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Anyone experience mood swings and nervousness with Anastrozole?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Dec 18, 2022 | Replies (24)Comment receiving replies
Previous history of serious depression. Progressively worse on anastrozole. Should be contraindicated for those who have non aggressive cancers. Kind of pisses me off that depression as side effect isn’t monitored more closely.
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@christycarraway, I’m sorry to hear that anastrozole has progressively worsened depression. You might wish to look into Oncology Social Work. Read more here:
* How an Oncology Social Worker Can Help https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/cancer-education-center/newsfeed-post/how-an-oncology-social-worker-can-help/
Depression and mental health should be monitored closely with cancer patients, with your without previous history. Are you seeing a therapist at this time - someone who is aware of your history and your cancer diagnosis? Have you informed your cancer team about the worsening depression you’re experiencing? I hate that this onus is on the patient to connect these dots.