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Hello flowergirl,
You may want to look at Exemestane as an alternative to the other AIs.
Was on both, same issues…these drugs are crippling. Ask your pharmacist what the 1/2 life is on all of them.
Exemestane is 50 hours. Perhaps after your being on it for 3 months, your onc will let you go every other day because of the half life.

I dont know if your drs discussed Faslodex, but its 2 shots on each cheeky.
If your cancer is attracted to estrogen, yes, youll need an AI or something like Falslodex.
However, if your cancer was not attracted to progesterone, you could actually use that to balance the estrogen.

Look for Dr. John Lees book on this.
Sadly he passed away years ago, but he actually reversed osteoporosis in his patients who had estrogen dominance.
HOWEVER, look into mushrooms as specific ones are excellent aromatase inhibitors. But youll have to consume a good quantity. Perhaps Exemestane one day, mushrooms the next.

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I stopped taking letrozole one month ago and life has improved. On top of palpitations and foot neuropathy, It felt like ants were crawling on my neck several times a day. After a month, the feeling of ants crawling on my neck is gone, neuropathy is better and i hope palpitations will go away. I am 76 and if my life expentancy is 10-15 years I will take my chances. It would be a different decision if I was 55. A 76 year old body cannot take the onlaught of this terrible medicine.

Flowergal,
I need to make a correction:
Exemestane half life is 24 hours.
Letrozole is 48.
I had been on Letrozole and switched to Exemestane Because Letrozole was crippling. I faired better on Exemestane with mobility and no joint pain etc.

My apoligies for my mistake.
Best.