hi I started Anastrazole in November and am finding that I am constantly burping and am constipated. Not a great combination and I don’t know if it is the Anastrazole or something else…but thought I’d see if anyone else had the same symptoms before I go to the GP???
Hi RAB,
I have been on anastrozole since last August although I did stop taking it for 4 weeks in October because I thought that it was causing hair loss. However, I have now decided that the hair loss was due to the shock of diagnosis as it seems to have slowed down now. However, when i started taking anastrozole I became constipated and I worked out that it was the calcium and vitamin D tablets that were causing it. I halved the dose to one tablet a day instead of two and that seemed to help and the onc said that it was ok to do that. I also take other tablets beside anastrozole and the GP has prescribed lansoprazole to line my stomach and that has stopped me getting indigestion caused by of all the medication that I take. I also drink a sachet of laxido powder at night which also helps with constipation and I seem to have things under control now. It is a case of trial and error until you find a good balance. I would go and discuss it with your GP if I were you. Hope this is helpful to you. All the best.
Eileen. x