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Breast Cancer and Neuropathy

Breast Cancer | Last Active: May 1, 2023 | Replies (36)

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@elizm

Hi, Mat71. To my knowledge, AIs are not what caused your neuropathy. If you had chemo before starting on an AI, especially if you were treated with a taxane (like Taxol), it can cause neuropathy. AIs simply reduce circulating estrogen. They can give you insomnia, bone thinning, weight gain (or loss), dizziness, nausea, etc. (or not)... but not nerve damage.

You say that you are taking a B-Complex. As supplements are not regulated, you never can be sure if the dosage is accurate. Get your B-6 blood level checked regularly as too much circulating B-6 can cause nerve damage, even though B vitamins are water soluble. There are also perhaps 6-8 other underlying causes for neuropathy for which your doctor can test you (like for diabetes.

Best of luck in solving this miserable neuropathy.

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Anastrazole caused mine after 2 months , one of the side effects I was having . I did not have chemo . I stoped taking the medicine per Dr and it is slowly getting better . I was told after to take b100 to help the nerve damage . I have also suffered sever joint pain ect