Exemestane (Aromasin)

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  • LillyIsHere
    LillyIsHere Member Posts: 830
    edited July 2022

    Sorry for the late response Mika. Considering that we are taking powerful anti-estrogen medications, I could say that mood and memory are OK. My theory is that being in these drugs is like a forever menopausal symptoms and mood, memory, skin, etc. come with it. Still, much better than letrozole.

    How are you doing?

  • MikaMika
    MikaMika Member Posts: 342
    edited July 2022

    Hi Lilly,

    Thanks for the update! I'm doing fine. To be honest, I'm tired to complain :) Do you know how this "steroid" component in Aromasine works? It looks like my MO doesn't want me to change meds. Of course, I can push for Aromasine. I'm just afraid to get new side effects.

  • twolutzjo
    twolutzjo Member Posts: 19
    edited August 2022

    Hi ......haven't been on in awhile. I was on Letrozole for 2 years and then started having awful SE. My MO switched me to Aromasine. I have been on it for about 9 months. Does anyone out there have any of these SE? I will feel good for several days and then I am hit with NO energy and I so nothing or go to bed to sleep. Also has anyone had itching of skin? Can't figure out the cause of these 2 SE. Any help would be appreciated.

  • quinnie
    quinnie Member Posts: 221
    edited September 2022

    Hi twolutzju, I to have periods of zero energy. I always blame myself and say I don;t exercise enough but it is hard to exercise when my body doesn't want to move. I was on letrozole for 2 years and develooped SE's so switched to exemestane 6 months ago. I still have hot flashes, and periods of fatigue, mild increase in joint pain. I was stage one, grade one, so wonder if i need to continue taking this. Did anyone else just stop? I am at such low risk for reoccurrance that the long term SE's might be not worth the issues I have now.

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