Hormone therapy struggling in 4th year
Ive been taking Aromasin for just over 4 years along with medication to help me sleep and for depression and magnified anxiety. I have back ache, stiff joints, hot flushes and struggle to think strai...
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Dear @Silvergirl
You’re not old, bits of you just feel that way as my GP once said (I’m 75). Your medication is hard work but you are almost there, if you are doing 5 years! Some people manage better or longer or both, because they don’t experience the same side effects - I am in year 8 of Femara, and while I have side effects (vaginal atrophy, a bit of bone thinning) I don’t have any pain or fatigue. I can do it because it’s easier! My admiration is for those who do any amount of time under debilitating circumstances. Give yourself a pat on the back, you deserve it. I can’t say how it feels when you finish but at least there is the satisfaction of knowing you’ve run the course and done all you can. Exercise may not feel like it’s helping but it does. I hope someone else can give you some joy about improvements when you finish. Best wishes.
You’re not old, bits of you just feel that way as my GP once said (I’m 75). Your medication is hard work but you are almost there, if you are doing 5 years! Some people manage better or longer or both, because they don’t experience the same side effects - I am in year 8 of Femara, and while I have side effects (vaginal atrophy, a bit of bone thinning) I don’t have any pain or fatigue. I can do it because it’s easier! My admiration is for those who do any amount of time under debilitating circumstances. Give yourself a pat on the back, you deserve it. I can’t say how it feels when you finish but at least there is the satisfaction of knowing you’ve run the course and done all you can. Exercise may not feel like it’s helping but it does. I hope someone else can give you some joy about improvements when you finish. Best wishes.