My side effect isn't listed that I can find here

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  • leaf
    leaf Member Posts: 8,188
    edited December 2015

    That sounds absolutely awful.

    This 2006 paper says of anastrozol: As for the adverse events, they are mostly mild, including hot flashes, arthritis, miyalgia, and such as nausea, fatigue, anorexia, hyperorexia, edema, headache, vertigo, vomition and others. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=anastrazo...

    But that's only one study. I'm rather surprised its not listed in other studies.

    Of course, its entirely possible that you vertigo with nausea is an independent problem, unrelated to anastrozole. The Mayo clinic says http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/vert... I've known several people who have had nausea and vertigo (unrelated to any known cancer), so, along with the lack of papers relating anastrozole and nausea/vertigo, I would guess its more likely to be due to something other than anastrozole.

    Of course, we can't diagnose you, but it may be worth a check with your primary care doc. That sounds like a miserable situation.


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  • nrp
    nrp Member Posts: 34
    edited December 2015

    Actually, I stopped taking the Anastrozole March 2015. I took it for 2.5 years instead of the 5. I did not have osteoporosis before starting it. I currently have a score of -2.5 in all parts of my bone density screening, which is the worst you can get. So, in 2.5 years it ruined my bones. I take only melatonin and valarian root to help me sleep, and have no other side effects now that I've stopped taking it. The bone loss is awful as I just turned 56. That is supposed to happen when I'm 86, not 56. I feel good, had a good mammogram two months ago, and nothing would make me take AIs again. I would also encourage anyone interested to read any of the following articles and research papers on Melatonin. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijc.21401/full (You can copy and paste this one into your browser for example to start) and then study study study. Why I now take Melatonin, a natural AI and no side effects.

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  • windingshores
    windingshores Member Posts: 704
    edited December 2015

    -2.5 is not the worst you can get. Believe me, I know! What if anything are you doing for osteoporosis treatment?

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  • nrp
    nrp Member Posts: 34
    edited December 2015

    After reading up on that a bit more windingshores, you are right. It can go to 4. Didn't realize that. Thank you. I have put my treadmill back in business to help build my bones. The time change here in NC has made it too difficult to go for a walk once home (it's dark out), so dug the treadmill back out and put on the back porch. Plugged in the party lights, wrap up on cool evenings, and going to walk, walk, walk. They say it's the best for bone building. (weight bearing). I sit all day at work (desk job) and have gained 20# in the last year. I've never been over 125. At least I now have insurance (without for the last year since layoff), and am also being good now and taking a cholesterol medicine for high cholesterol (even though I have the big fluffy kind, exceptional good cholesterol (85) and great triglycerides (95)...since getting off of Anastrozole when my tri's flew up to 220)...total cholesterol was well over 300, so the 20 mg pravastatin is the only med I'm actually taking. I do take Q10, Krill Oil, Vitamin D, a One-a-Day for Women over 50, and of course my melatonin 5 mg, and my 500 mg of valerian root at bed time. I eat lots of greens (and drink a green energy shake every day), and drink a high protein shake as well from the organic market. I don't like taking calcium as am afraid of it clogging my arteries if my body doesn't know what to do with the extra, and I definitely am NOT taking any of the bone building drugs. Every one of them says jaw rot is greater for those who've had breast cancer and radiation. Anyway, we have a garden, and I try to eat right. Lots of greens and calcium foods... Not a lot of bad fats, more coconut fats, olive oils. Do what we can I guess. Oh, here is another article on melatonin as an alternative AI.

    http://www.breastcancerchoices.org/files/NMJ_FEB10_LR.pdf

    http://www.breastcancerchoices.org/melatonin.html
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