Aromatase Inhibitors: How to choose and manage side effects?

Hi! @tullynut:

Thank you so much for sharing this very valuable information regarding the impact of taking AI medication on the illness of dementia!

Could you please also share the link to this article, please? I am wondering when they did this research of comparing those ladies that were taking AI medications vs the ladies that did not take any AI medications, did they - by any chance - specify any particular aromatase inhibitors? For I am curious about whether taking different aromatase inhibitors makes any difference in regard to the impact on dementia? For those AI medications have different structures in them - even though their main function is the same...

Thanks again for helping us, comrade! Best wishes to all on this journey!

I think this is the article she mentioned. As I search, there are quite a few articles pointing to opposite direction. Nothing is concrete about this finding, but we can always hope. The key is looking for credible websites, ethical statements, and conflict of interest statements.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2821165
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11803411/

Hi! @myoga:

Thank you so much for sharing this link and your insights!

I, too, read some articles regarding the possible correlation between taking AI medication and dementia, and concluded that the results are mixed or inclusive at this point. I am grateful to hear from you and knowing that you've been recovering steadily well comforts me:)

Better journey ahead, my friend!

I'm too grateful to have connected with you on this forum. It's a comfort to have true friends here to lean on while fighting this disease. Thank you for such a kind response. I love your user's name Lifetraveler. (I think I said it before) HUGS

Hi! Myoga, my friend:

Thank you so much for your kind words of encouragement! I truly feel that you are one of my old friends now, even though we "met" in spirit during this unexpected journey of fighting the disease of BC. Meeting you and other comrades sharing this forum becomes one of my blessings in disguise in my life. Thank you!

Back in November of 2023 when my PCP first identified this strange lump growing on me during my annual physical exam, suddenly I felt like a wayfaring stranger travelling through this world of woe; thus I gave myself this username to reflect my own mentality at that time. Just as they say, the rest is history:) So here we are, encouraging one another along this journey of life~~

Wishing you all a blessed journey ahead with better health, hope, peace in mind and love in heart to enjoy your loved ones!

I’ve tried Letrozole and anastrozole brand name. The Letrozole destroyed the ulner nerves in both arms after 3 weeks of taking it. The anastrozole made my joints hurt and the brain fog was unbearable. I’m really skeptical now about trying the 3rd one!
Did you find one to work for you?