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Reviewer: 75 or over Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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Previous review written on 6-12-2020. Stopped anastrozole upon recommendation of oncologist. Even though my pain had not improved after stopped for 3 weeks. Doctor recommended starting Letrozole even though it could have same side effects. I decided not to take either medication, since pain and stiffness persisted. Went to family doctor (had to wait for appointment until COVID 19 restrictions al
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Reviewer: Anne, 75 or over Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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Stage 1 breast cancer with no lymph node involvement. 36 radiation treatments. After around 1 year on this medicine, noticed problems with sleeping, (had trigger finger which did go away), hair thinning, mode change and affected thinking and memory. Worse problem is the joint pain, in knees and hips and muscle pains. Had only minor problems with these before. When get out of chair or bed, I have
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Reviewer: Shell, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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I have has no side effects. Sometimes tired afternoon. But then I turned 71 years old
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Reviewer: 55-64 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Took for 4 days and felt like sh--. Started reading all reviews and quickly came to decision that 5-10 years on this drug was not worth the poor quality of life it causes. Now I am taking natural supplement OncoPLEX. I can't tell you if it works but I have no side effects and will continue to take it. Good luck to all of you that stay on drugs. I will pray they can figure out a new drug t
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Reviewer: CarolB., 65-74 on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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Nov. 28,2014 I had a small lump...ductal carcinoma and after the lumpectomy I was placed on anastrozole.....I also had the radiation only in the breast area with the new device that is placed in the breast to radiate that area only (so to speak). that treatment was two times a day for 5 days. They put me on the anastrozole in January 2015. I had so many health problems beginning about 12 months
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