How long of a break?

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Rambros
Rambros Member Posts: 78
edited November 2019 in Hormonal Therapy - Before, During, and After

I’m wondering if some of my side effects (joint pain, hand swelling) I’ve been experiencing are from a new letrozole manufacturerfrom the pharmacy. For those of you who’ve taken a little break before switching to a different AI, how long of a break did your doctor recommend? (To get it out of your system to determine if it was the source of pain) thanks!

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  • Luckynumber47
    Luckynumber47 Member Posts: 397
    edited November 2019

    I just finished a break from my Letrozole. My dr said it takes 1 month to be completely out of your system. She said I would be fine stopping for 4 - 6 weeks and that people do it all the time for a variety of reasons. I noticed no difference when I stopped but I hadnever felt like I had side effects from the drug.

    If it makes any difference, my drug has always come from Teva.

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  • Betrayal
    Betrayal Member Posts: 1,374
    edited November 2019

    When I switched from Arimidex to Letrozole, I had a one month break.

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  • Rambros
    Rambros Member Posts: 78
    edited November 2019

    Thank you both...looks like I will wait 3 or 4 weeks to see if I can get the accord brand letrozole out of my system.

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