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Confusing discussion about AI's with my doctor's office
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<blockquote data-quote="You Gonna Learn Today" data-source="post: 41270" data-attributes="member: 13086"><p>I reached out to Empower about a week and a half ago to see if I could get my Anastrozole refill sent to me in a .25mg dose instead of the .5mg dose. They sent a refill request with those notes to my doctor's office to see if it would be approved. I called Empower back today and they told me their faxed request has still not been approved, so I decided to contact my doctor's office directly.</p><p></p><p>After receiving a call from the nurse at my doctor's office earlier, I began mentioning my situation to her. I mentioned how I was looking to decrease my dosage because the .5mg dose was really making things worse instead than better (fatigue, no night wood, etc). Based on information I've read on this forum, I've read that it's best to only take AI's when I'm feeling symptoms (sore and sensitive nipples, night sweats, etc) and not based on numbers or labs. So that's what I mentioned to her and she asked why I wasn't taking my meds the way the doctor prescribed (.5 mg twice a week). She sounded pretty upset about what I had been doing.</p><p></p><p>I then told her that I had read where if you split the TCyp dosage and frequency, it would help eliminate the need for an AI to begin with. She said "that is absolutely not true". WHAT?!?!</p><p></p><p>I'm ready to switch to Defy and cancel my upcoming appointment with my doctor. Before I do so, though, I wanted to see if I was wrong with what I had mentioned to her.</p><p></p><p>1. Shouldn't we be taking an AI only if we feel symptoms?</p><p>2. Shouldn't splitting the dosage over 3.5 days, EOD, or even daily help REDUCE the chances of increased E2 levels and sometimes eliminate the need for an AI?</p><p></p><p>I have no issue admitting when I'm wrong, but was I wrong? Or did I misunderstand previous posts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="You Gonna Learn Today, post: 41270, member: 13086"] I reached out to Empower about a week and a half ago to see if I could get my Anastrozole refill sent to me in a .25mg dose instead of the .5mg dose. They sent a refill request with those notes to my doctor's office to see if it would be approved. I called Empower back today and they told me their faxed request has still not been approved, so I decided to contact my doctor's office directly. After receiving a call from the nurse at my doctor's office earlier, I began mentioning my situation to her. I mentioned how I was looking to decrease my dosage because the .5mg dose was really making things worse instead than better (fatigue, no night wood, etc). Based on information I've read on this forum, I've read that it's best to only take AI's when I'm feeling symptoms (sore and sensitive nipples, night sweats, etc) and not based on numbers or labs. So that's what I mentioned to her and she asked why I wasn't taking my meds the way the doctor prescribed (.5 mg twice a week). She sounded pretty upset about what I had been doing. I then told her that I had read where if you split the TCyp dosage and frequency, it would help eliminate the need for an AI to begin with. She said "that is absolutely not true". WHAT?!?! I'm ready to switch to Defy and cancel my upcoming appointment with my doctor. Before I do so, though, I wanted to see if I was wrong with what I had mentioned to her. 1. Shouldn't we be taking an AI only if we feel symptoms? 2. Shouldn't splitting the dosage over 3.5 days, EOD, or even daily help REDUCE the chances of increased E2 levels and sometimes eliminate the need for an AI? I have no issue admitting when I'm wrong, but was I wrong? Or did I misunderstand previous posts? [/QUOTE]
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