Miles Johnson
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My lady has been fighting a brutal battle with breast cancer over the past six months. Six weeks ago she finished chemo and was started on Arimidex (anastrozole). The side effects have been absolutely brutal- mood swings, hot flashes, night sweats, etc but possibly nothing has been worse than the constant bone pain she's suffering. She has low bone density caused by a history of anorexia in her 20's so I'm guessing that's why she's particularly susceptible to bone and joint issues.
Obviously, I'm hoping to find any solution for her. It popped into my head that maybe SARMS would be an outside the box solution that a Doctor would never prescribe because they are not mainstream enough yet but that could provide some benefit. Specifically, I thought of Ostarine and/or MK because they were originally developing for muscle wasting and my thinking was that something that prevented muscle wasting might prevent Bone Loss too. A google search indicated that not only was Ostarine recognized for increasing Bone Mineral Density (it didn't specifically address pain in the research I've found but it doesn't seem like too much of a leap) but it's currently being tested as an anti-cancer drug when combined with Arimidex, with preliminary results showing that it reduces the risk of recurrence. I found a few possibly promising things on MK in both regards too but there seemed to be a lot more on Ostarine (or Enobosarm as it's being called in the medical journals. I liked the MK primarily because it would help with hair nails and sleep (she's typically up half the night) but the bone pain is my biggest concern and from what I can see the Ostarine is likely to be more helpful for that (but I could certainly be wrong about that).
My thinking is- if a drug is being examined as a possible future treatment to breast cancer and has been shown to improve bone density, what can be the harm in giving it a try? Worst case scenario she gets no benefit and we discontinue. Any downsides that you guys can see here? Thanks in advance for any insight you guys can share.
Obviously, I'm hoping to find any solution for her. It popped into my head that maybe SARMS would be an outside the box solution that a Doctor would never prescribe because they are not mainstream enough yet but that could provide some benefit. Specifically, I thought of Ostarine and/or MK because they were originally developing for muscle wasting and my thinking was that something that prevented muscle wasting might prevent Bone Loss too. A google search indicated that not only was Ostarine recognized for increasing Bone Mineral Density (it didn't specifically address pain in the research I've found but it doesn't seem like too much of a leap) but it's currently being tested as an anti-cancer drug when combined with Arimidex, with preliminary results showing that it reduces the risk of recurrence. I found a few possibly promising things on MK in both regards too but there seemed to be a lot more on Ostarine (or Enobosarm as it's being called in the medical journals. I liked the MK primarily because it would help with hair nails and sleep (she's typically up half the night) but the bone pain is my biggest concern and from what I can see the Ostarine is likely to be more helpful for that (but I could certainly be wrong about that).
My thinking is- if a drug is being examined as a possible future treatment to breast cancer and has been shown to improve bone density, what can be the harm in giving it a try? Worst case scenario she gets no benefit and we discontinue. Any downsides that you guys can see here? Thanks in advance for any insight you guys can share.
