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Completed 5 years of anastrozole. Withdrawal symptoms? Side effects?

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@nanaof3

I have completed anastrosole in 21. I took one dose of Zometa and had the reaction of upper extremities being painful to move and pain when walking. This occurred 2 days after the infusion- I was given steroids and Benadryl, and it cleared in reverse order that the pain occurred- it was bizarre. I don’t plan to take another dose. What other bone meds have been used?

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sequoia | @sequoia | Apr 15, 2022

Congratulations on finishing Anastrozole! If you did have side effects from Anastrozole- how long did it take after finishing med for them to go away?

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callalloo | @callalloo | Apr 16, 2022

There are several threads in the osteoporosis section of Mayo Connect that might be of help. There are a lot of options depending upon stage of osteoporosis and drugs already taken for it. Since there are so many choices, I'd try to find a specialist treating osteoporosis since it may be that a long-term plan makes sense and some drugs preclude or limit later choices. Hope that helps and others with more knowledge will have specific ideas based on their experience.

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