My understanding from every expert i have talked with is that these drugs including the one you have been prescribed are a critical part of your treatment.
Aromatase inhibitors side effects hair loss.
Some of the more serious side effects of tamoxifen include blood clots stroke endometrial cancer and memory loss.
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Aromatase inhibitors ais like arimidex aromasin and femara are also used to help fight cancer cell regrowth.
I speak from experience on this as i have had some very unsettling side effects myself.
The first two weeks were tough the usual side effects joint pain especially in hands and feet nausea hair loss weight gain vision change etc.
I have taken all of the aromatase inhibitors including tamoxifen.
Side effects of aromatase inhibitors versus side effects of tamoxifen.
Hair loss and thinning have been reported by breast cancer patients treated with aromatase inhibitors ais.
Since weight gain may impact on outcome and compliance we have prospectively assessed the effects of these agents on weight change in three randomised trials for the treatment or prevention of breast cancer.
Weight gain is commonly reported by breast cancer patients on tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors.
Side effects of aromatase inhibitors aromatase inhibitors tend to cause fewer serious side effects than tamoxifen such as blood clots stroke and endometrial cancer.
Hot flashes fatigue changes in mood depression and night sweats.
But aromatase inhibitors can cause more heart problems more bone loss osteoporosis and more broken bones than tamoxifen at least for the first few years of treatment.
These side effects are documented to be reasons that patients discontinue their ai therapy and have been shown to be associated with a decrease in quality of life.
Common side effects include.
Your health care provider can treat many of these side effects.
Although both aromatase inhibitors and tamoxifen can cause menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes many of their side effects differ see figure 5 11 below.
There are side effects and everyone reacts differently.
This is too bad because side effects can at the lesser end of the spectrum be highly annoying and at the worst end extremely debilitating.
You may have better results and fewer side effects with one of the other drugs.
Sardesai says that if you re having side effects with one aromatase inhibitor speak with your doctor.
In fact side effects mine anyway are the focus of the dark side of aromatase inhibitors part 2.
13 tips to help manage side effects from aromatase inhibitors.
Despite this knowledge there is a paucity of detailed data on hair changes over the course of ai therapy.
