← Return to Aromatase Inhibitors: Did you decide to go on them or not?

Discussion
Comment receiving replies
@christerella

Can you please tell me how long after taking anastrozole you started to lose your hair? Any other debilitating problems?

Jump to this post


Replies to "Can you please tell me how long after taking anastrozole you started to lose your hair?..."

Almost immediately. After washing my hair, if I ran my fingers through, enough would release that I had to use the trash can, not the shower drain. But I have thick hair. It really surprised me though. On the other hand, it stopped almost immediately once I finished treatment. In and out of fatigue, trouble sleeping, aching joints. BUT, I have friends who couldn’t even put their shoes on so they were allowed to switch to tamoxifen.
I have a friend with prostate cancer on hormone blockers and he recently talked to me about not having hair on his arms and legs anymore. I don’t think he notices hair loss because it’s cut short. Mine is shoulder length. Just yesterday, I started to feel little hairs on my arms, so it must be coming back.
I really tried hard because I was so grateful not to need chemo and felt I had to give it my best. And this all happened a year before my son’s wedding. I think it felt harder each year mostly because I was getting older too. My doctors were also great cheerleaders.

difficult to say re hair. I thought I was losing hair from old age - then I think I read about it on this Mayo --
3 trigger fingers. (1 had surgery). Lots of Hand PT. My Doc really pushed me to take anastrozole - he did not Warn me about trigger fingers and HAIR LOSS.!
I'm still doing PT for 1 finger - it hurts. Could not do touch type.
Good that I am retired.