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Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

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@dmgweiss

Thank you for sharing your experience. I like your perspective that the side effects are basically more menopause-good point. Thanks!

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Hello, just new to this group! I was diagnosed June 2020 with stage 4 breast cancer. I am on anastrozole as well as Kisqali and have injections of x-Geva every 4 weeks. My hair thinned out, but has settled down and seems to finally be growing again! I’m now also taking Biotin every day which supplements hair and nails. This many months in, the bone pain is much less, headaches are rare and my skin is looking better than ever! Biggest side effects that are still impacting me are insomnia and night sweats (one impacts the other I’m sure) some days my memory is a bit more foggy but not bad, fatigue is worse some days than others so I arrange my activity accordingly and still some bone pain but that is also a side effect of the other two medications so no way around that but - it is all working! The new combination of anastrozole and Kisqali is doing what it is supposed to do, and I need it to keep doing that!!! It is allowing me to keep living, working, caring for my family and friends, golfing, enjoying wine....! While it was rough when I first started 9 months ago, definitely all has settled down after 6 months! Hope the same happens for those of you just starting your journey!