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St. Clair, MO

Doctor wants me to take 5 yr pill. Tried tam couldn't take it. Now has wants me to take letrozole. Gen for femara.

September 6, 2014 (edited)
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A MyBCTeam Member

I was prescribed aromasin because I couldn't take tamoxifen due to blood clots. Hot flashes are a common side effect. So is joint pain. I have good days and bad days on the drugs. I think femara has the least side effects of the aromatase inhibitors. I also tried Effexor for the hot flashes. It worked, but I felt it was making me too sleepy, so I stopped taking it.

September 7, 2014 (edited)
A MyBCTeam Member

My Dr. put on Letrozole for the next 5years.I didn't have too much side effects but I put on a lot of weight.Guess we can win all.

September 6, 2014
A MyBCTeam Member

I'm on Femara and having one of the rare side effects which is cold flashes.

September 22, 2014 (edited)
A MyBCTeam Member

I took Arimidex first and it hurt my joints so badly I could hardly walk. I have been on Femara ever since and the only problems I have are some hot flashes now and then.

September 9, 2014 (edited)
A MyBCTeam Member

I can't take Tamofloxin because it give me blood clots as a side effect.

September 9, 2014

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