Hello everyone,
started only last Friday (22/07/22) taking Letrozole for first time in my life (had lumpectomy to remove a 10mm IDC in May, neg lymph nodes, RH+, done 5x course of radiotheraphy in July) and I am experiencing strange, maybe unusual, side effects. Let me explain: since I read on many posts here (and also my BCN mentioned it) that it was better to take the Letrozole at night to get the side effects through inactive hours/sleep I did so but on the first night it was ok no issues, on the second night after 3 hrs I woke up and had insomnia, couldn’t sleep at all, kept on having buzzing ears which I know can be a sign of increased blood pressure (mine has always been normal) and a headache which could hardly shake the day after. So I have then started to take it in the morning and it still gives me a tension like headache (not as bad as previous nights) and very tense calves. So it’s not a joint ache, just my leg calves feel very tense, hard, as if I did a long calf toning session at the gym.
Does anyone recognises these side effects? If yes, have you found a way around it?
I know it’s early days (barely a week) but I am trying to find my feet with this medicine and its potential arm length long list of side effects.
Thank you.
L.