Letrozole 2.5mg

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Hello I have Ovarian cancer and I am in my second lot of chemotherapy following major surgery a year ago following this op I went into the menopause hot/cold sweats I have reduced mobility and stiffness in my joints and of course its difficult to know what is really attributing to my mobility condition with all the various medications i need to take My observations are that when on the steroid after chemo my mobility and stiffness is greatly reduced I wonder if the accord letrozole is really the problem and was looking at whether an alternative could be found in alternative or complimentary treatments also wondered the same about whether a steroid alternative might be available I was interested to read about Fermara and will look into this as an alternative to Letrozole I did go on a gut/health diet which really made a difference and am considering trying this again albeit very restricting I do walk and do Pilates of a sort  I guess i am looking for an alternative to letrozole and complimentary that would give the same benefits as a steroid a big ask

  • Hi

    A warm welcome to the group. We have a few people here who take Letrozole so might be able to respond with some more information. I know that people do suffer joint problems with it sometimes and also that people sometimes find switching brands can help. I take Tamoxifen and some brands definitely affect me worse than others. I have my favoured brand specified on my prescription and the pharmacy do their best to get that for me. It's a bit of trial and error to find one that works.

    Hopefully someone will be along shortly with more insider knowledge about AIs but this should bump you up the list a bit in the meantime.

    R

  • Hi , I’m on Anastrozole rather than letrozole so may not be much help and I don’t know of any natural alternatives. But is it worth discussing a switch to a different AI? There’s mine, Anastrozole-  I do get hot flushes, joint pains and fatigue so I’m not sure it would be any better. But not everyone gets these side effects. There’s also exemestane (I think that’s the spelling) too. But you may have discussed all this already with your oncologist. I’ve stuck with the anastrozole as I feel ‘better the devil you know’ and also it hasn’t stopped my main activity which is walking, which seems to help anyway. So I know that my joint pains are not anything like as severe as many others. 
    My other suggestion, if you don’t already know of it, would be the Penny Brohn centre in Bristol. I haven’t been (it’s several hours away for me) but I’m thinking of finding out about online consultations. 
    Good luck with it all, HFxx

    HappyFeet1 xx
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