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julie9559 · ‎24-10-2016

Hi, I have posted this on another part of the forum but now realised that this is a more appropriate section. I am interested to hear from anyone who has stopped taking Anastrozole. I have stopped after 3 months. I have been experiencing various symptoms including depression, incredible tiredness and weakness, poor apetite and others. My consultant has agreed that these are possibly due to the Anastrozole and recommended that I stop taking for a while. Has anyone stopped taking Anastrozole after similar symptoms? Did the symptoms improve and if so, how long did it take for you to see some improvement. Thank you for reading and responding

julie9559 · ‎24-10-2016

Hi, Yes, me too. I started to loose my fingernails one by one 3 weeks after the end of final cycle of chemo. Do not dispair - they do grow back. The tops of my nails are still paper thin and split easily so I keep them short. I can see that there is good healthy growth now on the majority of the nails that I am sure will be stronger. It has been about 3 months since I started to lose them and I reckon another month and they will be back to normal. Hope that this is reassuring

julie9559 · ‎24-10-2016

Hi, I am interested to hear from anyone who has stopped taking Anastrozole. I have stopped after 3 months. I have been experiencing various symptoms including depression, incredible tiredness and weakness, poor apetite and others. My consultant has agreed that these are possibly due to the Anastrozole and recommended that I stop taking for a while. Has anyone stopped taking Anastrozole after similar symptoms? Did the symptoms improve and if so, how long did it take for you to see some improvement. Thank you for reading and responding

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