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Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Posted by tinalove @tinalove, Jan 31, 2016

I completed all treatments for breast cancer but now I am supposed to take hormone blocker, named anastrozole. im concerned about the side effects. Has anyone here taken it and did anyone have hair loss?

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jkh | @jkh | Dec 19, 2021
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@deloris2

on the 14 October I had (ACDF) to remove damanged disks. Now I have ALL of the above , full body nerupathy pain etc. as the above person .It started one morning with a cramp in the back of my left leg.I am only taking Gabapentina 300mgs at nights I am due to see the Neurosurgeon oth Monday 20th December I have had no releif since this started 2 weeks ago.Any advice will be welcome.It is the worse pain ever

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My heart goes out to you. Best of luck finding relief on this journey.

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Chris, Volunteer Mentor | @auntieoakley | Dec 18, 2021
In reply to @deloris2 "on the 14 October I had (ACDF) to remove damanged disks. Now I have ALL of..." + (show)
@deloris2

on the 14 October I had (ACDF) to remove damanged disks. Now I have ALL of the above , full body nerupathy pain etc. as the above person .It started one morning with a cramp in the back of my left leg.I am only taking Gabapentina 300mgs at nights I am due to see the Neurosurgeon oth Monday 20th December I have had no releif since this started 2 weeks ago.Any advice will be welcome.It is the worse pain ever

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Deloris this just sound awful, I am not familiar with (ACDF) but it sounds as if your pain might be related to that. I am going to post a link to a neuropathy group that will likely have some better information for you.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/non-opioid-alternatives-for-chronic-peripheral-neuropathy/

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deloris2 | @deloris2 | Dec 18, 2021
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@reneed

I have started having burning full body neuropathy pain, but mostly in arms and legs, hands and feet. I have numbness in toes and swelling in left calf. It is exhausting. The other SEs I have is weakness, bone, muscle and joint pain, fatigue and cognitive issues. Put up with it all but nerve pain is intolerable. I took myself off the drug for now.

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on the 14 October I had (ACDF) to remove damanged disks. Now I have ALL of the above , full body nerupathy pain etc. as the above person .It started one morning with a cramp in the back of my left leg.I am only taking Gabapentina 300mgs at nights I am due to see the Neurosurgeon oth Monday 20th December I have had no releif since this started 2 weeks ago.Any advice will be welcome.It is the worse pain ever

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lisman1408 | @lisman1408 | Nov 18, 2021
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@lisman1408

Being on any of these drugs to lower our estrogen to help keep breathing cancer away, is just like going through a never ending menopause! During menopause our estrogen drops naturally and now we’re taking pills to make it drop even more! No wonder we are often miserable!

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Breast cancer, not breathing cancer…

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sequoia | @sequoia | Nov 18, 2021
In reply to @auntieoakley "Yep, this too!! 🤪 I have learned to keep hand fans everywhere, and since I am..." + (show)
@auntieoakley

Yep, this too!! 🤪
I have learned to keep hand fans everywhere, and since I am still here 18 years in. I have learned to keep a sense of humor about it.

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Ya gotta have a sense of humor about all of this. I’ve hot flashed since around 42/43 yrs old & I’m 69 next month. It is just part of my life. 🥵 😂

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Chris, Volunteer Mentor | @auntieoakley | Nov 18, 2021
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@sequoia

Mine is as soon as I open my eyes in the morning! If o doze in my recliner and wake - BAM!!

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Yep, this too!! 🤪
I have learned to keep hand fans everywhere, and since I am still here 18 years in. I have learned to keep a sense of humor about it.

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lisman1408 | @lisman1408 | Nov 18, 2021

Being on any of these drugs to lower our estrogen to help keep breathing cancer away, is just like going through a never ending menopause! During menopause our estrogen drops naturally and now we’re taking pills to make it drop even more! No wonder we are often miserable!

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sequoia | @sequoia | Nov 18, 2021
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@jkh

ALWAYS a hot flash when I climb into bed!

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Mine is as soon as I open my eyes in the morning! If o doze in my recliner and wake - BAM!!

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Chris, Volunteer Mentor | @auntieoakley | Nov 18, 2021
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@jkh

ALWAYS a hot flash when I climb into bed!

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Yep, this. ^^^^😂😂😂😂

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jkh | @jkh | Nov 18, 2021
In reply to @auntieoakley "Knowing that you could have any of those effects early make you stop and think, don’t..." + (show)
@auntieoakley

Knowing that you could have any of those effects early make you stop and think, don’t they. Oh my goodness, your post made me remember when I was first starting all of this and I would be doing something and the hot flash would come and stay and my poor husband was being frozen out. Lol. Fans and A/C everywhere, even in the winter. I will say they are better now when it is cool, but in the summer I just have to drink constantly because I sweat constantly in a hot flash.
Do you get one when you change from outside to inside, or when you lay down at night?

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ALWAYS a hot flash when I climb into bed!

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