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It is 6 months now that I’m on anastrozole(Armidex). I take it around 8am, and by...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/990584/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 3, 2024

I have taken anastrozole for 15 months. The first 6 months brought sleepless nights, joint pain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/989565/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 1, 2024

Hello, I have been on anastrozole for ten years. If you work out daily and change...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/981016/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 15, 2023

I cannot help with the turkey tail mushroom- but I too had bad side effects with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/972136/

Discussion: Interested and curious about turkey tail mushrooms

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 29, 2023

Yes my mind is clearer. I am not as tired. I am 75 so I didn’t...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/969688/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 24, 2023

Thank you, very helpful! I am looking at the odds percentages of recurrence versus the side...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/962749/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 11, 2023

How old are you if you don’t mind me asking. I am 61 and also on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/959324/

Discussion: Conflicted on taking medication

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 5, 2023

I have been on Anastrazole for going on 5 years now. Pending a bone density test...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/957260/

Discussion: Conflicted on taking medication

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 1, 2023

Side effects … IF THEY OCCUR AT ALL… pretty much start early on like a week...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/955614/

Discussion: When do side effects of anastrozole begin?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 29, 2023

Great news!!!! I was similarly lucky with a favorable ONCOTYPE analysis. On Anastrozole for 18 mos....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/955608/

Discussion: Deciding on radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 29, 2023

I had DCIS 16 yrs ago in right breast and had a Quadrectomy, 30 radiation treatments...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/955056/

Discussion: 5 year recheck at Oncology - Next Steps

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 28, 2023

I am crying as I write this because you capture perfectly how I feel on Anastrozole....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/934876/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 23, 2023

I don’t know how to get the link to you but if you Google ‘oncologist who...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/934811/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 23, 2023

Brain MRI came back clear. Talked to oncologist today, asked about percentage that anastrozole would benefit...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/920621/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 28, 2023

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

@margaretb I did have my original diagnosis in almost exactly the same spot. In fact it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/919197/

Discussion: Tumor Invasion to Pectoral Muscle?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 26, 2023

I saw my oncologist a month after stopping Anastrozole. Of course I had called him when...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/915163/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 18, 2023

I have opt out of taking verzenio because the side effects weren’t worth the risk. Ki67...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/914045/

Discussion: What side effects did you have for how long with Verzenio.?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 16, 2023

I’ve just started on exemestane. I had been on Anastrozole for nearly 2 years and that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/910996/

Discussion: Is there anyone that had estrogen positive cancer, without use of AI?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 11, 2023

I am so supportive of all who have decided the best course of action to fight...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/901750/

Discussion: Breast cancer 90% estrogen and 10-20% progesterone

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 25, 2023

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