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Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole
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I have been on anastrozole since November 2023. After reading all the negative comments on this site about anastrozole, I almost cried when my oncologist (at MD Anderson) prescribed the drug. I begged her to let me take exemestane. She told me that at MD Anderson, they have found anastrozole to be the drug best tolerated by their patients. So far the only side effect I have experienced is needing to take a nap in the afternoon a couple of times a week. I’m retired now and free to do that. I feel so blessed after reading posts like yours. I pray you get some relief from your pain.
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You’ve given me some hope. I start Anestrzole in June. I’m 58. No joint pain and fairly fit so I’m just hoping I might do okay.
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Hearing the remark from an oncologist at MD Anderson that Anastrozole is "the drug best tolerated by their patients" makes me less likely to go to MD Anderson. If I did go there because of their reputed expertise, I'd ask you for the name of the oncologist who made that statement so I could avoid that person. Anastrozole has semi-crippled me and caused me the most pain I have ever experienced from anything in 76 years of life; I find it very difficult to swallow that individual's remark without some sort of statistical data to back it up.