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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  • Hello hun 

    I nad breast cancer nuly 22 take tamoxifen had horrendous flushes couldn’t deal went to GP he gave me amazing tablets stopped flushing altogether within 2 days xx go to your gp domt suffer love Lara xx

  • Thanks Lara ,taking Vencarm which worked at first , but back to mega sweats now . But the bone and muscle stiffness is awful , 

  • I’m taking clonodine maybe worth asking about lovely 

    it’s crazy but we have to keep taking these we will bst through it all of us and come out other side we are strong beautiful women xxo e Lara xxx 

  • Rumple 

    its horrendous on times my knees when I first get up from being sat down I feel 105 lol xx 

  • 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! 

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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! 

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