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Letrozole: When will I start feeling/seeing side effects?

Breast Cancer | Last Active: May 19 10:48pm | Replies (145)

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@deluga

Thanks so much. I am now going to a doctor at an integrative health institute who specializes in cancer. She says many of her patients have pretty immediate reactions from the AIs and their doctors all say no it can't be the medication which definitely reassured me. I too am not going to take any more AIs and am trying to become a vegan, walk every day, do weights, and will probably try acupuncture for the pain. I do not like "zen" type medication but practice musical instrument now right before bed (at suggestion of Dr) which puts me in a similar alpha-wave state and helps with the pain at night. I am 81, had lumpectomy on each side (1 was triple negative on 1) and do have lymph involvement.

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@deluga an immediate reaction is not likely to be a side effect from estrogen suppression but instead a reaction to inactive ingredients.

I tried anastrozole generic, then letrozole generic, then a different manufacturer, and finally brand name Femara. In my last year I did find a generic letrozole that I could take.

I really hope you share this with the integrative health folks who should realize that an immediate reaction is unlikely to be related to the active ingredient in AI's.