A 55-year-old member asked:
Can arimidex (anastrozole) cause facial nerve numbness?
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Dr. Geoffrey Rutledgeanswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Probably not: Arimidex (anastrozole) is a drug that blocks the conversion of certain sex hormones to estrogen, which is useful to treat tumors that depend on estrogen to grow (such as certain estrogen-sensitive breast cancers). Nerve damage (neuropathy) is not a listed side effect, but occasional tingling feelings in the fingers can occur. Numbness in the face would be a problem with the 5th cranial nerve (not 7th, facial).
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