Estrogen has anti-inflammatory properties and lubricates the joints. Because the Anastrozole brings your hormone levels down to next to nothing, it makes your joints stiff and achy. Advil helps temporarily, but I do not like taking a lot of drugs. My joints, especially the knees, got bad enough where I decided I needed to do something about it. The knees did not hurt much when I was resting, or even when I walked, but stairs, especially climbing down, and getting in and out of a chair, hurt. I now understand friends who, when on similar medications, said they felt their bodies were ancient. Even just stepping off a curb was not fun. I did not want to hurt for another four years (or nine, depending on what my oncologist will say after I finish five years of the Anastrozole). Because we currently live in Lao PDR in Asia I thought it would not hurt trying something different. Acupuncture has been found to be particularly effective in treating muscle strains, which are associate...