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I went off anatrozole due to bad side effects. I went on low dose antidepressants to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1105815/

Discussion: Adding Lexapro to Anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 15, 2024

This is all a little tricky to follow who's had what, but I think the main...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1101292/

Discussion: Anastrozole - should I take?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 7, 2024

My history is much less complex than yours. Following a diagnosis of DCIS, I had a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1100954/

Discussion: Anastrozole - should I take?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 7, 2024

I had to go off of my anastrozole. All the side effects were terrible but when...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1094583/

Discussion: Anyone experience finger/hand tingling taking Exemestane (Aromasin)?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 26, 2024

To be honest, with all you've been through, "just push through" does not seem like the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1087353/

Discussion: Anastrozole fatigue - what helps?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 15, 2024

In 2022, I was identified as BRCA1. My family has had a history of breast cancer...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1086502/

Discussion: Completed 5 years of anastrozole. Withdrawal symptoms? Side effects?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 14, 2024

Talk to your oncologist. I had quite a few side effects from anastrazole, took a vacation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1085386/

Discussion: Anastrozole fatigue - what helps?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 12, 2024

When I started on Anastrozole - after about 4 months, my hands , toes and shoulders...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1079096/

Discussion: Foot pain with Anastrozole?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 1, 2024

IMHO, both the Illinois and Iowa oncologists have been rather dismissive and rude. The first one...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1077517/

Discussion: Detecting cancer in women with dense breasts: MRI?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 30, 2024

Same here after more than two years on anastrozole. An experienced doctor once told me never...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1065682/

Discussion: Shortness of breath?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 10, 2024

Hi Maryh, I’m sorry to hear that you experienced headaches and TMJ. Joint pain is a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1065309/

Discussion: Letrozole and TMJ?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 10, 2024

It’s all about risks vs gains. I recently finished 5 years of Anastrazole and did have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1064151/

Discussion: Hair Loss Remedies for Thinning Hair on aromatase inhibitors?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 8, 2024

Yes please read all the side effects of this medication. The uncommon side effects. I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1063898/

Discussion: Exemestane and heart palpations?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 7, 2024

Does anybody have any words of wisdom about preparing for a CT of the abdomen and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1061611/

Discussion: DCIS pathology

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 3, 2024

bjohnson, I haven't been taking Exemestane for very long so I want to see if time...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1060861/

Discussion: Exemestane and heart palpations?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 2, 2024

I am interested in knowing why Claritin works on joint pain. I have horrible hand/wrist/thumb pain....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1057545/

Discussion: Timing of HRT, anastrozole - taking day or night?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 26, 2024

I am so sorry you have had all these terrible side effects of this medication. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1053087/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 18, 2024

I have been on anastrozole since November 2023. After reading all the negative comments on this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1049916/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 13, 2024

I now wish I had opted for a preventative mastectomy after my first brush with breast...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1049119/

Discussion: Diagnosed with invasive ductal Carcinoma 2.2mm. Er/HER2 +3 positive

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 11, 2024

With all respect to those you know that had no problems, those of us, including myself...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1045220/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 4, 2024

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