Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

I was not told anything about it. Do you know what time of the day it should be taken and why? What is the source -if you remember- where you get this information from?

It's not vain... I thought alopecia would not matter to me until I looked like an extra terrestrial entity. That was not me. Hopefully it won't happen to me... I want to keep anastrozole, but I do not know if I will stand to be a horrible, terrifying something, an image that frightens kids. The pain was in my chest, so deep. I do not want even to recall t his.

I went off Anestrazole and equivalents - could not stand diarrhea -weakness and for vain me: hair loss. I don't miss it.

How to find this? But I just want to share something else I have discovered with both Tamoxifen and Arimidex of late. Some oncologists don't talk about these two very practical things: sufficient hydration every day (can be up to 64 oz) and time of day the med is taken. I have found these two things to matter

The study shared by Windyshores is from 2020. If anybody finds a more updated clinical trial, please share.

Thank you for jumping in and giving us those links.

There are ongoing studies looking at the promise of Modified Citrus Pectin in reducing metastatic cancer. Most studies are still in the laboratory (in vitro) and animal (in vivo) stages. It is too early to declare MCP as a sure fire method to prevent the spread of cancer cells. But it offers hope and studies continue to pursue this line of important investigation.

The link @windyshores provided above also links to further early studies. Here's some plain language information about MCP with links to the evidence that is available currently.
- 8 Questions About Modified Citrus Pectin https://www.healthline.com/health/8-questions-about-mcp

@cerwin also mentioned Chelation Therapy. Here's some further reading.
- What Does Chelation Therapy Treat? https://www.healthline.com/health/chelation-therapy

Cerwin, I'm happy that you and your doctors have found therapies that help you manage fibromyalgia and enable you to continue with anastrozole with fewer and less severe side effects.

Here's one: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11134980/

Pectasol. a MCP product, is expensive!

Can you share a source on how Modified Citrus Pectin prevents metastatic cancer?

Chelation therapy is indeed a treatment to remove metals from your body. Mostly used for lead and Mercury and such heavy metals. I am glad it has made you feel so much better. Our bosses have ways of telling us when things aren’t just right, and treating the whole person not just the part being tested or treated seems to be easier at places like Mayo than in in other systems. That being saidI would like to invite @colleenyoung to see your post and add any additional information and cautions she may have about this treatment.