Femara and tamoxifen

I have had a noticable increase of dryness of my skin and vaginal dryness to the point of pain during intercourse. I also seem to run a little hotter, feeling the heat greatly. I am small, so that is not the reason the heat is getting to me.

My muscles also ache and I am now taking Taurine (from the health food store) and that seems to be helping. My blood pressure also seems to be going up. No hair loss, no weight gain. Guess there is something good here.

Question for All: I Worry that my cardiovascular system may be affected by this continued blockage of estrogen in my body. The heart is a muscle, therefore how do the muscle aches, my increased blood pressure and the health of my heart implicate femara and is it doing more harm to my body than the femara is helping me stop any cancer. I Was on Tamoxifen for almost 5 years. Now have been on Femara since Mar. 06

I have had significant hair loss since beginning Femara last April -- probably at least a third of my hair on the top of my head. Also, other body hair has diminished dramatically. It thinned somewhat with five years of Tamoxifen, but that ended three years ago, so that is no longer the problem. I understand from my search that 5 percent of Femara users have the bad luck to have this side effect. The question I have now, since I stopped using it, is the hair loss reversible??