Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

@wyngnit Yes, that was another of my many symptoms.

Not yet but only 3 months on it
Some leg pains that seem to better w exercise but bad at night. Do the symptoms get worse or level out the longer u take this?

I am on a anastrozole 3 months and having lower leg pains and feel exhausted all the time. Has anyone else experienced fatigue? It reminds me of the fatigue I felt during radiation

@sparklegram
I tried switching to exemestane and was allergic to it; switched to letrozole and had such swollen feet that I couldn't walk or exercise (compounded no doubt by the chemo-induced neuropathy... but nonetheless); and soon will be giving Evista a try. I think that I'll wait until after I get my second Covid vaccine shot so as not to confuse any reactions.

Thx for info. I had surgery. Sloooow recovery.

@elizm, That was ONE of my side effects from Anastrozole, too. I ended up having an infection iin my thumb. I stayed on Anastrozole for a year and a half with awful side effects, switched to exemestane, and finally to tamoxifen. No side effects from Tamoxifen.

@grandma41 @mari
I developed trigger thumb from anastrozole. I tried PT (where I basically was told to rest it) and a hand mold, but ended up with the hand specialist giving me a shot of kenalog in the thumb joint in 2019 and again in 2020. After a few weeks, the thumb returned to normal each time. He advised me that, if it returns a third time, he'll need to address it surgically by partially cutting its ligament. (I personally would prefer the kenalog as it also soothes the osteoarthritis in the thumb.)

What r u doing for finger.? U can get a plastic formed brace and do pt.

Thank you for your reply, NCGal. I’m sorry to hear you have now developed PMR after chemo treatment. It seems like it’s a pick your poison type of situation and hopefully we pick the right poison! I’m still awaiting my doc’s advice but I’m getting frightened of liver damage either through Gilbert’s syndrome and/or as a result of the hormone blocker. I’m trying to eat extra healthy and keep the liver clean in the meantime. I wish you all the best. Take care.

Hey mjay. I have been on Anastrozole since last December and my hair is also thinning and lanky. I noticed aches and pains shortly after taking it and my oncologist suggested I give it a two week rest to see if that helped. It didn't. I went back on it and after consulting with several doctors found out I had developed PMR (polymyalgia Rheumatica) for which I am now taking Prednisone. (Many posts about PMR on this board from Mayo). No one seems to know how PMR develops, but I personally think that chemo and all the chemicals associated with breast cancer lower your immune system so other nasty things creep in. Just my opinion. Good luck with your diagnosis of Gilberft's.