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Dosage of Anastrozole changed: One tablet every OTHER day. Why? Side effects from fatigue, depression, achiness, weakness, no energy to even take a walk. Went off pill Dec 13 to Dec 29 for family Christmas, back on Dec 30, then off again Jan 14. I was done with this S!?t!!!!
On Jan 30 went in for my 3rd round (every 3 mo) of mam/USound/consult. Lo and behold my left breast tumor was almost untraceable this time. It shrank big time. The right breast, the bigger tumor, was there but now splotchy and a little smaller. My surgeon, et al, were shocked at the difference. I was thrilled, but now, decision time? In talking I reminded my doctor what I had read (reliable source). There is a half-life of 50 hours for the drug. SOOO, I'm taking pill every other day. My dr. wouldn't go 3 days apart, but we both agreed on every other day. Going to see if I lose all my energy again.
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I read an article that they have some research that show taking an AI 9 months of the year with 3 months off was as effective as everyday. I was jealous because I’m on tamoxifen. I didn’t spend much time reading through the article or following up on the research it references - which you’d want to do if you were considering this option.
https://www.annalsofoncology.org/article/S0923-7534(21)02492-3/fulltext
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I am so glad that you had great mammogram results after changing your dosage to every other day.
My oncologist just won’t listen.
This July will be my 5th year and so far all my mammograms have been good, which I am thankful.
My left breast was the one that the cancer was found in and I had a Lumpectomy. Now my right breast is so much bigger and finding a bra has been unsuccessful. I mentioned this to my oncologist and he said the option he had was to get a breast reduction and I said I would be thinking about that.