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Why are dosages for estrogen suppression drugs one-size-fits-all?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Apr 24 9:39pm | Replies (59)Comment receiving replies
I too am curious on the drugs given after surgery and radiation. I am post menopausal and honestly am dreading the drugs thinking they may break down my body more instead of really helping it. Why is there not a discussion of foods we eat and possibly other herbs etc that we are taking talking points when it comes to Estrogen suppression. For instance if one where to cut out all possibly hormone containing foods, for example meats that have hormones or dairy, and any other herbal/vitamin supplement that elevates estrogen along with testing our estrogen levels to see what they are dealing with for each patient on an individual basis instead of prescribing the one size fits all drug treatments. For me my weight and bmi index is good but I do work at it and have for years. I am sure the 2 lobular cancer masses in my right breast (grade 1) were happily growing from the hormone therapy I was doing, but if all that had been cut out and diet completely looked at and reviewed, then do we need all the after drugs? It is giving more anxiety then the actual surgery.
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Good god! So happy to hear of your analysis of one-size fits all prescription across the board. In my case it was Anastrozole.
I believe in research and I have spent hours trying to figure if I really needed this drug - if the side effects were worth the lost quality of life I was experiencing had a value.
My on line research and input from medical advisors always generally included my ongoing experiences under ‘less common’ side effects. I felt like a ‘stranger in a strange land’ - a hypochondriac at best and a fool otherwise. As my one particular debilitating side effect got worse, i continued to mentally question and research the the value and need of my taking Anestrozole. It was a lonely search until this past week when I came across 2 articles that made me feel ‘you are not crazy!’ They brought what I respectfully call my Sophie’s Choice to my decision worthy of my research and eventual decision.
I will try and forward these articles under a separate entry. Don’t want to lose this response.
Here is the address otherwise 🙏🤞
https//www.ncbi.nim.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3587979/
I’m with you!!!
I’m taking Breast Defend which contains a natural estrogen suppressant.
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Every thing you mentioned is actually what I think too. I a one estrogen bock since my breast surgery two years ago.
This is a very lonely journey.