letrozole and side effects

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Once again went to bed at midnight and now 2am and I'm wide awake.

Since taking letrozole I've had a miserable time got sweats,headaches that feel like I'm being kicked in the head by a horse,aching bones, nausea and now a mouth full of ulcers. This is torture my moods are up and down and I'm afraid I'll have no friends left by the end of the 10 years in going it be taking this damn tablet...I'm living on painkillers and never felt so miserable in my life.

If one more person tells me to get over it I think I'll scream.

My oncologist has been my rock and he said taking tablets is a must and to tell people how I feel but they don't get it they think that now cancer is gone I should be back to normal but it don't work like that

Is any one else suffering and any advice which doesn't include cheer up would be great.

Thanks for taking time to read the ramblings of a few up old woman(63) feeling like 83.....

Dulciana 9 months ago in reply to Ingus64

Hi folks.

I'm wondering if anyone else has found that their blood pressure has gone up, while taking Letrozole. I've found out today that mine has. Anxiety could be my middle name and be the cause, but I've read also that Letrozole can also raise people's blood pressure.

Dulciana

Rozalia 9 months ago in reply to Dulciana

Mine went up initially with chemo and continued to be high, pre-cancer levels, whilst taking letrozole and later when I changed to exemestane. Today I had my annual GP MOT check and wonders of wonders although still on exemestane for another 9 months BP had dropped. I have blood pressure medication but this hasn't caused any great drop in my readings. I am wondering if my very good reading today was down to the porridge I have begun eating. My husband also eating porridge has had a good reading too. Maybe porridge is the way to go!!!!!

Dulciana 9 months ago in reply to Rozalia

Thanks for sharing this, Rozalia. I'll give it a go!

Dulciana

Janemb 9 months ago in reply to Dulciana

My blood pressure , blood sugar and cholesterol all gone up since taking Letrozole. So annoying as I have another 8 years on it. But better than the alternative hey x

Dulciana 9 months ago in reply to Janemb

You're right.

Carron01 9 months ago in reply to Dulciana

I found out today that mine has gone up massively I only started taking it 2 weeks ago I was told to make an appointment and get it seen to. So off to see the nurse practitioner on Monday.

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