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It's strange how I was on Anastrozole for 90 days. Oncology nurse and my surgeon were surprised that I had no side effects and yet the shrinkage of tumor was great. Then I renewed my prescription. In about 2 weeks my side effects (fatigue, bone ache, flu like symptoms - it was NOT the flu), depression, carpal tunnel syndrome, (my crochet wrist got 10x worse), loss of interest of EVERYTHING. So, why was the first 90 days fine? I switched to renewed prescription and I fell apart. I looked up manufacturers of Anastrozole and there are quite a few!! I know, you'll be told . . . "It's the same." Yeah, like levothyroxine and Synthroid are the same!! NOT. And that fact has now surfaced after all these years, that there is something to that. In talking about Synthroid vs. Leve, they discussed the carrier of the drug - the extras in the formula considered benign. Levo - after 2 wks did nothing. My Dr. at the time switched me to Synthroid immediately. Within 4 days I felt reborn. SOOO, I wish I knew the manufacturer of the first batch of Anastrozole. I think it behooves me to dig into that with the pharmacy. Some formulas work well, and some don't!
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Your pharmacy will be able to tell you the manufacturer. It may also be in small print on the bottle. I was prescribed xanax for anxiety and sleep when I was first diagnosed. The first bottle I had no side effects. The second script from a different pharmacy smelled like strong chemicals and caused facial hives. It was the same manufacturer. Of course the pharmacy said the pills were the same but I knew something had changed. My Dr called in a script to a different pharmacy and the manufacturer was different. No more smell nor hives. I did read in one of my groups that different manufacturers use different fillers and the different fillers can cause side effects. You can also call the manufacturer to see if they changed the formula. I'll see if I can find the post. I hope this helps.
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Wow that is very interesting. I was fine when I first started taking Anastrozole also and its about the 90-day mark for me also that I have started having all these symptoms. I am not myself at all. It's like a foreign body has entered my body and taken over. I cannot go on like this. My regular physician is trying to help me also, but I will definitely look at the manufactures of the medication. I think Anastrozole is a generic form but I'm not sure. Thank you so much for your response. I really appreciate any help.