Anyone on Letrozole?

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Hi everyone

I have been prescribed 3 cycles of Letrozole and I have just started AF after a very very long few months. So quite excited to finally getting things going!
We're currently away and I do have my medication with me but not the leaflet that came with it. So just want to double check that I am taking it correctly:

• do I count tomorrow as CD1 as AF only started at 9.30pm today
• is there a specific time that I have to take the tablets, I think night time is recommended?
• do I take both tablets together?

Any other help or advice would be much appreciated!

@carleyxo my husband test came back as 2% morphology also, and the consultant was pretty unconcerned about it, made him have another test and she said it came back within the normal range of 4-14% (I think off the top of my head that's the range!). So I really dont think it's much to worry about. Sorry he reacted badly to the conversation, my OH also looked at me quite shocked when I asked him to cut down on the beer ... and here I am completely changing my lifestyle and taking every vitamin under the sun, not to mention medication which doesnt make you feel too great... they dont get it 🙈 I'm sure he will come round xx

@Carleyxo I hope you are feeling better, we all have these days. It sometimes may feel we are on different page and we are more driven but we just showcase it in different ways, I am sure your man needs some outlet and will be by your side. This is so stressful for both of you.
@sylva123 it must be something to do with men wanting their way - had the same experience but not vaping but beers!
I started yoga again, called flow or something as trying anyhting to keep sane and calm. I found that though I felt not stressed I was stressing out my husband by the way I have been. Yoga and more breathing and selftalk has been helping me calm down.

@leala20 honestly yoga has been everything for me during these past 2 years. It's amazing isn't it.

@carleyxo I am so, so sorry you've had such an awful night. It's absolutely gutting when it goes like that. There's nothing to say to make it better, other than let you know we kinda understand and we're as there for you as we can be through the internet. Sorry you've had that. I hope it's better tomorrow. X

@Sylva123 I discovered recently and really stand by it. Has definitely had impact on my mental health.

@MrsF1989 my consultant didn't seem bothered either but to be honest they don't have the time to dig deep it's all just covered over with prescribing medication which irritates me anyway and she said the weightlifting is fine. I always thought it would have an impact and the reflexologist also confirmed that, she was so knowledgeable on everything so I really don't doubt her. I just don't know what to think. How quickly was he retested?

@Sylva123 thank you very much, I'm just gutted this is the first proper disagreement we've had and it shocks me he's happy to give up on it so easily x

Hope you're doing ok today @Carleyxo xxx

We still haven't spoken. I just don't know what to say or do. :( thanks for checking @CCPP ❤️ xx

Hey @Carleyxo, I was thinking of you this morning. So sorry youre still not on speaking terms. This all puts such a pressure on relationships. How are you holding up? X

Awe it's tough @Carleyxo xxx I am so sorry this is happening. Maybe ask to sit down with him tonight and tell him all your feeling cry if you have to just to show him how upsetting this all is for you xxx

@CCPP @Sylva123 I'm struggling if I'm honest. We're both as bad as each with being stubborn so haven't spoke a word today and I won't be home till 9 tonight so we probably won't talk. I'm still just so angry, I think the amount we put our bodies through and money I've spent on acupuncture reflexology and vitamins is crazy. I have history of cancer in our families and to think clomid could potentially also increase that risk to (I know that may sound dramatic but there is an element of risk there) and he can't even consider cutting down on gym because it's getting "obsessive" it makes me wonder if he wants it as much as me but then when I say that to me he gets so upset and offended that I would even suggest that. It's so hard :-( x

Well ladies, third round and my period arrived today. Heartbroken but also not surprised. Just feel shit especially as other half is working away.

@Carleyxo it's so hard that is so frustrating but I think it's all stemming from his 2% morphology being questioned rather than the gym maybe....it could be like an attack on his 'manhood' and men think we are hard to figure out 🙄 oh I really hope when you get home tonight ye will make up xx

@unknownscot I'm so sorry to hear this xxx I'd say you are heartbroken!!! God this journey is so hard xxx
Is this your last round of letrozole now?

Sorry ive been stuck in meetings all day and just saw your reply @Carleyxo. Have you heard from him yet? I think your anger and disappointment are both really justified. Youre doing so much, youre putting your body through a lot, and you want to see that he is willing to do things too. Also the stress of you falling out is un doing all the good youre getting from reflexology. I hope youre able to sit down together and talk it all through, and that hes able to see your perspective. There’s definitely a gender divide in how we approach all this - its pretty telling that theres no “dadsnet” where men talk about all the vitamins and alternative therapies theyre trying to improve their fertility, but theres 100s of us women posting on here. That makes me feel reassured that its not just my OH, but that maybe its a man thing. Its hard not to feel upset and take it to mean they dont care as much though.

Do you have something nice you can do tonight to look after yourself? I hope hes home waiting for you with a bunch of flowers

Oh no @unknownscot that is so disappointing. Same as Carley - do you have something nice you can do for yourself tonight? And do you have another round or whats the next step for you?
So sorry. This whole process is absolutely gutting.

I think you're right about the manhood @CCPP
@Sylva123x I've just finished work and can't bare to move it all hurts so bad. To top it off my best friends daughters bday Sunday and I was supposed to go over to see them and she just text me to pre warn me two of her family members (were all fairly close) are pregnant and she knows that will be the topic of conversation. One of them isn't in a healthy relationship and the other fell really quick.

I just can't take much more, surely it gets better? I feel so lost xx

Oh ffs @Carleyxo the timing of that is terrible. Absolutely terrible. Really thoughtful of your friend to warn you tho. Its ok to honour your own boundaries and not go. Sometimes we just have to.

Its so bloody isolating and painful - the highs and lows. But we’ve got to hope that it’ll all work and itll get better. Not forgetting all the pressure and the hormones are making us extra sensitive to everything as well... and having to keep on a smiley face for the outside world. But its temporary and we’re doing it cos we’ve got hope it’ll work

It's so isolating, she's invited us round after when everyone's gone but it just feels like you miss out on assorts doesn't it. Feeling so deflated xx

I'm sorry about yesterday ladies I got out of control and couldn't pull myself back in. This journey sucks doesn't it :( xx

Hey @Carleyxo nothing to say sorry for. We all have those crappy days. I've definitely been there. Hope you and OH are back on track. Xx

We're getting there had a little chat after a big cry yesterday. It now just feels like a wasted month as we've probably missed the most vital days but not much I can do now. How are you? @Sylva123 xx

That's good @Carleyxo. Hopefully it'll start to feel better now.
I'm alright... up and down really. Day 21 now and still no positive ovulation, so I'm feeling a bit down and had a bit of a cry this morning. Guess I'm just waiting for my period to come now & hope that I can speak to my doc next week when she's back from her holiday. Maybe she'll give me the trigger shot again and double the letrozole dose perhaps.

Oh bless you and there's me moaning yesterday. When is she back again? Yes be Ayse the trigger helped last time didn't it?? X

Oh no don't worry, I think we all have good and bad days at different times! I actually felt positive the last 2 days but woke up feeling bleak about it all today! It's just up and down for all of us. Trigger shot at least meant I knew I ovulated. You never know... Ovulation might come tmw, but I'm so emotional today so I'm guessing period is coming instead

So it looks like in coming on my period - I've had some spotting and am super emotional. I just called the hospital because I needed to know whether to increase the dosage or not cos I didn't ovulate. They were so unhelpful (receptionist shouting at me that she knows nothing about letrozole, me begging to be put through to someone who does) but eventually someone said I should double it and call back Monday to speak to my normal doctor. I think I need to go private and just get into debt with it, because I feel like I keep getting lost in the system with NHS. So disappointed! So unbelievably disappointed and worried now, because things seems to be getting worse. I've never skipped ovulation before