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Just a thought. Talk to your oncologist about taking Anastrazole every other day instead of every...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1060208/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 1, 2024

I was very lucky while on anastrazole for five years. I had diahrea mild hair loss...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/920468/

Discussion: Anastrozole: How long do side effects last once you've stopped?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 28, 2023

@tisme Hair loss happens as we age. But I think the drugs speed it up. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1479150/

Discussion: Completing 5 years on Anastrozole: Did you continue or stop after 5?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 10 5:33pm

Hi I hope everyone is doing well. I was taking anastrosole and having severe muscle pain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86316/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 6, 2016

Joint pain, fatigue, hair loss, dizziness. If I work out the joint pain is better. The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1050813/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 14, 2024

I just started Verzenio a month ago. I am taking Anastrozole also. Have you have significant...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1207536/

Discussion: Deciding whether to go on abemaciclib (brand name Verzenio)

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 9, 2025

Hi all. I am taking tamoxifen for over a year after trying all of the other...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/697997/

Discussion: What problems have you had with Tamoxifen?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 11, 2022

My hair is also thinning, so much so that my GP asked me about it at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/327093/

Discussion: Eek! My hair is falling out!

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 15, 2020

Just finished my treatment on anastrazole. Very few side affects. Diahrea and some hair loss. Did...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/917864/

Discussion: Verzenio: How are you paying for this ridiculously expensive drug?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 23, 2023

@colely, I have not heard of this kind of treatment to stimulate hair growth. I am...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/784528/

Discussion: Capillus cap, or other laser caps for hair loss and thinning.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 13, 2022

68 is young! I have been on tamoxifin for two years, everything is manageable. Skin and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/87064/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 27, 2019

Thank you for the information. It's good to hear your experience. You are the first person...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/960930/

Discussion: Advice on Exemestane

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 8, 2023

I also had taxol/carboplatin. My oncologist never mentioned using the cold packs and suggested the cold...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/851405/

Discussion: What are some ways to try to minimize neuropathy during chemo?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 29, 2023

Hello...I am scheduled to start chemo at the end of November...but today, I was reading online...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/960726/

Discussion: Question related to hair loss: What to expect as it falls out?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 7, 2023

my hair loss condition started with an increasingly stressful events. I have been shouldering for sometime...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1233339/

Discussion: Any problems with taking Minoxidol and metastatic BC to vertabrae?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 9, 2025

No hair "loss" but some thinning which I think comes with my age. I got a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86545/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 25, 2018

My experience after five years had few side effects. I had hair loss mildly. My internal...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/963013/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 11, 2023

Had to go off Anestrozol - achy joints, weakness, diarrhea - HAIR LOSS, developed trigger fingers...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/666177/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 29, 2021

I did anastrazole for five years. Nothing terrible for me. Some hair loss. Diahrea but that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1014142/

Discussion: Anyone diagnosed with DCIS breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 12, 2024

I start my second round of chemo and keytruda 8/24 . I’m now experiencing hair loss,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/916344/

Discussion: Triple Negative Breast Cancer: What treatments are you having?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 21, 2023

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