Evening Primrose Oil

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I had Her2- ER+ PR+ lobular in left breast and am on Anastrozole.

Breast Care Nurse has suggested I take evening primrose oil for pain in right breast.

So I’ve been reading and the gist seems to be it may help, but ensure to take as pure a product as possible (as some include phytoestrogens which mimic oestrogen and could increase its levels in the body).

Does anyone reading this who takes an AI also take a pure evening primrose oil, and if so which one do you buy?

  • Hi my diagnosis was the same as yours but I’m on letrazole, I also have pain in my right breast I’d convinced myself it had come back in that side but a mammogram was clear. Did they say what the pain was to you? They implied it was in my head to me Pensive hope someone has insight into the evening primrose oil for you 

  • I took evening primrose oil pre diagnosis for breast pain and did feel it made a difference. I used to buy it online from healthspan. More expensive than from the high street but it claimed to be a better quality. Not used it post diagnosis so can't comment on the AI aspect. 

  • My oncologist said that oil of evening primrose is the only supplement I could take post breast cancer so I’d suggest you run it past your team but think based on his advice it’s fine xx

  • Sorry to hear you have similar, it’s horrid isn’t it. They have agreed to look again at my MRI, I am pleased about that.