← Return to Severe side effects after only 7 weeks Anastrozole. Next drug?

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I’ll keep an eye on this thread because I have been on ananstrazole for over 7 months now and have bone and joint pain, back pain, mood swings (estrogen, I know), brain fog, weakness. Makes it hard to do much. I wasn’t really bad, just constant. Oncologist recommended change to exemestane 2 visits ago but I declined because I “wasn’t that bad” and the same side effects exist with all the ai meds. Last visit, he took me off because as he said - I shouldn’t have to live in pain. Just 6 days off and I already feel better and more mobile. So I also have to decide what to try next and they report more cardiac effects with exemestane so scares me a little. So as I said, I’ll watch this and thanks in advance for all who answer and help us out.

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I am only 8 days off Anastrozole and feel SO GOOD! Have you looked at raloxifene? It looks like blood clots are the main concern. How do you decide?!

After six months on anastrazole, I had awful joint pain. I had also gained weight, had brain fog and hot flashes. The oncologist told me that any other hormone suppressant med would give me the same side effects. So he said I could just quit and I felt fine about it. My statistical odds of having a recurrence didn't change very much, and my blood work has been fine. I'm glad he didn't switch me to another medication.