ANASTROZOLE vs EXEMESTANE

If anyone has any ideas about what my symptoms might indicate, or if there’s a kind of specialist that I should see, I would greatly appreciate it because my life is becoming a bit unmanageable. I have no idea what the cause is. I haven’t started a new medication, my diet is the same and I haven’t e

I had to have a prescription filled for Anastrozole. I guess based on this, the guy helping me knew I was being treated for breast cancer. He started asking me questions about my surgery, was it a single or bilateral, was I going to get implants, etc. I eventually told him this was making me uncomf

57F, 5’5”, 107 lbs. I currently have a mucinous cystic neoplasm of the liver. I had IDC and bilat Mx in July 2019. (T1N0M0, oncotype 20, luminal B) IBS-CC. I take anastrozole and 900mg of gabapentin each day, plus some vitamins and supplements for the IBS and side effects of anastrozole. I drink abo

Hi all, My father, 72 year old male, 160lbs 5' 7", with no history of mental health issues or chronic disease, has been complaining about an increasing amount of "brain fog" and "cognitive fatigue" over the past 2 years. He has seen a number of doctors (physicians, neurologists, endocrinologists) a

**General Complaint:** Stomach pain, intense and chronic for the last 6 or so years. Upper and lower left quadrant, made worse with any intake of food, or oral hydration and some movements. **Background:** Currently I'm 25FTM (transgender, female to male), 5'8" I weigh 205lbs. but this has been goin

Hello, I'm a new pharmacy tech and these are some of the days supply that I was confused on and would like an explanation and would like to check on. Are some of these due to insurance limitations. Thank you Clomid 50mg -       Take ½ tablet by mouth every other day -       Qty 23 -       Days S

20, Male, 180 cm, 98kg, caucasian, Eastern Europe, 24% bodyfat, daily gym exercise apart from that I have a sedentary lifestyle. I'm currently supplementing testosterone from an outside source, taking approximently 600 mg per week which would make my levels 5 times the normal range of a male my age.

*50YO female, 5'5", 215lbs., clinically deaf, never smoked, drink a couple of times a year, no illegal drug use. History includes hundreds of abdominal adhesions from a 1974 exploratory surgery (gall bladder ultimately removed via only transverse incision), resulting in digestive issues that cause a

Hey there friends! I got a part of my brain back (now on Concerta) and with a clearer head I was reminded of how much I disliked the word 'journey' to describe this BC road I'm on. I feel like it's something my highschool guidance counsellor would say, who has never been on this path before. Ju

Hey everyone! I said I was gonna keep you updated and I'm doing just that, again! Such good news and I can't stop crying happy tears! \------------------------------------------- MY BACKGROUND: I was cancer free for nearly 5 years since 8/28/20 (ER+/PR+, stage 2 invasive ductal carcinoma to left b

I've been thinking a lot lately of what future treatments for hormone positive breast cancer will look like. The estrogen blocking standard of care dramatically effects quality of life and eventually stops working as the cancer becomes resistant to the hormone therapy or mutates as a result. Menopau

Hello, I posted here a few months ago about how awful the hormone therapy was, and it was so helpful to hear that so many people had the same experience. But also so sad. So I'd like to share some things that have turned the situation around! I'm on exemestane and ovarian suppression and at 44, wa

Hey everyone! I said I was gonna keep you updated and I'm doing just that, again! Such good news and I can't stop crying happy tears! \------------------------------------------- MY BACKGROUND: I was cancer free for nearly 5 years since 8/28/20 (ER+/PR+, stage 2 invasive ductal carcinoma to left b

1 year on Kisqali, Exemestane and Lupron after completing 6 x TC and radiation, and this is not to scare anyone - but what started as "I can do this! It's not too bad" is now more of a "what the actual flying FUUUCK am I supposed to do with this shit" experience. Of course the low mood, hot flashes

There are many anecdotes on the internet of people having worsening of anxiety, depression, and libido issues while taking Anastrozole, even when their E2 levels are in the normal range or above. I am one of those people and there are several reasons for this that I want to share. For the record, I

hello again and happy grinch season to all my haters. i am back with a part 3 covering some of the stuff that is “extra”, that is, the stuff beyond nutrition recovery and training (which we covered in parts 1 & 2). again this is an **effortpost** and i know it’s cringe but there is occasional ch