Letrozole
Hi Ladies I have started my third month on Letrozole and I have started to ache really badly, ever so tired and the weight is piling on around my middle, even though the diet is good and I am exercis...
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This post was from a year ago. I hope Ady is going well. Glad to hear you are managing the effects ok so far @Romla.
I have actually continued to notice improvements when I eat certain foods and consequently I have refined my diet even further. I do think my body is very reactive on Femara (maybe it is menopause too). But I have very little trouble with any side effects now as long as I eat well and exercise daily. The only time I am stiff or have joint pain is if I sit down too much/too long or eat something that causes an inflammatory reaction.
The other week I had lunch out and chose a calamari salad. The calamari was deep fried (did not say this on the menu) and that night I woke up with hands feeling swollen, stiff and painful. The reaction got worse the next day and the only thing that I was happy about was that it made me realise how good I had been feeling for the months prior! Needless to say I will be avoiding anything deep fried in the future.
I eat mostly vegetarian now and find that seems to work well for me.
I also was diagnosed with osteoporosis after being on Femara for a few months. I have had great success in reversing this (improved my bone density by 9.72% at the spine and 3.76% at the hip) through a weightlifting program run by ‘The Bone Clinic’. I no longer have osteoporosis and have avoided the need for Prolia or any bone density medication for now. Will be interesting to see if the weightlifting can continue to keep my bone density from deteriorating on Femara.
I have actually continued to notice improvements when I eat certain foods and consequently I have refined my diet even further. I do think my body is very reactive on Femara (maybe it is menopause too). But I have very little trouble with any side effects now as long as I eat well and exercise daily. The only time I am stiff or have joint pain is if I sit down too much/too long or eat something that causes an inflammatory reaction.
The other week I had lunch out and chose a calamari salad. The calamari was deep fried (did not say this on the menu) and that night I woke up with hands feeling swollen, stiff and painful. The reaction got worse the next day and the only thing that I was happy about was that it made me realise how good I had been feeling for the months prior! Needless to say I will be avoiding anything deep fried in the future.
I eat mostly vegetarian now and find that seems to work well for me.
I also was diagnosed with osteoporosis after being on Femara for a few months. I have had great success in reversing this (improved my bone density by 9.72% at the spine and 3.76% at the hip) through a weightlifting program run by ‘The Bone Clinic’. I no longer have osteoporosis and have avoided the need for Prolia or any bone density medication for now. Will be interesting to see if the weightlifting can continue to keep my bone density from deteriorating on Femara.