I had surgery (lumpectomy) in May and have now finished radiotherapy. I have had and am having an incredibly busy summer and so I am terrified to start taking anastrozole because of the seemingly debilitating side effects. Having had to stop my HRT I have been suffering from insomnia and the hot flushes/night sweats are back! What I am worried about is I am waiting to see if I get any side effects from the radiotherapy - tiredness seems to be the main factor - and if I have that and then these tablets make my insomnia even worse I am going to be a mess and unable to do all the things I have planned. I guess what I am really asking is if I can safely wait until the middle of September to start taking it when I have time and space to deal with the effects. Any thoughts? xx
Hi Etumelty43
Welcome to the forum, I'm Daisy53 one of the Community Champions on this forum. I've been on anastrozole for just over a year now and apart from a few hot flushes I've had no problems with it. My oncologist told me I could start taking it straight away or wait until after my radiotherapy to start it. I decided to start it while having my radiotherapy and it didn't make any difference side effects wise.
Wishing you the best of luck with Radiotherapy.
Best wishes
Daisy53
