Foot pain with Anastrozole?

I completely respect this decision as I am sure many of us here do. I often tell friend the surgeries and radiation were a cake walk compared to this and lack of sleep.

I switched to Letrozole a few weeks ago to see if it makes a difference. Only difference is that now I have crazy middle of the night insomnia🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️. Will stay on it till next appt and just keep trying to deal with achilles tendon issues-then address with her.

I feel your pain! I was only On an anastrozole for six months. I have trigger thumb a baby fingers don’t work knee pain all the joints in my body hurt. And yes, I went off of it. I have more energy, but the pain is still bad in my fingers and my thumb. I was thinking about calling a rheumatologist for help. Yes, I am also scared that I went off the pill but can’t live my life on the couch. I am a very active person with a very active social life. Best wishes and hugs to you.

Yeah, i totally understand I’m a very active person too, best to you.

I applied voltaren to my hand that hurt. and dud this every night eventually i was pain free. Finished five years
good luck

When I started on Anastrozole - after about 4 months, my hands , toes and shoulders hurt so much. I insisted that the drug be changed at about 6 months - she sent me to a Rheumatologist to make sure the hand pain (at a 7 by then) - was not arthritis. It was not. Finally changed me to Exemestane close to 1 year on the first drug. It took 10 or so weeks, but the pain in my hands faded to a 1, from a 7. Each person had different side effects from different drugs. I made my 5 years last November. I urge you to have a frank discussion on the drugs with your doctor. Good luck.

My insomnia last for the full 5 years - first on anastrozole (1 year) then on exemestane (4 years). I got off it last November - it's getting a lot better - but it's not all gone. Try CALM for sleep - I used the gummies & it really helped.

Love to hear this. Thanks for sharing

Just searching foot pain and anastrazole to see if I am alone and clearly, I am not. At least I got some laughs with the descriptions of what we all look like in the mornings. I am also very active. I have been an athlete since middle school and I am 51 yo and on anastrazole. I was having severe joint pain so my oncologist put me on letrozole for two months which had similar but stronger/worse side effects, so i tried exemestane. Again, no better. So, i am back on anastrazole. Joint pain but the least severe. I limp every morning until after i take my dog out for a walk. And i limp and stumble every time i get up. Working out and swimming helps but the aches return. I get laser shock wave treatments which encourages blood flow and THAT helps. But $$$. Good luck to us for 7 yrs.

I have been on anastrazole for 6 months now. I have just recently started having joint pain in my fingers. I take my pill every night and I feel it most in middle of night and in the morning. I am dealing with it, but I would like to try that bioflex and see if it helps.