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Them women were all very low on estradiol and this is a side effect of going to low. We men don't let it get to low if your losing your night time and morning wood in most men your going to low. We use about .25 mgs every 2 or 3 days on TRT to keep Estradiol in check at about 20 pg/ml. Co-Moderator Phil > From: mqsymth <alphadennis@...> > Subject: Arimidex side effects? > > Date: Monday, September 7, 2009, 12:28 AM > I was wondering if anyone who has > used Anastrozole(arimidex) has experienced high blood > pressure. > > When I examined arimidex side effects on google all > side effect stories were from women. Although they were on > arimidex 1mg/day for years they experienced joint pain, > finger joint pain, back pain, knee pain and a few had high > blood pressure where as their BP was normal before > arimidex. > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 " mqsymth " <alphadennis@...> wrote: > > I was wondering if anyone who has used Anastrozole(arimidex) has experienced high blood pressure....arimidex side effects ... As Phil pointed out, the listed side effects are generally when taken at the higher dose for the specific purpose for women. For women, the trade off for reducing Estrogen to almost nil is to fight cancers that grow with Estrogen, eg " women with hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer. " Off label, at a lower dose, men are seeking to reduce but not eliminate Estrogen. The side effects are considered to be less but the drug maker did not study this use of the medication in men. As a man, you take an educated risk that the benefit of lowering estrogen will outweigh any negatives from the drug and you reduce the impact by not taking any higher dose then needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 I've just started on Arimidex but I am on a water pill for high blood pressure. My blood pressure was perfect until I started the testosterone shots. That pushed my bp up to 160/110 and they put me on the blood pressure meds. Joe > > > > > > I was wondering if anyone who has used Anastrozole(arimidex) has > > experienced high blood pressure....arimidex side effects ... > > > > As Phil pointed out, the listed side effects are generally when taken at > > the higher dose for the specific purpose for women. For women, the > > trade off for reducing Estrogen to almost nil is to fight cancers that > > grow with Estrogen, eg " women with hormone receptor-positive early > > breast cancer. " > > > > Off label, at a lower dose, men are seeking to reduce but not eliminate > > Estrogen. The side effects are considered to be less but the drug maker > > did not study this use of the medication in men. As a man, you take an > > educated risk that the benefit of lowering estrogen will outweigh any > > negatives from the drug and you reduce the impact by not taking any > > higher dose then needed. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Well I am on the pills from Caremark been in them for yrs. never did a thing to my BP. But if your levels are high you can hold water and your BP can go up but this is not the Arimidex doing this it's the high Estradiol. Make dam sure you don't go down to low on Arimidex first thing you lose going to low is your night time and morning wood. Co-Moderator Phil > From: mqsymth <alphadennis@...> > Subject: Re: Arimidex side effects? > > Date: Monday, September 7, 2009, 11:25 PM > I reason why I'm asking is that I > started Anastrozole on 8/1 at 0.25mg EOD. My labs on > 8/19 showed my E2 at 22pg/ml down from 48pg/ml on > 5/20. However when I had a blood pressure test on 9/4 > my BP was 164/87 vs 132/80 on 5/20. While I did add a few > new herbs between 5/20 and 9/4 which I will eliminate, I > thought that jump in BP could be from Anastrozole. I > take the liquid Anastrozole from ChemOneResearch. I > wanted to know if anyone else on this forum encountered the > same BP increase problem. > > > > > > > > I was wondering if anyone who has used > Anastrozole(arimidex) has > > experienced high blood pressure....arimidex side > effects ... > > > > As Phil pointed out, the listed side effects are > generally when taken at > > the higher dose for the specific purpose for > women. For women, the > > trade off for reducing Estrogen to almost nil is to > fight cancers that > > grow with Estrogen, eg " women with hormone > receptor-positive early > > breast cancer. " > > > > Off label, at a lower dose, men are seeking to reduce > but not eliminate > > Estrogen. The side effects are considered to be > less but the drug maker > > did not study this use of the medication in men. > As a man, you take an > > educated risk that the benefit of lowering estrogen > will outweigh any > > negatives from the drug and you reduce the > impact by not taking any > > higher dose then needed. > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Joe doing TRT can make some of us hold water I have been on a water pill for many yrs. If I don't take it my hands and feel swell up. But do to my age and health I am over weight this has something to do with it. I only take the water pill every 2 or 3 days. My BP is all over the place when a Dr. takes it I have what they call White Coat Fever they will get readings of 180/120 no mater how much BP meds they put me on. They put me on a BP med I come back in 4 weeks they take my BP and up the dose. I was passing out at work lucky I worked at a big Co. and they had a Dr. on staff. He told me my BP was so low it was making me pass out. Even now after Heart Bypass sugary they are over doing it with BP meds and when I stand up I feel light headed and almost pass out. I take my own BP and it keeps a record of them. I show the Dr.'s this and they tell me stay on the meds you need them for your heart. They also put me on a low sodium diet this was very bad I have a Pituitary problem and my Aldosterone levels have been low for yrs. This makes your body dump your sodium. I had to retest this to prove to the heart Dr.'s I need Sea Salt they were shocked to see how low my levels of Aldosterone were. Now they let me add a tsp of Sea Salt to my water but only once a day. Doing this I am feeling better and my BP is not so low. I don't feel the way Dr.'s measure BP are accurate there has to be a better way to do it. I can feel it going up every time they take it even with I take my own I can feel it going up. Co-Moderator Phil > From: noonanjg <jgnoonan@...> > Subject: Re: Arimidex side effects? > > Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 8:37 AM > I've just started on Arimidex but I > am on a water pill for high blood pressure. My blood > pressure was perfect until I started the testosterone > shots. That pushed my bp up to 160/110 and they put me > on the blood pressure meds. > > Joe > > > > > > > > > > > I was wondering if anyone who has used > Anastrozole(arimidex) has > > > experienced high blood pressure....arimidex side > effects ... > > > > > > As Phil pointed out, the listed side effects are > generally when taken at > > > the higher dose for the specific purpose for > women. For women, the > > > trade off for reducing Estrogen to almost nil is > to fight cancers that > > > grow with Estrogen, eg " women with hormone > receptor-positive early > > > breast cancer. " > > > > > > Off label, at a lower dose, men are seeking to > reduce but not eliminate > > > Estrogen. The side effects are considered > to be less but the drug maker > > > did not study this use of the medication in > men. As a man, you take an > > > educated risk that the benefit of lowering > estrogen will outweigh any > > > negatives from the drug and you reduce the > impact by not taking any > > > higher dose then needed. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Here is an interesting site on BP and steroid-induced high blood pressure.. http://www.anabolicextreme.com/anabolic/new_archives/anex_archive_issue33_extrem\ eanabolreview.htm They seem to like Catapres(Clonidine Hydrochloride) to control BP Any comments? > > > > > > > > > > I was wondering if anyone who has used > > Anastrozole(arimidex) has > > > > experienced high blood pressure....arimidex side > > effects ... > > > > > > > > As Phil pointed out, the listed side effects are > > generally when taken at > > > > the higher dose for the specific purpose for > > women. For women, the > > > > trade off for reducing Estrogen to almost nil is > > to fight cancers that > > > > grow with Estrogen, eg " women with hormone > > receptor-positive early > > > > breast cancer. " > > > > > > > > Off label, at a lower dose, men are seeking to > > reduce but not eliminate > > > > Estrogen. The side effects are considered > > to be less but the drug maker > > > > did not study this use of the medication in > > men. As a man, you take an > > > > educated risk that the benefit of lowering > > estrogen will outweigh any > > > > negatives from the drug and you reduce the > > impact by not taking any > > > > higher dose then needed. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Joe, How long did it take on TRT for your BP to climb to 160/110? What was your BP before TRT? What side effects have you noticed on the water pills? How often do you take them and what dose? Thanks. > > > > > > > > I was wondering if anyone who has used Anastrozole(arimidex) has > > > experienced high blood pressure....arimidex side effects ... > > > > > > As Phil pointed out, the listed side effects are generally when taken at > > > the higher dose for the specific purpose for women. For women, the > > > trade off for reducing Estrogen to almost nil is to fight cancers that > > > grow with Estrogen, eg " women with hormone receptor-positive early > > > breast cancer. " > > > > > > Off label, at a lower dose, men are seeking to reduce but not eliminate > > > Estrogen. The side effects are considered to be less but the drug maker > > > did not study this use of the medication in men. As a man, you take an > > > educated risk that the benefit of lowering estrogen will outweigh any > > > negatives from the drug and you reduce the impact by not taking any > > > higher dose then needed. > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 The blood pressure rise occurred within a few weeks of starting the shots. I did not have a bp history before that; it was always normal. They started me on lisinopril but I developed a hacking cough from it so they switched me to hyrdochlorothiazide. I have seen no side effects from it at all. Joe > > > > > > > > > > I was wondering if anyone who has used Anastrozole(arimidex) has > > > > experienced high blood pressure....arimidex side effects ... > > > > > > > > As Phil pointed out, the listed side effects are generally when taken at > > > > the higher dose for the specific purpose for women. For women, the > > > > trade off for reducing Estrogen to almost nil is to fight cancers that > > > > grow with Estrogen, eg " women with hormone receptor-positive early > > > > breast cancer. " > > > > > > > > Off label, at a lower dose, men are seeking to reduce but not eliminate > > > > Estrogen. The side effects are considered to be less but the drug maker > > > > did not study this use of the medication in men. As a man, you take an > > > > educated risk that the benefit of lowering estrogen will outweigh any > > > > negatives from the drug and you reduce the impact by not taking any > > > > higher dose then needed. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 I was put on lisinopril after my heart bypass sugary 10 mgs my BP is going down so dam low I am passing out when I stand and walk to soon. Dr.'s lowered the dose to 5 mgs cutting the pill in half still this morning my BP is 84/45 to dam low. I have White Coat Fever every time a Dr. takes my BP it comes out very High 180/120 I can feel it going up when the put the BP gage on me. I am between a rock and a hard place with Dr.'s I get low readings they get good ones. I show them my gage and take my BP in there office getting the same thing they get. But they keep telling me to stay on it a little longer. It's going on 7 months of feeling light headed on them heart meds. I got the go a head to start working out in the gym a month ago this lasted 2 weeks and I started feeling light headed and fatigued again do to low BP so in the last week and a half I have not been getting Exercise feel to dam dizzy. I call them to tell them I passed out the other day and they tell me not to walk for a few min's when I stand. I tell you I am ready to stop all this crap they have me on my BP is to low I have my labs back and my CHOL is to low this is not good from what I have read about this and this batablocker I am on is all to much I need this like I need a hole in my head I feel worse on them meds then I did before my sugary. I never had high levels of CHOL in my life so what is with giving me meds to lower my CHOL below normal levels. I never had a heart attack and my tests show my heart is fine now better then the Dr.'s heart. Once you start on them BP meds it's dam hard to get your Dr. to take you off them. Men starting on TRT have all kinds of changes in there bodys they can hold water this will up there BP but all this is short lived in time your body will adjust to the new levels and things go back to normal. Co-Moderator Phil > From: noonanjg <jgnoonan@...> > Subject: Re: Arimidex side effects? > > Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009, 7:07 AM > The blood pressure rise occurred > within a few weeks of starting the shots. I did not > have a bp history before that; it was always normal. > They started me on lisinopril but I developed a hacking > cough from it so they switched me to > hyrdochlorothiazide. I have seen no side effects from > it at all. > > Joe > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I was wondering if anyone who has > used Anastrozole(arimidex) has > > > > > experienced high blood > pressure....arimidex side effects ... > > > > > > > > > > As Phil pointed out, the listed side > effects are generally when taken at > > > > > the higher dose for the specific > purpose for women. For women, the > > > > > trade off for reducing Estrogen to > almost nil is to fight cancers that > > > > > grow with Estrogen, eg " women with > hormone receptor-positive early > > > > > breast cancer. " > > > > > > > > > > Off label, at a lower dose, men are > seeking to reduce but not eliminate > > > > > Estrogen. The side effects are > considered to be less but the drug maker > > > > > did not study this use of the > medication in men. As a man, you take an > > > > > educated risk that the benefit of > lowering estrogen will outweigh any > > > > > negatives from the drug and you > reduce the impact by not taking any > > > > > higher dose then needed. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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