Letrezole

After having a double mastectomy in September of last year I had chemotherapy until 4 months ago. Felt pretty good through chemo , just chemo brain for a few days after and fatigued.I have been taking Letrezole 2.5mg daily for 4 months now . Have awful muscle and bone aches and night sweats . Any one feel the same and does it wear off after time ,supposed to take this for 10 years .

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  • Hi there . I’ve been on Letrozole for almost 3 months awful side effects . Weight gain , bone pain , hot flushes, high blood pressure , night sweats, but I’ve found the following helpful but please check with your Consultant first. 
    I’ve always taken Magnesium (Lamberts ) Now I’ve upped it to 150mg morning and before bed , this really helps with the bone pain. I take Calcium at lunchtime ( you can’t take it at the same time as Magnesium as the counteract each other I believe) . I also take Biotin for hair loss and a pro biotic for bloating. My Gp put me on Citalopram 10mg for hot flushes when I began the menopause . I’d reduced those to one every three days but since Letrozole take one alternate days . I also do weight bearing training to try and prevent osteoporosis . Also helpful are pet cooling  mats ( yes i know !), B&M about £6 Put it in the fridge then pop into pillow case at night .  Hope this helps! 

  • Thanks LCR ,yes I take magnesium at night , had terrible restless legs during Chemo and that helped . Also was prescribed Calcium which I take every morning . Some good tips there thanks ,will get a pet cooling mat