Hi Kerryf

Mine is the opposite to yours, I found tamoxifen unbearable and was moved to anastrozole. I have been on the latter for 8 months now and all the side effects I had with tamoxifen disapeared except for hot flushes but my GP prescribed Sertraline and that stopped the flushes, now I have painful hands when I wake up but they ease after 10 mins so I'm happy with the drug. Perhpas you could swap to Letrozole and see if that's a better match for you.

Hello magpiemaggie thanks for replying strange how everyone is affected differently, glad you are feeling better I think I will have to speak to my gp and consultant and just had a bad day generally x

Hello Kerry

I has a lumpectomy and lymph nodes removal in December 2019 and 15 sessions of radiation in March 2020. I was 60vat the time so had already gone through menapause and related symptoms. I also suffer from osteo arthritis for the last 30 years managed by taking Naproxin.
I too was prescribed Anastrozole and since taking, my arthritis has got severe where hand joints are so painful that even holding a knife is unbearable, severe hot flashes which I didn't suffer from even whilst going through menapause !

moid change, disturbed sleep so I too am wondering if it's the Anastrozole?  I don't know if it's worth talking to GP ? 

Thank you sorry your in pain. After reading about side effects today and how I have been feeling I think anastrozole is definitely causing some if not all of my symptoms,I think you are right I am going to ring my gp and or consultant hopefully things will improve anyway and for you x