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Not take any hormone therapy medication…
I’ve just had a six week medication holiday as suggested by my oncologist as Anastrozole wasn’t agreeing with me; it was affecting my mood and mobility. I often felt stiff and achy and lots of other t...
Ultimately this is your choice and everyone understands the issues of balancing possible protection from cancer with effects that limit other parts of your life. There is however a simple test which is to try the medication and see how you go. I did ten years on Letrozole. Yes, my bone density suffered (still no
osteoporosis) but how much was due to the medication and how much to
my own ageing is hard to quantify. Happily it was excellent when I started. I had vaginal atrophy and hormonal cream helped a lot (that too was possibly compounded by age). I did not have bone pain, joint pain, flushes, fatigue, low mood or weight gain. I weighed up the costs/benefits year by year and am happy I did. But if I had felt those effects were affecting my life, relationship, work, ability to enjoy myself (travel and have fun!) I could always stop. We are all different and our reactions to medications can be very different too. Best wishes whatever you choose.
osteoporosis) but how much was due to the medication and how much to
my own ageing is hard to quantify. Happily it was excellent when I started. I had vaginal atrophy and hormonal cream helped a lot (that too was possibly compounded by age). I did not have bone pain, joint pain, flushes, fatigue, low mood or weight gain. I weighed up the costs/benefits year by year and am happy I did. But if I had felt those effects were affecting my life, relationship, work, ability to enjoy myself (travel and have fun!) I could always stop. We are all different and our reactions to medications can be very different too. Best wishes whatever you choose.