Hello,
I know the title may sound a bit dramatic. I'm writing this at a very low moment. My mum has been taking anastrozole for a while now, it suppresses all oestrogen. Before I go on, I want to make it clear how grateful I am that she gets to be on this medication that is helping to save her life. I would not change it.
But I need help. My mum isn't the same person she was. There was a very obvious change and she has even acknowledged that she feels different because of it. Her personality has completely shifted and I am broken hearted. We've gone from being best friends to feeling like I'm someone she barely tolerates.
Does it ever get better? I feel like I'm losing her in a whole new way and I'm broken hearted.
Please know I am so grateful for everything she's had that's enabled her to still be here. I don't want to sound ungrateful. Im just struggling with how much she's changed and how my funny kind caring thoughtful mum is fading away.
I don't know how to help her. She gets so angry if I suggest she should get help from the GP. I don't know what to do.
Hi MoiraAngela
Sorry to hear about what you are going through, have you tried talking to anyone else about how you are feeling? If it helps you might try ringing the helpline here - 0808 808 0000 - it is open 7 days a week from 8am to 8pm.
I see you talk about your mum having been on anastrozole for some time, often side effects do get easier with time but not sure if that helps in your case.
<<hugs>>
Steve
Hi MoiraAngela
my name is Chelle, and I am one of the online community champs. My heart went out to you when I read your post, because I am a mum who has been on anastrozole for 12 years. Being on estrogen blockers is hard, it is like going through the menopause at a hundred miles an hour every day! It is exhausting. And like the menopause, it does change you. I can fully understand how you feel that your mum’s personality has changed, because I feel that about myself, I do not recognise the person that I once was, and I mourn the old me.
Please do not give up on your mum. She is still there, she is just paddling away under the water trying to stay afloat. Just try to remember it is not your fault you feel this way.
