I stopped Anastrozole after 18 month.i had lumpectomy, followed by 4 rounds of chemo and 19 sessions of radiation. The side effects are all gone beside the neuralgia in my upper legs, but definitely better then when I took Anastrozole. I also have some issues with my right hand. I could not function and stopped to be able to get a normal life back. Oncologist offered me Tamoxifen but I declined after reading here all the added problems. It is a personal decision for each of us, but after the surgery my margin and lymph nodes were cancer free, so I take the risk of recurrence. We are talking about 5% statistical differences so I choose to see what happens without the meds.