Letrozole Anger - Any Answers?

I find that sometimes I have low mood on it, and I'm less controlled dealing with family issues as a result. I know that your husband needs a lot of care from previous chats, and that can put a great deal of stress on you (I supported my mum for years through her dementia and know how it can shatter you) so maybe that is adding to your emotional meltdowns? I work in a school and spend a lot of time with the sixth form, so professionally I've had  some practice in trying to control myself!

Are you able to get out out for breaks or are you mostly housebound under lockdown?

Hugs to you((())))

It's called " I've had cancer syndrome"

It's when you happily float along as your normal self then suddenly something hits a bulls eye. It can be hubby whinging about having a bit of a cold. Sister telling you how tired she is and how hard she works. Then the bulls eye is hit and you want to scream " Do you remember I've gone through Cancer"

There are times when people complain about the most trivial of things and compared to what we've gone through their problem doesn't appear on the scale. I'm not on letrozole The percentages didn't justify the side effects. 

It takes a long time to recover. Healing isn't just about wounds and stitches. The mental healing has to happen too and that takes much longer.

I asked my GP about crying. My husband thought I was crying too much!!! The GP just said when did your husband go through a life threatening illness? When he has then he can tell you you're crying too much.

We are angry our bodies let us down. That anger has to come out and it does that at some inappropriate moments. 

So breath, maybe apologise. But you have gone to He'll and back.

Your reply gave me a lot of comfort . I have PTSD due to my various hospital experiences. I have various forms of therapy which is helping, and we are dealing with my anger this week.  I’ve been very downhearted today brcause it has bn so bad recently, and when will it ever get better??But your post has made me realise, I am getting better and the anger is coming out and it is justified. We are both handling it better Thank you xxxx

 -  bloody brilliantly put!  Totally agree with everything you say. Like yourself, I’ve had cancer twice, the first being melanoma (2013) and I felt so bloody guilty at feeling angry and ppl moaning about their aches and pains, was more or less more rational about it when I managed to get breast cancer.

I’m still expected to be so sympathetic to everyone else’s problems, I have to remind myself that if they’ve  not been here they really haven’t a clue.

Hi All,

Thank you for replying to my post, it really helps to read how others are and how they deal with what may be the Letrozole side effects only or as you say the having had Cancer is a huge stressor and how we deal with it is not easy.  I feel so guilty at my meltdowns as its out of character.  My experience is other people don't understand the after effects of the diagnosis/treatments and fear of a recurrence or worse death. "I cant believe how well you look" said my Sister in Law recently, I thought outside maybe but inside frightened and unhappy that I was unlucky enough to get Cancer.  

Hi Londonmumof2, Hubby does stress me, he can't help it I know its part and parcel of his Parkinson's but nevertheless, its difficult.  I do get out but I have to plan it around him and making sure he stays where he is etc cause he falls so easy but, I've recently started to put into practice what I used to say to my clients when I was working "you cant take risk away totally", I have to have a small amount of time on my own!  

Hi Silverberg,

Thank you for such a good response to my post. 

That’s such a brilliant response, Silverberg, sums things up really well. I find the normal things difficult at the moment as, like you’ve said, I just want to shout do you know what’s happened to me??!! I struggle with life carrying on as normal but nothing about me is normal yet.

I had wondered if the Letrozole was bringing me down but I don’t think so. I’m waiting on reconstruction and I have some pain from the mastectomy still so don’t think that helps. 

Can I ask have you finished treatment and if so when? xx 

Hi all,

I have found all emotions to be rather heightened just lately, and now suspect Letrozole to be at least one of the reasons. It's sometimes great to have some outside source to blame it on! 

Hugs xxx

So true moomy ! xx

Hi

I have been going through 5 years on letrozole and relate to the mood swings/ hot flushes and sometimes feeling really down.

my anxiety really affects me at night like a sensation in my chest but all I can say is yes I think the body changes to deal with the meds.

but don't stop the meds see your doctor or talk to your breast clinic and really enjoy each day  with things you like doing.