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 | second bout with breast cancer | Weight gain, hair thinning. | Put on after 4 years of tamoxifin and a recurrance of lump in same breast. Tolerated so much better than tamoxifin. No hot flashes, or night sweats! | F | 55 | 2 years | 11/9/2005 | 3 | infertility | LOTS of hair loss after 3rd month. Headaches, mood swings, weight gain. | Still not pregnant. | F | 28 | 5 months | 10/16/2005 | 5 | Prevent breast cancer recurrence | Vaginal dryness, weight gain | Side effects were not bad and I had no pain or discomfort from the drug. | F | 42 | 5 years | 10/11/2005 | 3 | Breast Cancer | No side effects for one year. Started to get side effects after one year. Feel pain in knuckles, feet, knees, hip, and lower back. Also, significant hair loss after one year. | Heavy exerciser for 20 years. Recently having difficulty doing aerobics due to discomfort. | F | 45 | 1 years | 10/10/2005 | 4 | Infertility | Hot flashes, night sweats, headache | 100% better than taking Clomid. Side effects are mild, mood swings non-existant, and I have my energy back. | F | 38 | 2 months | 9/29/2005 | 1 | Breast Cancer, 2nd bout after 4 yrs | Unbearable joint pains, (reduced to tears) shoulders,elbows, fingers, knees, feet, especialy first thing in the morning, hair loss,hot flashes, fatigue, memory problems, mood swings, vaginal dryness. | I was prescribed Tamoxifen after the first breast cancer, and had no undue side-effects, then Femara after the 2nd breast cancer, the side effects have been unbearable, so much so I have reluctantly stopped taking it. Symptoms just got worse daily. I have no quality of life at all. Waiting to see my oncologist to see what medication he suggests. | F | 63 | 4 months | 9/27/2005 | 5 | Metastatic Breast to Bone Cancer | Bone pain - especially in legs, pelvis, and feet. Feet improve after the morning. Headaches. Some weight gain. | Less joint pain than Arimidex, No progression of bone metasisis. | F | 53 | 15 months | 9/8/2005 | 5 | Stage 4 Breast Cancer | Joint pain: shoulders, hips, knees, ankles; fatigue; hot flashes; memory problems; vaginal dryness, no sex drive; weight gain | It has kept my bone metastisis stable for 16 months which has allowed me to delay chemotherapy or additional radiation | F | 38 | 16 months | 9/5/2005 | 3 | breast cancer | Nasty joint pain, knees, feet, ankles, hands, shoulders, hips. Hard to sleep. Sexual Intercourse impossible. Itchy scalp, skin itchiness, weight gain, especially around the waist and thighs. Dr. says it is worth the pain to be on this drug. sure hope so. I have 3 more years! | F | 51 | 2 years | 8/30/2005 | 4 | breast cancer | Severe joint pain, especially in the knees and elbows. Low back and hip pain. Foot pain. Sometimes it is so bad, mainly first thing in the morning, I feel like I am 105 years old! My doctor recently suggested using ibuprofen for the pain. It has helped. Although I am experiencing discomfort, I rate Femara | Better tolerated than Aromasin which made me very nauseous. | F | 61 | 8 months | 8/7/2005 | 2 | following 5 years of tamoxofen aft | Claw hand, bone pain in hands pretty horrible and feet feels like the bones are going to crack, no other side effects except have gained weight and couldn't figure out why. But it seems after reading some of the other comments , could be the drug. Other than these things no problems with it | Far too expesive a drug . I have no prescripton insurance, 300$ a month, although I buy it in Canada for 170$ THe 1-5 rating has no meaning, as I haven't a clue if it is working. | F | 64 | 6 days | 8/5/2005 | 2 | breast cancer | I have not had a recurrence of cancer, but the side effects are increasingly severe. My feet hurt all the time and my joint ache. Especially knuckles, ankles and knees. At the age of 53, some of this is normal, but I had very little until 14 months ago when I began femara. | F | 53 | 14 months | 8/3/2005 | 1 | Infertility | mood swings, hot flashes, fatigue | Would not take it again. Side effects too bothersome and it did not work for us. Side effects last well beyond the 5 days of the cycle where the drug is taken. | F | 29 | 2 months | 7/20/2005 | 4 | breast cancer | joint pain, lower side and back pain, bone pain, muscle aches, finger joints swell | F | 59 | 1 years | 7/15/2005 | 2 | Breast Cancer | Dizziness-Foggy Headed- Very fatigued- Hip and joint pain - mood swings- sleepines | I was not sick until I started taking this drug. | F | 39 | 3 months | 7/14/2005 | 1 | next step after 5 years on tamoxife | In just two weeks- severe joint pain, swelling of fingers, pain in hips, ankles, knees | Joint pain is not listed as a side effect of this drug on the drug information sheet | F | 51 | 14 days | 6/14/2005 | 2 | c a ncer recurrence | Severe pain in hands,feet, hips, elbows, knees. Bones breaking in my feet. Severe muscle weakness all over. | Being ER-negative, I fail to see why I should be on this drug. I had better results with tamoxifen. I no longer have any quality of life! | F | 53 | 1 years | 6/11/2005 | 1 | breast cancer | worsening tendon-related joint pain; both thumbs triggered, requiring surgery; tennis elbow; hair loss; weight gain | I was insufficiently warned about joint problems and being in my late 50's, attributed the pain to | F | 59 | 15 months | 6/9/2005 | 3 | Breast Cancer | Really bad bone pain, and weight gain | I'm in early phase, but the pain has been bad. | F | 50 | 5 months | 4/18/2005 | 3 | breast cancer | joint pain, it gave me trigger fingers, makes me retain fluid | F | 53 | 1 years | 3/31/2005 |