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Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

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I wrote last week or so that with my Oncologist's knowledge I am taking a 6 week break from Anastrozole. The side effects of that drug for me have been awful. I'm just doing this 6 week break as a test. I don't know what I'll do if I find that I feel much better at the end of the 6 weeks. My doctor said we would have a conference. Sunday the 21st is the end of my first week without Anastrozole, and so far I still have all the side effects, perhaps even more pronounced. I'll keep y'all posted.

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I was an anastrozole for a month and quit because of the side effects, I was miserable. It took 6 to 8 weeks for most of the side effects to cease. They told me after a month the drug would be out of my system, which may well be true but these drugs affect so much it just takes longer to come back, for the body to readjust to what it was. At least that was true for me. I started Tamoxifen and so far I’ve tolerated it well, dosage is 20 mg.