Hi everyone, I’m currently on letrazole and really struggling with the side effects, hot flushes, insomnia etc. I’m getting branded generic versions currently and the side effects seem to differ in intensity depending on which version I get. For instance Accord gives me dreadful night sweats, the Teva version is dreadful insomnia.
Has anyone any experience of switching to Femara and did this improve things? If it did how did you persuade your GP to make the switch?
Hope this makes sense as I’m on my fourth night without sleep. Grateful for any input.
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