Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Posted by tinalove @tinalove, Jan 31, 2016

I completed all treatments for breast cancer but now I am supposed to take hormone blocker, named anastrozole. im concerned about the side effects. Has anyone here taken it and did anyone have hair loss?

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francine6829 | @francine6829 | Apr 15, 2019

I just started taking Tumeric. We will see what happens on Aromosin.

trixie1313 | @trixie1313 | Apr 15, 2019

@elizm @francine6829
I've used it over the years for arthritis and spine pain and it does bring the pain level down a notch. Be sure to drink lots of water when you take it - you might get some "burpees."

francine6829 | @francine6829 | Apr 15, 2019

What is your dosage of Tumeric?

gwinter | @gwinter | Apr 23, 2019

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@francine6829 how is the aramosin going? Turmeric?

francine6829 | @francine6829 | Apr 23, 2019

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Feeling some aches but not as bad as Femura. It’s only been a week tho. I am taking Tumeric

gwinter | @gwinter | Apr 23, 2019

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How much turmeric?

sparklegram | @sparklegram | Apr 26, 2019

In reply to @sparklegram "@gwinter- This is interesting to me, too. I just did a two week trial of going..." + (show)

@gwinter- Good morning everyone. I wrote several weeks ago to say that I've been on Arimidex for 15 months now and the side effects for me, anyway, are hard to tolerate. Bone and joint pain, weakness in my knees, a general feeling that I've aged about 100 years. (I'm 74 now!) I just wrote a pretty lengthy email to my Oncologist enumerating all these symptoms and more, and asking for her experience and feedback about other choices of AI's. she said other people have fewer side effects from Letrozole and/or Tomoxifen (not an AI)). I know that Arimidex is said to be the most effective in preventing a recurrence, so I am conflicted! I'd love to hear feedback from anyone who has switched from Arimidex to another AI to see if you found relief from side effects.

francine6829 | @francine6829 | Apr 26, 2019

I was on Femura/Letrozole for 6 weeks and had all the symptoms your described for Arimidex. Horrible. My oncologist told me to take a break for 2 weeks, which I did. I am now on Aromosin for 3 weeks and the jury is still out. Have some aches, but I think the worse kicks in about 5-6 weeks. I would love to try Tomoxifen but my Oncologist wanted me to try Aromosin first.

sparklegram | @sparklegram | Apr 26, 2019

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@francine6829 - I've read online about the comparative side effects of Arimidex, Letrozole and Tamoxifen, and it seems to me they are almost identical. I don't know about Aromosin.

trixie1313 | @trixie1313 | Apr 26, 2019

In reply to @sparklegram "@francine6829 - I've read online about the comparative side effects of Arimidex, Letrozole and Tamoxifen, and..." + (show)

I was on anastrozole (Arimidex) for about a month and had headaches 25 days and then none for 5 days. Then....Boom...horrendous headaches, nausea, sweats,, fevers, extreme weakness, etc. but found out that it was from a bacterial infection and diverticulitis. My oncologist has told me to go off of anastrozole for 2 weeks and we'll talk again then. I probably had the infection for about 2 weeks before seeing my doctor while blaming the anastrozole for all the side effects! Now that I'm off of it, I've noticed more bone and joint pain and sweats which I think must be withdrawal from it. The joint pain I had from the AI had been managed by 5,000 U of vitamin D3. So I guess I'll find out what's really what once I get put back on whatever it is I have to go on.