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Romla
8 years agoMember
@arpie one other side effects I have had from Letrozole as have others on here is a sharp spike in cholesterol.Hopefully Krill Oil and diet might help with that as am not keen on statins.My cholesterol both LDL and HDL has always been very low but apparently it’s the ratio between the two which is critical and mine was not good enough so I was put on statins.All was fine for about 4 months and then I started having trouble finding words when having a conversation and memory issues - I thought I had dementia.I read an article luckily in WW by Dr Kerryn Phelps and learned I was not alone many had experienced similar.They can change the type of statin to try and alleviate this side effect but I just came off them as was quite spooked. Very rapidly I returned to my normal self .I try to be careful with diet eg minimal cheese unless low fat , fish and chicken but minimal red meat etc and take Krill Oil tablets.@Deanne in my experience is correct diet does help with side effects but that said I am not perfect and do indulge but I try to watch my diet.Am su