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@lisakuehl The Mayo Clinic pharmacist also added: "Dosing recommendations can vary based on the medication. -...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/196567/

Discussion: Overmedication with cancer and other conditions

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 19, 2018

After awful experience with letrozole, I started Anastrozole but only once every other day. Since then,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1024207/

Discussion: Anastrozole usage

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

I won’t say I had no side effects but I can do hot flashes to avoid...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/696588/

Discussion: After breast cancer: 12 years out, questions about recurrence

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 6, 2022

@jeannie53, have you spoken to your oncologist about reducing the dose based on size and weight?...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/267130/

Discussion: Tamoxifen 10mg vs 20mg

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 28, 2019

I have also grown bone proven with bone scans. Weight-bearing exercise like walking is also important....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/810274/

Discussion: bone density medication while on anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 12, 2023

Yeah - I did not notice any effect on appetite. I'm actively trying to ;lose weight...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/87558/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 14, 2020

I used the cold cap for my chemo (22 weeks, every week therapy, the drugs were:...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/918473/

Discussion: Share your experiences with cold capping, socks and mitts & chemo

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 25, 2023

After six months on anastrazole, I had awful joint pain. I had also gained weight, had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1156407/

Discussion: Severe side effects after only 7 weeks Anastrozole. Next drug?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 13, 2024

Hi, after a few months on Anastrozole my cholesterol, A1C, and blood pressure went up (in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1032526/

Discussion: Anastrozole...has anyone had an increase in glucose or cholesterol

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 12, 2024

I seem to have lost my sense of smell and my taste so I'm not a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1159878/

Discussion: Severe side effects after only 7 weeks Anastrozole. Next drug?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 20, 2024

My oncologist recommends Reclast infusions with taking hormone blockers, which are known to decrease bone density....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1097147/

Discussion: Early stage breast cancer put on bisphosphonate (Zometa)

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 30, 2024

Good morning. I, like you, did not have any side effects from Tamoxifen until 1 1/2...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/613216/

Discussion: Anyone had nausea as a side effect of tamoxifen? What helps?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 2, 2021

I feel like I was exactly where you are now. It's been nearly 4 years on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86866/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 28, 2019

You're not the Lone Ranger as to any of this. During chemo, my armpits smelled like...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1009109/

Discussion: Is it just me? I'm having terrible side effects from chemo.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 3, 2024

Very few medications are weight based. When initial drug studies are done, things like pharmacokinetics, distribution,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/834242/

Discussion: Why are dosages for estrogen suppression drugs one-size-fits-all?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 30, 2023

I could not take Tamoxafin or any i hibitors. I was 40 when I was diagnosed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/696543/

Discussion: After breast cancer: 12 years out, questions about recurrence

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 6, 2022

I started exemestane about 3 months ago. My unexplained side effect is high blood sugar. My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/857261/

Discussion: Did you experience growth of fat around your middle with Exemestane?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 9, 2023

Well In the past two years I went thu 24 rounds of chemo, 30 radiations and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/655173/

Discussion: Aromatase Inhibitors: Did you decide to go on them or not?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 17, 2021

Hi I'm sorry for all having to deal with this. I was diagnosed , 4 months...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1230389/

Discussion: Lymphedema Pain

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Feb 5 11:45pm

I had a small ischemic stroke while on my AI and my oncologist said that can...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1004748/

Discussion: Anastrozole experience: Any tips for managing side effects?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 27, 2024

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