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Completed 5 years of anastrozole. Withdrawal symptoms? Side effects?
Monday, July 23rd, after consulting with Dr. Loprinzi, we decided to have me stop taking anastrozole. (Arimidex). It has been 5 years since I started the drug after breast cancer surgery and radiation. Has anyone stopped this drug and had any withdrawal symptoms? The nurse from Blue Group sent me an email today saying that there are no withdrawal symptoms after stopping this drug. Soooooooooooooo, is this all in my head? Definitely having some type of withdrawal.
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2 ReactionsI had no withdrawal symptoms when I went off anastrazole after five years. Just no more severe diahrea. Little hair loss now. With the help,of WW was able to lose weight
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3 ReactionsI see my doctors, both my oncologist and gp regularly, so I'm very confident these are withdrawal symptoms. I don't know how long your"vacations" are, but I wish you the best, when you are taken off the anastrozole. It's not fun.
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1 ReactionIf this was me, I'd check in with my primary care doc as all of these symptoms sound like they might also be an unrelated infection--viral or bacterial. That is, if you have a flu-like illness or even an atypical UTI you'd have these symptoms. If you are not additionally ill, the doctor might have advice too if this is the anastrozole. Personally, I have come off my AI for brief "vacations" and never had symptoms. Wishing you the best!
I tapered. Maybe that would help-?
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2 ReactionsI went off my anastrozole about 3 weeks ago after 7 years, and started feeling horrible. Couldn't figure out why. My daughter just realized it started happening when I went off it. Makes sense now, started to get scared. The fatigue, horrible body aches, incontinence, weakness. I can hardly wait to feel better
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2 ReactionsI reached my 5 years last November and stopped taking the drug. My digestive issues stopped after 9 days. My insomnia is slowly resolving, but I have a bit to go. I switched from anastrozole to exemestane 4 years ago - so my joint pain was minimum already. So I'd have to say most if not all of my side effects from the drug have gone away. Best wishes to all of you.
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3 ReactionsThank you for posting it, I am having some in the less common catagory, may help others to know its possible to be from getting off the pill
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2 ReactionsI had no withdrawal symptoms just felt better stomach issues are gone hair loss’s slow down as well as weight gain. Congratulations you made it five years
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4 Reactions@2scottymom, I noticed that you wished to post a URL to an article with your post. You will be able to add URLs to your posts in a few days. There is a brief period where new members can't post links. We do this to deter spammers and keep the community safe.
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- Anastrozole (Oral Route) https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/anastrozole-oral-route/side-effects/drg-20061868