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Sister
7 years agoMember
Doing some googling (whoever would have thought that would be a word) and found this list for Letrozole on Netdoctor:
Very common (affect more than 1 in 10 people)
- Raised cholesterol levels.
- Hot flushes.
- Increased sweating.
- Feeling weak, tired or generally unwell.
- Pain in the joints.
Common (affect between 1 in 10 and 1 in 100 people)
- Increased or decreased appetite.
- Depression.
- Headache.
- Dizziness.
- High blood pressure.
- Disturbances of the gut such as diarrhoea, constipation, indigestion, nausea, vomiting or abdominal pain.
- Hair loss.
- Rash or dry skin.
- Pain in the muscles.
- Swelling of the legs and ankles due to excess fluid retention (peripheral oedema).
- Weight gain.
- Vaginal bleeding.
- Weakening and fractures of bones, osteoporosis, bone pain - see important information section above.
Uncommon (affect between 1 in 100 and 1 in 1000 people)
- Increased need to pass urine and urinary tract infections.
- Decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood (leukopenia).
- Breast or tumour pain.
- Anxiety, nervousness or irritability.
- Sleepiness.
- Difficulty sleeping (insomnia).
- Changes in sensation, such as burning, tingling or numbness.
- Carpel tunnel syndrome.
- Changes in sensation of taste.
- Eye irritation, blurred vision.
- Cataracts.
- Inflammation of the joints (arthritis).
- Vaginal discharge or dryness.
- Dry or sore mouth.
- Feeling thirsty.
- Weight loss.
- Cough or feeling short of breath.
- Inflammation of a vein due to a blood clot (thrombophlebitis).
- Awareness of your heartbeat (palpitations), increased heart rate.
- Chest pain (angina) and heart attack.
- Stroke.
- Memory impairment.
Frequency unknown
- Inflammation of the liver (hepatitis).
- Swelling of the face, tongue and throat (angioedema).
- Severe allergic skin reactions, such as Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis or erythema multiforme.
The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the medicine's manufacturer. For more information about any other possible risks associated with this medicine, please read the information provided with the medicine or consult your doctor or pharmacist.