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be_sage sorry taken so long to reply
I found when taking in the morning I felt the side effects more during the day eg hot flushes. Aching joints nausea etc etc At night with melatonin and pain relief I sleep through most of it. Summer is hardest as Im already hot enough. But I have learnt how to get back to sleep. Now coming up to 8 yrs on blockers the Ibrance was added in 2020 which too had a bit of getting adjusted to.
I take panadol osteo which helps with joint aches. What swelling i had settled down as well. I do sleep on an adjustable bed and my feet are slightly elevated the head is up higher but I have refux so if im not propped up I choke. The joys of deteriorating body with age. All my different specialists say that each of my various health problems aren’t caused by my cancer medications. Most of them are hereditary (thanks mum and dad) They each work around my cancer treatment which is great that they put it as priority 1
You can only do what suits you and be advised by your treating team. Ask them questions and have them answer in layman’s terms.
It does baffle me how each of us can react differently to things. Tamoxifen for me was worse than the anastrozole.
keep us posted on how you go at your next appointment.