Femara (letrozole) for breast cancer

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  • Bonnie12
    Bonnie12 Member Posts: 4
    #22
    Aromasin side effects

    Hi Gale7,  I am sorry that you have expereinced difficulty with the Femara.  I have tryed all three of the Aromatase Inhibitors, including Arimadex and Femora, and am currently on Aromasin.  Basically I feel awful on all of them.  I am nearing my four year mark in August and considering whether the quality of life is more important.  My knees and ankles, sometimes my upper back and feet ache and are stiff.  I hate it, but I hate cancer more.  I am afraid to stop and I am afraid not to because this is ruining the quality of my life.  What to do.  Everyday I ponder it.  Sometimes I will skip a day and for a few hours I feel almost normal again.  Ahhh, what a wonderful feeling I have been missing all these years.  Know you are not alone.  Love and Blessings. Bonnie12

  • SIROD
    SIROD Member Posts: 2,194 Member
    #23
    Bonnie12 said:

    Aromasin side effects

    Hi Gale7,  I am sorry that you have expereinced difficulty with the Femara.  I have tryed all three of the Aromatase Inhibitors, including Arimadex and Femora, and am currently on Aromasin.  Basically I feel awful on all of them.  I am nearing my four year mark in August and considering whether the quality of life is more important.  My knees and ankles, sometimes my upper back and feet ache and are stiff.  I hate it, but I hate cancer more.  I am afraid to stop and I am afraid not to because this is ruining the quality of my life.  What to do.  Everyday I ponder it.  Sometimes I will skip a day and for a few hours I feel almost normal again.  Ahhh, what a wonderful feeling I have been missing all these years.  Know you are not alone.  Love and Blessings. Bonnie12

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    Bonnie,

    Watch for the dates of the posts.  This Gale7 hasn't been posting on this discussion board since 2008.  It is better to start a new post than go back reviving old ones.

    Best,

     

    Doris

  • Caroclara
    Caroclara Member Posts: 2
    #24
    Femara

    I'm 67 and took Femara for 1 week, I couldn't stand it. Headache, couldn't sleep, terrible joint pain, dizzy, feeling awful.  Is supposed to get better with time?  Are there other options?  After going through Chemo and radiation, I've had it with feeling lousy.

    Don't mean to sound like a winer, but I'm just tired.  Thanks to anyone who can help.

  • Caroclara
    Caroclara Member Posts: 2
    #25
    Bonnie12 said:

    Aromasin side effects

    Hi Gale7,  I am sorry that you have expereinced difficulty with the Femara.  I have tryed all three of the Aromatase Inhibitors, including Arimadex and Femora, and am currently on Aromasin.  Basically I feel awful on all of them.  I am nearing my four year mark in August and considering whether the quality of life is more important.  My knees and ankles, sometimes my upper back and feet ache and are stiff.  I hate it, but I hate cancer more.  I am afraid to stop and I am afraid not to because this is ruining the quality of my life.  What to do.  Everyday I ponder it.  Sometimes I will skip a day and for a few hours I feel almost normal again.  Ahhh, what a wonderful feeling I have been missing all these years.  Know you are not alone.  Love and Blessings. Bonnie12

    femara side effects

    Hi Bonnie, I was looking for exactly what you wrote in your note. I tried Femara for a week and quit.  I couldn't stand how it made me feel. I see my doctor in two weeks.  I don't know how you can do this.  My back and all my joints were so painful and I felt awful, had a headache, couldn't sleep and felt sick.  Quality of life vs the risk.  When the oncologist said, Femara is even more powerful than the chemo, I thought,"why did I have the chemo then?"  I wish there was another way, but I'm sure you've investigated them all.  I had hoped that maybe after being on it for a while, that the symptoms would go away, but apparently not.Thanks for sharing your experience.  Caroclara

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