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Arimidex- 7 years
I have been on Arimidex for 7 years and wanted to know does the medication get worse over time? I have found this year harder than the others? Also if you have stopped, do you worry about it coming ba...
@NatF
It's a so and so when the medication and it's side effects dominate our everyday
Within months of starting on Aromatose Inhibitors the time frame suggested to me had changed from 5 years to 10 years
Below is a link from BCNA on the topic with links within
"Hormone therapy | Breast Cancer Network Australia" https://www.bcna.org.au/understanding-breast-cancer/treatment/hormone-therapy/
In 6 years I have been on Tamoxifen and Zoladex injections, Letrozole, Aromasin and now back on Tamoxifen
Side effects are still there but not as intense with Tamoxifen at present, touch wood!
Has your Oncologist given you a suggested time frame?
Take care
It's a so and so when the medication and it's side effects dominate our everyday
Within months of starting on Aromatose Inhibitors the time frame suggested to me had changed from 5 years to 10 years
Below is a link from BCNA on the topic with links within
"Hormone therapy | Breast Cancer Network Australia" https://www.bcna.org.au/understanding-breast-cancer/treatment/hormone-therapy/
In 6 years I have been on Tamoxifen and Zoladex injections, Letrozole, Aromasin and now back on Tamoxifen
Side effects are still there but not as intense with Tamoxifen at present, touch wood!
Has your Oncologist given you a suggested time frame?
Take care