Anastrazole and indigestion/burping!

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