Endocrine therapy compared to menopause
Hello, this is a question for those ladies who went through menopause before starting on tamoxifen or an aromotase inhibitor. I would be interested to hear if you found your endocrine medication-induc...
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Hi @D63
I had a crap experience with menopause - it started early & lasted nearly 10 years - I had EVERYTHING! Hot flushes, joint aches, depression, incredible atrophy of the vagina .... I already had (inherited) arthritis & menopause just made it worse. I think I'd only gone 'normal' for about 5-7 years & I got the BC diagnosis & the AIs brought a lot of it back! :( But I am taking CBD oil and that takes the edge off it all :)
The first AI I was on made it way worse, so I changed it to another one after just 6 weeks. Then IT became worse after 6 months, so swapped to Anastrozole and it has suited me much better for the last 5 years.
Hopefully the brain fog doesn't happen & also hopefully you don't get any side effects as not everyone does! xx
take care & all the best for your ongoing treatment xx
I had a crap experience with menopause - it started early & lasted nearly 10 years - I had EVERYTHING! Hot flushes, joint aches, depression, incredible atrophy of the vagina .... I already had (inherited) arthritis & menopause just made it worse. I think I'd only gone 'normal' for about 5-7 years & I got the BC diagnosis & the AIs brought a lot of it back! :( But I am taking CBD oil and that takes the edge off it all :)
The first AI I was on made it way worse, so I changed it to another one after just 6 weeks. Then IT became worse after 6 months, so swapped to Anastrozole and it has suited me much better for the last 5 years.
Hopefully the brain fog doesn't happen & also hopefully you don't get any side effects as not everyone does! xx
take care & all the best for your ongoing treatment xx