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Early Days on Letrozole
So, I started taking Letrozole on the 1/6/18. My oncologist says I have to be on it for 10 years as several ongoing studies are indicating cancer preventing benefits beyond the seven year mark. It...
I just had the sweatiest hot flush yet. Every part of my body was wet. I've never been a very sweaty person so this was rather confronting for me. And also horrible.
Yes I was dressed in cotton and yes I was dressed in layers...
And this week I've started to get out of bed all hunched over and stiff for the first time since I started Letrozole. I look like a croney old witch from a fairy tale.
It's been almost three months. Is there a point where you get to with this medication where you have all the side effects you're going to have? Or do they keep coming and/or get worse?
What's it like if you have a normal menopause? Do you have hot flushes for a certain period of time and then they go away?
i suppose what I'm asking is if there is hope that things will improve. Or is it 10 years of what I'm experiencing now? Will my body adjust? If so, when?
Yes I was dressed in cotton and yes I was dressed in layers...
And this week I've started to get out of bed all hunched over and stiff for the first time since I started Letrozole. I look like a croney old witch from a fairy tale.
It's been almost three months. Is there a point where you get to with this medication where you have all the side effects you're going to have? Or do they keep coming and/or get worse?
What's it like if you have a normal menopause? Do you have hot flushes for a certain period of time and then they go away?
i suppose what I'm asking is if there is hope that things will improve. Or is it 10 years of what I'm experiencing now? Will my body adjust? If so, when?