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Completed 5 years of anastrozole. Withdrawal symptoms? Side effects?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: 5 days ago | Replies (273)Comment receiving replies
Laurie, I wish the mayo clinic could do something about these pills that have such horrible side effects for women. I was on anastrozole for six months and had to go off of it. I could no longer play golf due to the pain in my hands at the trigger finger thumb and my baby fingers. Joint aches fatigue. I am 72 have always had a very active lifestyle and never was sick. A cold or the flu once in a while in my life. Breast cancer, invasive carcinoma my life has changed. I went off of the pill waiting to see the doctor to figure something else out. I can’t live like this . We need your help.
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I agree we need help. What is life if you can't participate?
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I hear you, and wish I had power to provide a different solution, but like you I am survivor of breast cancer who could not tolerate AIs. I had different side effects and eventually discussed with oncologist the risk of stop taking AIs. I am low risk for recurrence and spreading.
Not everyone has that option, my sister is at higher risk of reoccurrence and her provider strongly suggest she stays on.
The reason I am at lower risk then my sisters even though my cancer was stage 2 is because I had chemo and radiation after tumor and few lymph nodes were removed. . My sister's was caught very earlier and she just had lump removed.
I hope you and your provider can come up treatment plan that reduces your risk but also does not interfere with your quality of life.