Exemestane & cardiac symptoms
Hi all, Apologies if this has been covered before but I am hitting a brick wall with my oncologist who has denied any knowledge of problems with taking anti hormone treatment such as exemestane and i...
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Yes, me. I’m glad you wrote this post as I was considering writing one myself on this issue.
Mine is about my BP, which was always perfect. I started on Zoladex and an AI (Letrozole, then Exemestane and now Arimidex) 2.5 years ago, and have now noticed I have high BP. Both Zoladex and Arimidex have high BP listed as their side effect amongst others, so I saw my oncologist and mentioned this. He said he does not think that’s why I have high BP, and has suggested it’s my age. I’m only 42! It can’t be coincidence that I developed high BP about 2 years after starting these drugs that both list it as their side effect 🙄🙄. He also said it’s rare for a patient to get high BP from them, but I doubt he asks and checks the BP status of his patients. Also, oncologists are notorious for not recognising known side effects of drugs they prescribe. Anyway, we decided that I’ll take a 3 month break from the Arimidex but I’ll remain on Zoladex, which doesn’t really help me see if that’s what is causing it if I don’t take a break from both. Either way, I’m sticking to my own belief that the drugs are causing it, and tbh I don’t think I’ll continue taking them for the recommended 5 or even worse 7.5 years. The last thing I want is more drugs added to my already long list, that then in turn cause other side effects 😒. We shouldn’t be treating cancer to then get other serious conditions.
Just my thoughts.