Arimidex - first 6 months
I was terrified of this drug and the side effects and I even posted on here looking for support and info back in Jan. (The tone police intervened and I have stayed away from this site since because I was too scared to come back. Despite this, I am checking in one last time before I delete my account, in case it is of benefit to anyone newly diagnosed (like I was at the time, truly traumatised and then told I will be starting anastrazole). I want to share that my news is positive in relation to anastrazole. I don’t have any joint or muscle issues, pain, soreness, stiffness, whatsoever (which were my biggest fears). I have a few hot flushes in the evening and a bit of insomnia. I think my hair and skin is more dry and I need to use more leave in hair treatment now. My weight gain is entirely explained by what I have been eating during lockdown and not so much the drug! From the long list of worrying side effects you will doubtless end up reading, I have experienced enone that are ruinous. (I know I will have to monitor bone density.) Maybe things will change over time but I do remember I felt desperate to know or get some reassurance from someone about what the first few months would be like on an AI and was there an actual chance I would not get the worst effects? I hope this account may help someone facing anastrazole for the first time and knowing that it can be okay. Yes I could do without the hot flushes and longer term risk to my bones, but it’s not as bad as I imagined in my head, terrified and newly diagnosed, with little info to go on, or not the info I perceived as useful to me while having a very cold and underwhelming oncologist. I hope others will get the info that they need, here or elsewhere, and feel confident to speak the truth and advocate for what they need.284ViewsSign in to react to this post13Comments
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