I am on anastroloze and my insomnia is a little worse but if I take 2 magnesium tables about 45 min before bed it helps. Plus a little joint pain and occasional hot flashes. Thats all. I feel i can live with this.

Hi Silvana, the hormone therapy is usually one of the last proctols in your treatment. Often the women who join this site, get to that point, and if the hormone blockers have few and easily managed side effects, they get busy reclaiming their life! Sometimes they pop back to say all is well- especially on a cancer-free anniversary etc. Some just move on. So, you can't really base your decision on the stories you hear. Only the ones who are finding the side effects challenging, are going to be the ones speaking up- hoping to find some way to make it easier.

It really does vary from person to person- keeping you in prayers! Gentle hugs!

I'm on the lowest dose of Letrozole and the only side effects I've had are hot flashes and my lifelong insomnia is a little worse. There are several different AIs you can take. If the side effects from one are unmanageable you can ask to try another one.

Many doctors start the patient off with the highest dose possible which is not always necessary. There have been studies done that show the lowest dose of the AIs are adequate to achieve the desired effect for many patients. Some patients will take the AI every other day instead of daily. The majority of patients don't experience the awful joint and muscle pain which is one of the side effects that patients fear having. Give the AIs a try. If you can't tolerate one you can try another or take Tamoxifen.