User Reviews for letrozole oral

Have joint and muscle pain and find it hard to sleep even though I go to bed exhausted! Have been taking this drug for almost a year and told aches and pains are usual...no advice given to help these pains. Feel about 85yrs ....was healthy very fit til diagnosis 18 mths ago. Mastectomy, radiotherapy and herceptin. Would love to know if anything helps aches an pains.

We are trying for our second child. Our first child was conceived without any help. I was also 5 years younger. I'm 38 now and did 3 doses of Clomid which did nothing. I tried Letrozole last month yet my husband was sick the day we needed to have intercourse so that was a total loss. I am on my second try of Letrozole hoping to get pregnant soon and my husband to be in good health! I have found myself having very bad mood swings and from my previous experience with Letrozole, I had the most massive ovulation cramps along with night sweats.Read More Read Less

I have Stage 4 Recurrent Metastatic Breast Cancer of the Bones. Letrazole side effects I experienced were: severe depression, anxiety, shortness of breath, some dizziness, hair loss/thinning, hot flashes,heavy unusual sweating, inability to function normally; increased fatigue, living in a fog! Some neuropathy, but no additional pain. After approximately 4 months, oncologist had me stop taking due to greatly diminished quality of life!! Therefore, don't know what the effectiveness really is/was other than no additional cancer found during those months. Took with new drug, Ibrance. Read More Read Less

I started this medication 4 days ago after I stopped taking Tamoxifen due to the way I felt. The side effects after only 4 days on Letrozole are hideous. I am almost ready to go back on the Tamoxifen, at least I could function. On Letrozole I had overall puffiness, swelling in hands and feet, increased joint pain, fatigue and now the nausea has come on with a vengeance.

I have experienced insomnia, joint pain,sensitivity, change humor feeling strange like flu symptoms muscle pain, passing more urine.

Joint Paint and cold sensitive toes and fingers ,Dizziness mostly at night ,Tired all the time . Was on Tamoxifen for 18mths then had a Hysterectomy as my Oncologist recommend this Drug ,at the moment I'm happy to take it for the next 10 yrs ..But i'm open to new improved medication .

dissatisfied, muscle weaknees, energy drained, weight gain, night sweats,

Terrible 10lbs in three months weight gain trigger finger severe pain when fingers cramp and toes. I had neuropathy during my chemo treatment towards the end but it got worse while taking this drug. shortness of breath has gotten worse. I now have pneumonia and can hardly breath. Tingling and weakness in my arms. Mood changes. Fatigue which is terrible lack of energy. Depression. I have stopped this drug and he has put me on Asronasin which seems to have the exact same side effects. This is the second time I have had breast cancer the last time they had me on Tomoxifin and I did not have any of these problems. I only had to take that for 5 years this time this doctor is saying 10 years I willnot go through what time I have left feeling like this!!! Read More Read Less

im 73 yrs old had sTAGE 2a 2011 WITH NONE IN LYMPH NOTE JULY 28 STARTED PILL KNEES AND JOINTS HIT ME TWO MONTHS LATER THEN HOT FLASHES AND SOME MEMORY PROBLEMS WEAK LEGS AND SWEATS.CAN U QUITE COLD TURKEY HAVE GREAT CHECK UPS BUT THIS IS NOT A LIFE

I have been on Letrozole for 2 years now (out of 5). Am experiencing a lot of side effects - fatigue, joint/muscle pain, chest wall and back pain. I also have a lot of issues with my feet - sharp jabbing pains, numbness, etc. Weight gain and hair loss are minimal. I find that getting up from a sitting position I need to "find" my legs again before I can walk - very frustrating as I was very active. I now have very little energy and need to force myself to do "things".

I am writing this to advise others that letrozole can be purchased at Costco for $16.39. Other drugtores want a whopping $350 - 700 for the same drug. I've heard that you do not have to have a membership to use the pharmacy, but even if you did, it would be well worth it.

I remain breast cancer free while on Letrozole. I understand my side effects are the same symptoms of menopause. Yes, my hair is thinning and I have weight gain. The pains in my hands were relieved with Fish Oil, which was prescribed by my Oncologist. I am grateful I can take Letrozole. Some patients are estrogen receptor negative and cannot benefit from this medication. It is part of why I am breast cancer free...for now!

Two years into treatment seems to be going Well. No recurrence of cancer. After two years, I started to notice some hot flashes but nothing unmanageable. Prediagnosis, I had quite a few headaches which have decreased in frequency and severity. Joint pain decreases with exercise. Some trouble sleeping but I attributed it to new job.

easy to take, im taking this for infertility treatment.

I recently took another round of Letrozole with an injection of Menopure and it did not work. I had no "good" size follicles. Could this have been a bad cycle or is it possible Letrozole does not work for my body anymore? If so, does anyone know of something else I could be proscribed due to me having PCOS?

Follow up case of Ca Breast - Ductal Carcinoma in-situ, non-infiltrating, detected and operated at an early stage. On Letrozole for 11 months, well tolerated till recently, but have now hair loss and increased sweating.

I have been on letrozole for 7 weeks, the first two weeks I was nauseous, when that went away the joint pain set in. At first it affected my knees, ankles and feet after about a month it set into my hands. Most mornings I wake up with my thumb, index, and middle fingers on my right hand stiff and sore, it takes a couple hours and a hot shower before I can bend them. Just this week I've started having the same joint pain in my left hand and fingers. I went from a "youthful" 52, always active to feeling like I'm 90. Somedays my back and neck are very sore. I meet with the oncologist next week and will see what she says.Read More Read Less

I have been taking Letrizole for 8 months. I did not have any symptoms until recently. I am experiencing hair loss, joint pain, knees, fingers, shoulders etc. Fatigue and diarrhea. I will be asking my Doctor to prescibe something different. I refuse to live with with these side effects. I will keep you posted.

stage 2a breast cancer. chose double mastectomy, with immediate reconstruction with implants. Took pill at bedtime, minimual bone pain and only have hot flashes when I have sugar. d3 3000 mag 250 banana daily calcium citrate 500 at bed time didn't have radiation or cemo. For bone loss have a shot every 6 months. my pet scan was good no active cancer anywhere I,am thinking of stopping the medication, and if the cancer comes back I'll deal with it then, maybe something new on the horizon. prayer helps!Read More Read Less

Sleeping has become my hobby. I get through the day at work, but come home and go to bed at 6:00pm. I rarely get out of bed on the week end. My hip and knee are hurting all the time. sometimes I am wonder if it is worth it. My husband wants me to keep taking it. But if this is life, sometimes I don't want to live