Hot flashes fatigue changes in mood depression and night sweats.
Aromatase inhibitors side effects hair loss.
I speak from experience on this as i have had some very unsettling side effects myself.
Hair loss and thinning have been reported by breast cancer patients treated with aromatase inhibitors ais.
Side effects of aromatase inhibitors versus side effects of tamoxifen.
Letrozole used for breast cancer was not reported as a common side effect in randomized controlled studies conducted by the manufacturer.
Complete hair loss with the aromatase inhibitor femara generic name.
Aromatase inhibitors ais like arimidex aromasin and femara are also used to help fight cancer cell regrowth.
There are side effects and everyone reacts differently.
Despite this knowledge there is a paucity of detailed data on hair changes over the course of ai therapy.
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.
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By the time i increased to two pills i also upped the cbd to one capsule in the.
You may have better results and fewer side effects with one of the other drugs.
13 tips to help manage side effects from aromatase inhibitors.
I have taken all of the aromatase inhibitors including tamoxifen.
Some of the more serious side effects of tamoxifen include blood clots stroke endometrial cancer and memory loss.
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.
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.
Common side effects include.
Sardesai says that if you re having side effects with one aromatase inhibitor speak with your doctor.
Your health care provider can treat many of these side effects.
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.
Weight gain is commonly reported by breast cancer patients on tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors.
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.
Side effects of aromatase inhibitors aromatase inhibitors tend to cause fewer serious side effects than tamoxifen such as blood clots stroke and endometrial cancer.