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I underwent chemo, lost my hair, had a bilateral mastectomy and finally radiation. I am two...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86548/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 5, 2018

Welcome to Connect, @roch. A cancer diagnosis is life-changing, and I'm so glad you recognized your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86540/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 25, 2018

Welcome Denise. So glad that you shared your tip for when to take the medication and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86400/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 29, 2017

Hi there. I recently had a mastectomy for Estrogen and progesterone positive receptor breast cancer. No...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86399/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 29, 2017

Wow! Talk about being between a rock and a hard place! I had some of those...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86365/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 6, 2017

I'm not aware of problematic side effects after a little over a year on anastrozole, except...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86329/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 16, 2016

Good question @cautiousoptimism! Each of the aromatase inhibitors (AI) has the same treatment goal, but each...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86318/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 14, 2016

I took that drug, it made my knees and joints hurt so bad that I could...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86308/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 31, 2016

I've been taking anastrozole for almost a year, and am cautiously thinking the side effects have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86305/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 17, 2016

@colleenyoung The second article focused on duloxetine (Cymbalta) relieving AI side effects, and I thought that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/291443/

Discussion: Tamoxifen and Antidepressants

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 25, 2020

I started on Anastrazole and had varying side effects initially. About a week or so of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1514267/

Discussion: Anastrozole and vestibular disease

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 25 9:41am

@ellijk I tried anastrozole for about 17 days and had to stop due to bad side...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/820604/

Discussion: Is breast architectural distortion reason to panic?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 4, 2023

I too just finished five years of anastrazole following. 32 radiation treatments I am exhausted. Regular...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/862818/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 19, 2023

@timely So sorry to hear about those side effects. I do think the docs should get...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1396766/

Discussion: Lobular Breast Cancer: Let's share and support each other

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 19, 2025

Same here—painful biopsy, etc. And then 17 different doctors. Lumpectomy, lymphnode ectomy-19, thirty sessions of radiation....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1469155/

Discussion: Has anyone had a painful biopsy? What was the explanation?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 28, 2025

I have the same question for anyone who has gone off Anastrozole. I was on it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1398178/

Discussion: Recovery time after Anastrozole/aromatase inhibitors

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 21, 2025

We must remember that these estrogen blocking drugs we must take to prevent a recurrence of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/784434/

Discussion: Anyone experience mood swings and nervousness with Anastrozole?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 13, 2022

I think the 53% of reduction, to which this article refers, is prevention in women who...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1205264/

Discussion: Looking for research re: taking AI drugs vs not taking them

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 6, 2025

I will say right off. Every person has different experiences and because of that comes away...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/863154/

Discussion: Early dementia from chemotherapy and radiation: Has anyone had it?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 20, 2023

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

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