I love how they always jump to blaming age for it đ. Thankfully, at my age, they couldnât blame it on the age and so agreed to change my AI straight away. Although, when I saw a doctor about it and said I didnât want surgery cause it could go away once I stopped the AI, he said âwell by that time youâll be 45 and youâll still be in menopause and get it, so you might as well take care of it now.â Um, ok. Except I donât think like that. He wasnât sure of side effects of the surgery, but he was sure Iâd be in menopause and get carpal tunnel again once off the AI đ. Anyway, as soon as I switched to Exemestane, the symptoms started getting better. When I got the injections my hands were good as new again. I was just worried about losing muscle mass as apparently it never comes back once lost, so I got them. After 3 months on Exemestane, I switched to Arimidex and itâs been the best. I gave myself a month off my AI a couple months ago (wasnât intentional - problems with getting the script) and when i started taking it again, I noticed pain in my joints again. What a difference it makes! So definitely take that break and see what happens. And maybe consider switching AI, as Iâve read theyâre all the same in efficacy.