Arimidex Blues

Thought I'd check in with some other folks.  I've been on  Arimidex for a year and I was feeling kind of blue today.  Blocking the estrogen has more effects on a person than dry skin and osteoporosis.  What about depression? What about the insomnia that is seen with this treatment.  I'm not having disabling pain, just very annoying and constant.  I feel I have physical energy but my emotional energy is low, little things can hit me hard.  I exercise 5 days a week, watch what I eat, and have asked my oncologist for an antidepressant which I resisted for as long as I could and take extra calcium and Vit D which might be lessening the bone and muscle pain.  However thinking of another 4 years with the emotional toil of Arimidex seems daunting. 

I'm grateful for my health and feel totally well, so I'm taking this treatment out of fear of a recurrence rather than a deep conviction that it's necessary.  It's hard to explain how I feel so I guess I feel lonely although my partner is 200% supportive and patient with me.

Perla