A separate case history series of 15 patients receiving tamoxifen and an aromatase inhibitor found tapering of the hair shaft he noted.
Aromatase inhibitors side effects hair loss.
Hair loss and thinning have been reported by breast cancer patients treated with aromatase inhibitors ais.
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.
In general complete hair loss does not occur with aromatase inhibitors like femara.
Joint pain bone loss bone fractures lowered libido hair loss thinning weight gain hot flashes and sleep issues to name a few.
Joint and muscle pain.
Loss of bone mineral density may lead to osteoporosis or bone fractures loss of sex drive.
Generally speaking and maybe even mildly comforting to know then again maybe not the side effects of all three ais are similar.
A survey of 868 patients receiving endocrine therapy with an aromatase inhibitor or tamoxifen found hair loss in 22 4 and hair thinning in 31 8.
Estrogen loss due to these products may lead to hair thinning or hair loss.
Vaginal dryness or itching hot flashes and night sweats.
Hot flashes and night sweats.
However hair thinning has been reported.
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.
Despite this knowledge there is a paucity of detailed data on hair changes over the course of ai therapy.
Side effects of aromatase inhibitors versus side effects of tamoxifen aromatase inhibitors.