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Is there anyone that had estrogen positive cancer, without use of AI?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Dec 15, 2023 | Replies (146)Comment receiving replies
@joiful I have posted before about hormonal meds, both for cancer and for osteoporosis. I think that with meds that affect hormones, side effects change over time. Changes in hormones affect the body but not immediately. I had the same experience: hot flashes and other side effects that faded.
With my osteoporosis meds, also hormonal, this also happened: the fast heart beat and headache faded.
One option with hormonal meds is to start with a lower dose and move up as the body adjusts. For AI's that would mean alternating days, which my docs approved. The Femara insert actually states that 20% of the usual dose is effective.
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@windyshores This is a quote from your post “ One option with hormonal meds is to start with a lower dose and move up as the body adjusts. For AI's that would mean alternating days, which my docs approved. The Femara insert actually states that 20% of the usual dose is effective.”
If this is true, especially the ‘20% of usual dose is effective’ why oh why are we prescribed 80% higher dose? I’ve keep trying to understand why the same dosage is given to women w/ stage 4 cancer and stage 1. The answer I get from my oncologist is that what they found that works. Now the Femara insert say 20% works. 🤔