Letrozole User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

• Sta...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 9, 2020

For Breast Cancer "Started on Anastrozole for 4 months. It was debilitating to me. Could hardly move, could not sleep, could not focus, had serious brain fog. Oncologist switched me to Letrozole. Started off good, then about 4 months into it, I noticed my hands and feet were so sore, could hardly move them. Swelling, weight gain, intense hand, knee, and foot pain, foggy brain, sweating all the time. The knee pain got so bad, I could hardly walk. Took myself off them, seeing the oncologist in a couple of months. She said I had to have a bone scan and possible transfusion because Letrozole was known to cause issues with bones. I am 54 years old and was feeling like I was 80. I want a quality of life, decided to take the risk at this point. They all have the same side effects, not worth it to me."

• Jan...
• May 15, 2016

For Breast Cancer "After taking Letrozole for about 6 months, I had the aching muscles, etc., felt like a 90-year-old! Then I did a lot of research! Take your calcium and MAGNESIUM (which is a muscle relaxant), it is amazing, no more aching bones! I take 2 magnesium a day, one in the morning and one an hour before I go to bed. Don't take it at the same time as your calcium, wait a couple of hours! Read up about this brilliant supplement! It also gives you energy, etc. I seriously thought about stopping taking Letrozole, but along with the Adcal and Magnesium, I feel great! Also, I get these on prescription!"

• Alm...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 6, 2020

For Breast Cancer "I was on Letrozole for one year. Stage 1 breast cancer, no lymph node involvement. ER/PR+ HER2- Why I was put on this drug is beyond me. I now need hip replacement. I have stress fractures in my shin. Every joint in my body aches. I stopped taking the drug after one year. When I see my oncologist, I will tell him I stopped taking it. Although I stopped the drug in November, I am still having bone pain and joint pain. I use a walker because of my hip and stress fractures. I did not have any problems before taking this medication. I hope the FDA changes its use for breast cancer patients."

• Red...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 11, 2019

For Female Infertility "I struggled for many years to try to conceive. About 5 years ago, I started taking letrozole 2.5mg once a day. I wasn't producing follicles so after 2 months, they upped my dose to 2.5mg twice a day, and this was working. But they wanted to give me an extra boost to make me ovulate, so they prescribed me an HCG shot to take to ovulate. I now have a healthy 4-year-old and a healthy 2-year-old. It took me 5 months to get pregnant with my 4-year-old and 7 months to get pregnant with my 2-year-old. Now crossing my fingers because I have been on letrozole with HCG shot for going on the 7th month. Good luck to you all."

• Lex...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 3, 2020

For Female Infertility "I have been taking letrozole for 7 months now and I finally ovulated in January!!! So I’m hoping to get pregnant this month!! This treatment really works, just have to be patient, ladies. I hope we all have a safe pregnancy and birth."

• Tre...
• October 25, 2020

For Female Infertility "Have been trying to conceive for some months now, started letrozole 5mg on days 3-7. It's my first time and I'm very hopeful it works for me because I am so encouraged right now by some comments here. Baby dust to everyone."

• Ash...
• January 10, 2021

For Female Infertility "I was diagnosed with unexplained infertility. I took Femara one month shy of a year, started at 2.5 then upped to 5mg. After almost a year, I went to a new doctor. We set up a plan and just let my last cycle of medication run its course from the other doctor. My next month appointment, she was in delivery with other patients and I had to reschedule. I was desperate and just started googling everything. My husband and I were having sex multiple times a day, but I had read online that if you have sex during the next couple days after ovulation, the egg won’t implant. The percentages were high, so after ovulation, we waited three days. A week later, I was pregnant. It was literally the only thing we did differently. Two years of trying non-stop, we finally did it. I honestly think waiting after ovulation is what did it for us. I never heard this before."

• ind...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 23, 2020

Letrozole for Female Infertility "I recently found out I have PCOS. My periods were regular, never late. Then I went to my Dr. She gave me Femara. I just took my first pill 2-5 days of my period, and I'm still hoping this month or year to get pregnant. Keep on praying."

• cau...
• August 30, 2013

Letrozole for Breast Cancer, Adjuvant "I had stage 3 breast cancer, have been through chemo, radiation, and have been on Femara for 4 months. I started on Aromasin but had terrible joint and muscle pain, so my oncologist changed me to Femara. My joints and muscles feel better, but I am so tired that even my oncologist tells me I look worn out. I will live with the fatigue as I know this medicine works. I am 58, and I can no longer do what I did less than a year ago. I ride a bike 40 minutes a day, I eat healthy, but I just have no vitality. I miss my old self."

• CJ2...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 2, 2020

For Female Infertility "I have PCOS and have been trying to conceive for 2 1/2 years. My doctor prescribed Letrozole 2.5mg for days 3-7 but since I did not conceive the first month, he upped it to 7.5mg for days 3-7. I am now on my fourth cycle with no luck. My periods have regulated and I have fertile discharge and ovulation cramping when I'm supposed to, but even sex every two days hasn't led to a positive pregnancy test."

• Bab...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 10, 2024

For Female Infertility "I have been trying to get pregnant for 15 years. I only got one son, he's 16. I wanted two back-to-back and be done, but that didn’t happen. The doctor prescribed me letrozole 2.5 for cycle days 3-7. I got a faint positive test one day before my missed period. I’m 5 weeks pregnant."

• Eze...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 9, 2022

For Female Infertility "If you are wondering if this medication will work, then there’s me, living proof that letrozole works! I've taken it orally from day 3-7 of the cycle, then had timed sexy time with my husband. Baby dust to all women! May we all conceive in Jesus’ name."

• tin...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 29, 2023

Letrozole for Breast Cancer "Awful! I've been on Femara for about 8 months. And since I started, I seem to have every single side effect. My joint and muscle pain is excruciating. In no particular order, I suffer with body pain (fingers, hands, shoulders, chest, back, sides, hips, legs, feet - basically everything head to toe). Plus, weight loss, hot flashes, headaches, dizziness, thinning of hair, dry mouth, high BP, night sweats. Even my scalp is tender. Chest pain that radiates to upper arms, shortness of breath, overall depression. Chills, insomnia, intestinal pain - sharp pains, plus dull aching. Constant feelings of nausea, diarrhea, constipation. I'm afraid to eat but also have little appetite. Brain fog, shortness of breath. Feeling that I am just going to die. Sitting up in pain all night. I hurt everywhere - too sick to move; too sick to cry. Feels like I am going to have a heart attack. Can’t lie down, can’t stand up. Full body chills, hands shaking. Haven't slept through the night in months."

• Anonymous
• July 14, 2009

Letrozole for Breast Cancer, Metastatic "I have been using Femara for 8 months, and I have been having very few side effects. I get the hot flashes only once in a while now. I do have some joint pain, but that has been easy to tolerate. If that means I will have a longer life, only God knows that. There is always hope, just keep the faith and have no doubt in the medicine, doctors and mostly God."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 2, 2023

For Female Infertility "I had been trying to conceive for 18 months with two miscarriages and no luck for a sticky pregnancy. I took one round of letrozole 2.5 mg cycle days 3-7 with progesterone suppositories after a confirmed ovulation lab. I got pregnant and tested positive on 8 dpo! Currently 7 weeks and about to head in for my first ultrasound. Letrozole works! I am amazed."

• Anonymous
• March 5, 2022

For Female Infertility "I’ve been trying to conceive from 2017 to 2022. I was seeing an endocrinologist, and all he suggested was IVF. Finally, I saw a new endocrinologist in January 2022, and he was great. This doctor suggested I take Letrozole 2.5 mg twice daily to ovulate because I have PCOS. He also suggested I get the digital ovulation Clear Blue test so I can test for ovulation. I did exactly what the endocrinologist told me to do and got a positive ovulation test on February 8th and 9th. Positive pregnancy test on February 22nd and a beta hCG blood test to confirm pregnancy levels of 1449. I’m currently 5 weeks and 2 days pregnant, early I know, but Letrozole worked for me. I have had problems getting pregnant for 5 years, one HSG, almost did an IUI, and now I’m pregnant. I’m so excited Letrozole worked from day 3 of my cycle to day 7. I had no side effects in taking Letrozole."

• ram...
• June 5, 2013

Letrozole for Breast Cancer, Metastatic "Femara for 18 months, no side effects for first 6 months, then joint and muscle pain, physical fatigue, bone density loss. Will continue for as long as it works, at the moment looking clear, I want to live."

• Anonymous
• July 7, 2014

For Breast Cancer "I have been on Letrozole for 9 months. I have dry mouth, extremely dry skin, vaginal dryness, reduced libido, weight gain, and hair loss. My joints are increasingly stiff and painful. I wake in the night from pain and can scarcely walk first thing in the morning. My breast cancer was stage one and I had both breasts removed. I am considering stopping taking it."

• Sho...
• September 21, 2016

Letrozole for Breast Cancer "I've been taking letrozole (Femara) for 9 months, after a right-side mastectomy for stage IIA breast cancer. I'm ER & PR positive. No radiation or chemo. I'm 58 & this is the only drug I take, besides vitamins. The first 6 weeks I had trouble sleeping, occasional dizziness, some joint pain, & mild headaches. Around 4 months in, I started losing hair. I'd guess approximately 25% of my hair has fallen out. Besides the hair loss, I have dry eyes, genitals, & skin. There's some stiffness & joint pain in my hips. These side effects are tolerable, especially knowing that the drug is preventing a cancer recurrence. None of these side effects are enough for me to stop taking letrozole!"

• Mil...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 27, 2016

For Breast Cancer "After 4 months on Letrozole, I felt like an old crock, in pain everywhere, barely able to move, depressed, not sleeping well and developing carpal tunnel syndrome. I've gone off it ready to try something else and after only a week, nearly all the pain and stiffness is gone. I'm sleeping well and have a sense of well-being. Letrozole stole my quality of life and I'm glad I discovered it after not too long. Let's hope other drugs are better tolerated, but if not, I'd rather have quality of life than quantity of pain."

• dog...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 19, 2014

Letrozole for Breast Cancer, Adjuvant "I was diagnosed in 2009, had lumpectomy, chemo, radiation. Managed to continue working through it all. Then took tamoxifen for 2 1/2 years... had horrible muscle cramping and hot flashes, switched to letrozole after determining I was postmenopausal. The major muscle cramps lessened considerably, as did the hot flashes. I took this for 2 1/2 years, just stopping 3 weeks ago. I have muscle, joint, bone achiness 24/7, no energy, tired always, feel like I'm in a fog, tinnitus, heartburn, slow metabolism with weight gain. How long will it take to reverse all of these side effects now that I no longer take it? I even quit taking ibuprofen because it doesn't do anything for the pains. I am now 2 months from being 50 years old."

• Sus...
• September 7, 2010

Letrozole for Breast Cancer "I'm 4 years status post breast CA and doing well... no recurrence for my Stage IIIA. I started taking tamoxifen, then my oncologist switched me to Femara. I do have frequent hot flashes (whew!) and joint and bone pain that worsens with being tired. Overall, I am able to tolerate the medication, and my oncologist believes it is the treatment of choice for me. The side effects of being without estrogen are worse than the Femara side effects. I know the drug is working as having no estrogen produced results in atrophic vaginitis, decreased sex drive, and other female issues that are bothersome. But, in the big picture of life, it's a small price to pay to be, and hopefully stay, cancer free. I will continue to use Femara!"

• Mrs...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 21, 2013

Letrozole for Breast Cancer "I was diagnosed with breast cancer (stage 2) - underwent 6 months of chemo and 6 weeks radiation. My hair regrowth was pretty quick but began thinning significantly after about a year of Tamoxifen usage (could see my scalp pretty clearly in the front and on top of my head). My doctor switched me to Femara about 2 months ago - side effects include lots of hot flashes (about 6-10 daily) and weight gain which I am combating by working out every day and cutting my calories. I am prayerful that I don't experience any more hair loss or the joint pain that I keep reading about. Everyone, hang in there!"

• Deb...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 2, 2019

For Breast Cancer "I have been on Letrozole for a year now and the hip pain has progressively gotten worse. The hot flashes are manageable now, but the hip pain is debilitating. I can't take NSAIDs because thanks to chemo I now have ulcerative colitis. I am about ready to stop the Letrozole because my oncologist told me all the cancer drugs have the same bone and joint pain side effect. I feel like I am 90 years old and can barely walk at times. Her response is, 'at least you don't have cancer' - thanks Doc but I have other debilitating problems."

• Anonymous
• May 23, 2010

Letrozole for Breast Cancer "I was on Tamoxifen for 2 years following breast cancer and doing fine. My oncologist wanted to try Femara because it could be a little better. I was on it for about 3 months when I awoke in the middle of the night with horrible joint pain. It had been coming on slowly, but I thought it was carpal tunnel, maybe arthritis. Then I realized that my doctor had said that joint pain was a possible side effect of Femara. I was also gaining approximately 2 pounds a month! I have been off of it for a month now, but am still having pain. It is worse in the mornings and evenings. Trying to grip with my hands is very difficult some mornings. My doctor said it could take a few months to get this out of my system."