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letrozole/femara experience

Steph1673Steph1673 member
edited June 2014 in Secondary IF
I took my first dose of letrozole this morning: 5.0mg per day (2.5mg am/pm) CD3-CD7. My RE said most women have far less side effects with it than with chlomid, but I was just curious of the side effects that some of you have felt so I know what to expect. 

ETA: Correct dosage :-) Was missing the decimal points.
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    designer303designer303 member
    letrazole was fairly easy for me, I had more ovulation cramping and pain but that was due to a huge follie

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    MrsLaurenandDanMrsLaurenandDan member
    I was really weepy on it. But are you sure of that dosage? I feel like mine was 7.5mg.
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    Steph1673Steph1673 member
    MrsLaurenandDan said:
    But are you sure of that dosage? I feel like mine was 7.5mg.
    Oops, I'm missing decimal points. 5.0MG and 2.5MG. I'm going to edit original post :-)
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    Bananappeal145Bananappeal145 member
    Clomid was awful and gave me rage and migraines. Femara was/is much better. I get a few hot flashes while I'm actually taking it but nothing much after that. Good luck!
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    FrenchteachermamaFrenchteachermama member
    I took 5.0 mg at night each night CD 3-7 for the past 3 cycles and have had no side effects.



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    zsharkyzsharky member
    I think I was on 2.5 mg and I didn't have any side effects. It was so much better for me than Clomid, which made me ragey. I got pregnant with my son on cycle 2 of Femara, so it worked well for me. I only took it once a day, at night, I think. It was almost 4 years ago so I don't know how reliable my memory is.
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    lupineauralupineaura member
    Thanks for asking- this thread is very interesting to me as well; I'll be switching from Clomid to Letrozol soon. 
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    Steph1673Steph1673 member
    I'm on my last day taking Letrozle this cycle (CD7), 5th day on it) so I thought I'd report back...

    Fairly symptom-free outside of one night (CD5, 3rd day on it) feeling a little "weepy" as PP called it and waking up with a pretty bad hot flash that same night/early the next morning.
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