Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

I’m glad I’m not alone. After my 5 years is up in 2024 and if my cancer returns, I will find another oncologist.
Don’t make me out to be an idiot. I had to find out for myself because he wouldn’t listen.
I hope you are doing well and I wish you a happy and healthy life.

@jayne1959 Thank you for sharing. My experience w/ Anastrozole is similar. I stopped taking after having taken it for 2 1/2 years When I stopped taking due to couldn’t hardly get in and out of the car, due to hip and joints pain and overall foggy & depressed feeling. My oncologist also told me “it doesn’t have anything to do with medication “. One oncologist said they ‘take it for granted ‘ that’s it was working. He is no longer my oncologist.
It took about 6-8 months for me to feel like my self again. I have been off Anastrozole for 10 months now snd feel wonderful. I’m getting checked with alternating mammograms & MRIs every 6 months. We must be proactive in our health and do what is right for us & finding a doctor that works with us as a team. Blessings & I’m happy you are doing better.

@perplexed see if you can have a Breast Cancer Index test. It is now included in the guidelines for docs. It is done at 5 years and tells you risk of recurrence in years 6-10 and also a yes or no answer on whether there is benefit to extended hormonal therapy.

I have been on Anastrozole since May 2022. My problem now is my hair. It hasn’t gotten any thinner but in the last month it has gone wild! It is now very curly in the back above my collar but everywhere else it’s just coarse and wild. I take biotin-maybe too much? I was thinking perhaps it’s the lack of estrogen? I know I’m whining but it just feels like one more thing to deal with. Any others have this happen? Thanks for listening.

I was started on Arimidex in September 2019 and it started out ok but then I started having continuous UTI’s.
I talked to my oncologist about it and he made me look stupid when he said it had nothing to do with the medication.
I thought I would stop it to see if the UTI’s stopped and they did so I haven’t taken it for about 3 years.
If my cancer returns then it returns.
I started on Femara at first in July 2019 and I ached all over so my oncologist switched it to Arimidex.
I hope and pray you do well while taking it.

Good luck with that nasty Anastozole! It’ll be 5 years that I’ve had to be on it this August. Can’t wait to go off it, although my Dr said new information shows it’s best to stay on it for 7 to 10 years! It’s cause severe osteoporosis, affected my teeth beyond! Gave me blood clots to where I have to be on blood thinners for life! Also made my hair keep falling out & wrinkles!!!

I was started on Arimidex in September 2019 and it started out ok but then I started having continuous UTI’s.
I talked to my oncologist about it and he made me look stupid when he said it had nothing to do with the medication.
I thought I would stop it to see if the UTI’s stopped and they did so I haven’t taken it for about 3 years.
If my cancer returns then it returns.
I started on Femara at first in July 2019 and I ached all over so my oncologist switched it to Arimidex.
I hope and pray you do well while taking it.

I have been on Anastrozole since May 2022. My problem now is my hair. It hasn’t gotten any thinner but in the last month it has gone wild! It is now very curly in the back above my collar but everywhere else it’s just coarse and wild. I take biotin-maybe too much? I was thinking perhaps it’s the lack of estrogen? I know I’m whining but it just feels like one more thing to deal with. Any others have this happen? Thanks for listening.