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Anyone experience mood swings and nervousness with Anastrozole?
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I chose not to take any hormone treatment with my specific breast cancer. The numbers simply did not add up as a benefit for me. However for some it's a must but I also wonder if maybe the drug is simply too strong for some. I've found less is more for me personally when it comes to meds I am super sensitive to them and try to always get the lowest dose and if that is not low enough I will split pills. And to me it seems like if you are on these pills they should be able to monitor your estrogen levels to see if they are effective or not at a micro dose vs "regular" dose.
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@gigipatula - I totally agree with the desire for more research & testing to determine what doses of what medications are best for each of us. I don't regret my decision to not take the estrogen blocker in 2010 when I had DCIS; at the time my oncologist said it was 50-50 in terms of it making a difference in recurrence. Now that I've had invasive DC & a mastectomy in 2025, of course I wonder, but I think the answer is ahead of us in specialized testing & treatment.
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@gigipatula I am taking Anastrozole & really wonder its value. I see less is more but sometimes I think oncologists pile on to protect themselves from future litigation should cancer return. I have completed both chemo & radiation and currently have 4 more Herceptin infusions plus this pill.