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Becky · 08-21-2008, 06:54 PM

A couple of comments. I take Arimidex but its the same. I take it at night like Sarah and I do flash and sweat. Not every night but it is worse if I am warm and it is much worse if I have an alcoholic drink (a couple of glasses of wine will really do it to me - ).

Second, for high FSH - that is a good thing. When your body is deprived of estrogent the pituatary gland makes and releases FSH that "commands" the ovary to make more estrogen. It is the rush and high level of FSH that causes the hot flash. The main thing with Femara (or any AI) is the estradiol reading and if that is in the postmenopausal area of less than 32 m/mol of estradiol. If it is any higher than that, you are not postmenopausal and should shut down your ovaries in some fashion.

Take care and stay cool

08-21-2008, 06:54 PM	#4
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	A couple of comments. I take Arimidex but its the same. I take it at night like Sarah and I do flash and sweat. Not every night but it is worse if I am warm and it is much worse if I have an alcoholic drink (a couple of glasses of wine will really do it to me - ). Second, for high FSH - that is a good thing. When your body is deprived of estrogent the pituatary gland makes and releases FSH that "commands" the ovary to make more estrogen. It is the rush and high level of FSH that causes the hot flash. The main thing with Femara (or any AI) is the estradiol reading and if that is in the postmenopausal area of less than 32 m/mol of estradiol. If it is any higher than that, you are not postmenopausal and should shut down your ovaries in some fashion. Take care and stay cool __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"