Letrozole
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Letrozole (INN, trade name Femara) is an oral non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor for the treatment of hormonally-responsive breast cancer after surgery.
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Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Constipation, Back pain, Night sweats, Alopecia, Anxiety, Amnesia, Hip fracture, Insomnia, Irritability, Somnolence, Vision blurred, Hot flush
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 19, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“... night sweats, severe back pain, difficulty sleeping, irritability, hip pain, memory loss, blurred vision, some hair loss, increased anxiety, sleepiness during day, constipation Hot flashes a...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Hair texture abnormal, Arthralgia, Night sweats, Amnesia, Hypertension, Insomnia, Somnolence, Weight increased
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on February 26, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“... to Letrozole because I couldn't walk due to burning sensation. Side effects after treatment have been: bone weakening, fatigue, insomnia, night sweats, weight gain (40 Lb) dry hair, feel older than 71...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Arthralgia, Vulvovaginal dryness, Loss of libido, Pain in extremity, Weight increased, Psychotic disorder
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on January 28, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“I have been on letrozole for 5 months. I experience pretty strong joint pain in hands, fingers and feet especially upon rising in the morning. I look like Walter Brennan going to the bathroom. I am 54...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Trigger finger, Joint stiffness, Arthralgia, Alopecia, Musculoskeletal pain
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on December 23, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“Got aches and pains in shoulders, knees, stiffness after sitting, trigger fingers and thumb-left hand, thinning hair.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Myalgia
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on June 5, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“Some muscle and bone pain, but nothing unbearable. Weight gain....joining a gym. The closest thing to a hot flash is a pin prickly sensation. Overall happy with with this so far...9 months down, 51 mo...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Amnesia, Depression, Somnolence, Hot flush
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on November 11, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“... put on tamoxifen. I had a reoccurence in the lymph node in Dec of 2011 and the oncologist took me off tamoxifen and put me on letrozole. I am suffering from joint pain, memory loss, very fatigued all...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Crying, Hip fracture, Emotional distress
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 23, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“... in hips, hands, knees. Very emotional - cried many times each day - did not realize it was due to medication until, a week or so after I stopped it I realized I was not crying anymore. ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Fatigue, Insomnia, Hot flush
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on March 6, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“I'm with Little D. I've been taking Letrozole for 4 1/2 months and have just stopped. The pain has been unbearable, mostly my legs and hands. Unable to sleep even though I'm exhausted and my hot fl...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on November 21, 2007 @ 12:00 am
“I am interested in how long it takes Letrozole side effects to disappear after 5 years of taking the drug. I have completed one month. I had Stage 1 breast cancer, mastectomy with no lymph node involv...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By TheGreenZinnia in facebook.com on May 6, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“May 6 · Sharing this article published by the American Cancer Society: A New Treatment Option for Advanced Breast Cancer The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug for women...”