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DiscussionCompleted 5 years of anastrozole. Withdrawal symptoms? Side effects?
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I'll be finishing up in November, after 5 years. I experienced hot flashes and some fatique (maybe from hot flashes keeping me up?). I also have osteopenia but I don't know if it's b/c of the drug, I maybe already would have had it (was never tested for it before). And high cholesterol but I've always had that. I've been combatting all by: exercising daily with pilates/yoga combo and walk 30 mins including up 5 hills. That takes care of fatique, though I do often take a 20 min nap in the afternoon. I seem to be able to get up early, get the exercise done and am productive until nap time, about 8 hrs later. I take extra calcium daily and it has kept my bone health from deterioating. I watch my saturated fats and processed foods and have been eeking my cholesterol down 10 pts at a time for the duration. All in all, not horrible! Exercise and nutrition is key (as is for all good health!). Gook luck. You've got this!
I going to start as well and get anxiety over it. A close friend takes It (6years)and has muscle pains and fatigue but not debilitating and is “tolerating” it sha started with Arimidex and switched to another due to stomach pain
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