FEMARA Reviews (LETROZOLE)Average Rating: 2.5 (1087 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare FEMARA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FEMARA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | breast cancer to prevent recurrencc | Took femara for a year- no side effects. Was switched to generic letrozole when I went on Medicare.Worst side effect for me has been lightheadedness and often feeling slightly and constantly dizzy.. Taking it at dinner time rather than morning helps. My cholesterol went up Iand my hair is thinning. Thankfully no joint pain. | I feel when the pharmacy changes brands, it can make side effects worse.. | F | 68 | 4 years 2.5 mg | 6/29/2015 | 2 | IDC stage 1 | Inability to concentrate, short temper, inability to complete work, pain in back, shoulders, arms and sometimes legs. Definite lack of motivation. Difficulty getting to sleep at night due to pain. Anxiousness for no apparent reason. May lose clients because I am not mentally sharp. | F | 65 | 7.5 months 2.5 mg 1X day | 6/29/2015 | 1 | Had breast cancer | No energy, hair falling out pain in muscles and bones that strong prescription pain medication doesn't ever relieve also cant sleep. | F | 58 | 1 days 2.5 tabs | 6/29/2015 | 3 | Breast cancer HER + | 40# weight gain. Headaches. Bone & joint pain. Hair loss. Neuropathy in hands & feet. hot flashes constantly. | After 3 yrs 7 months the effects have not improved.. I have til March 2017 to deal with these effects.. Can't wait to be finished! | F | 66 | 3 years 2.5 mg | 6/25/2015 | 4 | Stage 1 BC | Foggy brain, felt old and very tired, gained weight, body pain, lots of hot flashes | I stopped taking the generic Femara about two months ago. I haven't lost any weight, but I will work on that. The hot flashes are gone. I can sleep without waking up in a pool of sweat. I am not as bone tired as I was. I think my side effects were minimal compared to others. Hang in there if you can and keep taking this drug. I hope you can make it five years too. | F | 63 | 5 years 2.5 1X day | 6/23/2015 | 1 | Stage 1 Breast Cancer/Estrogen Pos | Dibilitating pain in lower back, hips, legs, wrists and thumbs. Developed 4 painful trigger fingers, weight gain, insomnia, hot flashes. Became very lethargic. A once active woman, I turned into a very old lady in a matter of weeks. I had difficulty walking, sitting and could barely climb stairs, get in and out of vehicles,etc. The Good News! After being taken off Letrozole as well as Anastrozole, I was put on Tamoxifen. It changed my life! All my bone and joint pain disappeared within weeks. I feel re-born. I still have the weight gain and insomnia to deal with but they are secondary to the horrible pain that limited my daily life. Thank you to my Oncologist for working with me to help resolve the pain issues I endured for one year. The old me is back!!😊 | Do not suffer in silence. Speak to your Oncologist. | F | 68 | 1 years | 6/21/2015 | 3 | Triple Positive Breast Carcinoma | Severe joint and bone pain, weight gain, fatigue, insomnia, severe hot flashes and sweating, mostly of head and face, thinned vaginal tissue, nonexistent libido. | I still work full time and the side effects of this drug are very challenging. Days like today when every bone in my body aches and I have a small desktop fan blowing on my head because my hair is wet from sweating (and it’s 73 degrees in my office) make me really want to stop taking the drug. Fear of recurrence is the only reason why I don’t. | F | 66 | 4.5 years 2.5 mg 2X day | 6/17/2015 | 1 | After taking letroxole for 4 weeks the body aches were horrible. Hot flashes and crying for no reason was horrible too. My oncologist changed to anatroxole. After reading their side effects I went back to letroxole. Scary side effects and realized I would have to learn and tolerate my side effects. During menopause I never had one hot flash, no problem at all period just stopped at 55. Now I feel like a 90 | Year old. Will go to oncologist to get a script for going to physical therapy. I had stage 1 highly estrogen positive tumor. Had chemo and radiation. I have 4 years and 9 months to go whose counting! Drs give you fright of reoccurence if you stop. Very depressing. Very depressing! We live with the concern does this work? One most important is the loss of complete libido. What do we do? | F | 60 | 1 months 2.5mg | 6/13/2015 | 1 | Breast cancer | Have had brain fog lack of concentration, fatigue, bone pain, wrist pain and swelling, and other symptoms also. I have been unable to work due to this and feel depressed anxious and get upset and angry very easily | Hate drug but hate the idea of cancer return more | F | 59 | 1 years 2.5 | 6/8/2015 | 3 | Stage I, estrogen pos and HER2 | 1st month horrible flu symptoms now zero concentration, forgetfulness, brain fog, mild feet and leg cramps. One day energetic the next i feel line a truck hit me and exhausted. Fun to work at a high pressure job like this. Started on Arimidex first but painful joints and muscle cramps made it intolerable. Lesser of 2 evils? | It would be nice to let patients know how hard this medicine is instead of glossing over it | F | 57 | 3 months | 6/5/2015 | 3 | Breast cancer post mastectomy | Hot flushes increasing again after 12 months use and now waking in night with painful flush through clitoris, and external soft tissue around vagina.. Same pain urinating | F | 62 | 1 years 2.5 | 5/21/2015 | 5 | stage 4 breast cancer to bone | 2 1/2 yrs ago I was on Arimidex. After 6 months had to go off it. All my fingers were like trigger finger. I could not function. Could not grab the blanket or pull my pants up. Took 800mg ibuprofen. Went on tamoxifen. No problems. Now found out I have more tumors. Been on Letrizole (Femera) for 3 months. Bottoms of feet and hands burning. Paint but joints of my fingers. It's all starting over. Last night I was having trouble pulling blanket up over me. | I hate it! | F | 63 | 3 months 5mg | 5/19/2015 | 2 | Breast Cancer | Joint Ache, Trigger Finger - Tiredness - Foggy Brain - Weight Gain | I am pleased to know l am not the only one having these symptoms, l have told my Oncologist, but they want me to stay on these. | F | 59 | 12 days 2.5 1X day | 5/14/2015 | 2 | breast cancer | Permantly feeling sick. No appetite.aching all over in the morning.tired all the time no energy | F | 66 | 4 weeks 2.5 mg | 5/11/2015 | 1 | Breat cancer | Bone, muscle pain dizzy brain fog | I am willing to take my chances of recurrence due to no quality of life on this poison drug | F | 54 | 2 weeks | 5/3/2015 | 1 | endometriosis | Joint pain, incredibly lethargic, but worse than anything is the lack of focus. I can barely read articles without "brain fog." Lack of motivation and just inability to concentrate. | Doctor prescribed it to help with my endometriosis symptoms because they've gotten so severe, but I've noticed no improvement at all. I feel worse on this drug because, as a student, the last thing I needed was to lose the ability to focus. I'm required to be on the drug until my next surgery, but I can't wait to get off of it. My academics and social life have suffered greatly, not to mention my knees and back are always achy since starting the drug. I'm 20 years old and feel like I'm 90. It's miserable. | F | 20 | 2 months 5 mg 1X day | 4/29/2015 | 4 | stage 3 breast cancer | Horrible bone and joint pain. Feel like I'm 95. Weight gain chronically fatigued. Afraid to stop taking it. | F | 52 | 3 years 2.5 mg | 4/27/2015 | 4 | Stage 1 BC HER2Neu+ | diffuse and debilitating bone and joint pain, muscle weakness, fatigue, itchy skin, palpitations, difficulty getting out of bed and walking, weight gain, general malaise, vitamin D deficiency, sleep disturbance | I no real idea if it worked or not. my only gauge is that I am currently N.E.D. | F | 66 | 5 years 3mg 1X day | 4/15/2015 | 3 | breat cancer | Headache, muscle aches, fatigue - not really sure if it attributable to Femara or not yet. | F | 51 | 1 months 2.5mg 1X day | 3/29/2015 | 3 | stage IV BC mets to bones | 21 years after my primary stage 1 dx I was dx with bone mets. had bilateral mastectomy, no adjunctive therapy. GYN put me on estrogen even though I was ER+/PR+ - he said it would save my ovaries as I was considered cured from BC after 5 years Markers went down and keep coming down each month. Went to Germany for treatment, use BIOMAT daily and Mistletoe injections,adjusted diet and supplements. With Letrozole I have hot flashes, joint pain, dry skin, BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME, considering stopping for 4 months to watch tumor markers and see what PET shows in July. It is slow growing and wish I would have stopped estrogen to see if that made a difference instead of starting drug but I was afraid. Did not do radiation to my painful met areas and now they have diminished and I am pain free. | F | 58 | 1 years 1X day | 3/29/2015 |