Side affects a year after letrozole

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daughterofsurvivor
daughterofsurvivor Member Posts: 1
edited March 2019 in Hormonal Therapy - Before, During, and After

My Mother is a breast cancer survivor, double mastectomy. She took Letrozole for 10 years with no side affects.

She stopped about 14 months ago and is now having unbearable night sweats and hot flashes. I have found information scattered from here to there that this can be a long term side affect. There has been mention of using some antidepressants that help. Has anyone had any experience with this? How long does it last?

What worked in treating it? She's been released from her oncologist and we are trying to get her help in another state where she has moved.

Is this a standard thing, rare? I'm desperate to get her help. She's 84 years old with beginning stages of alzheimer's and this is really stressing

her out bad!

Thanks in advance.....

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    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited March 2019

    Dear daughterofsurvivor,

    Welcome to the BCO community and thanks for reaching out on behalf of your mom. We are sorry that she is having these continued issues and hope that you find some solutions for her. You may want to check the topic on Femara where there may be other members who have more experience with this particular drug. There is also some information on our main site about Femara. Let us know how we can help you find some others to connect to here.

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