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Aromatase Inhibitors and Escalating Blood Pressure
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I just read your post, and I can sympathize with your dilemma. I'm 82 y/o. I've lived with moderate b/p elevations and moderate cholesterol elevations for the past 15 years. I underwent a lumpectomy last May for BC, underwent 1 week of radiation therapy, and am now on anastrozole for 5 years. My b/p is gradually going higher, glucose levels are beginning to elevate quickly, and so are cholesterol levels. My meds have been increased to no avail. My diet is reasonable...NO SODIUM elevations. I exercise daily using cardio and mind/body formats, and I weigh 130 lbs. It's very frustrating. If there is anyone on this forum that can make suggestions for treatments that don't exacerbate existing conditions, I'd love to hear from them.
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My BP was going up slowly on Letrozole (switched from Anastrozole which was worse). I thought I'd just deal with it until I started with giant BP spikes at night to 190/90. Then they were every night, 3 times a night. I decided I wouldn't add heart disease to my list of problems just to maybe shrink the tumor, so stopped. I am the same weight as you, good diet, exercise, so it must be the drug. Some people don't seem to be affected that way. Doc wants me now to try Verzenio tabs and a Fulvestrant injection to block hormones. I don't know; am looking at all the info I can find on these two & will ask here soon. At my age,75, it seems like I have to make choices between quality of life and tumor suppression. I don't want to feel sick with side effects for years. The chemo I had at age 43 for 6 months with my first BC had an end; it worked for 30 years. Hard decisions.