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Are Low BP And Dizziness Due To The Side Effects Of Femara?

Took femara for fertility reasons, three days after ending it I had an extreme dizzy spell for ten days. Dizziness was gone when I ovulated. Dizziness caused my BP to go down from a normal 117/70 to an 74/43. Could this all be a side effect of the med? I had delayed leg pain the last cycle I took it
Tue, 28 Jul 2015
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Hello
As you mentioned that you are taking FEMARA i.e. letrozole is an aromatase inhibitors and its adverse reactions are very mild and include nausea, headache , fatigue ,hot flushes and arthralgia.
But you mentioned that develop dizziness , this may be due to femara but not sure . However dizziness may be due to other reasons as ovulation , hot flushes or arthralgia.
But if once there is dizziness , naturally blood pressure wili decrease, so don't worry .
Ger in regular check up for blood pressure next 4-5 days to rule out any pathology.Leg pains may be due to a side effect of femara.

Letrozole is non-steroidal aromatase inhibitors used for OVULATION induction in patients with PCOS ( PCOD) resistant to clomifiene.
Hope this will be useful for you.
Good luck.
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Are Low BP And Dizziness Due To The Side Effects Of Femara?

Hello As you mentioned that you are taking FEMARA i.e. letrozole is an aromatase inhibitors and its adverse reactions are very mild and include nausea, headache , fatigue ,hot flushes and arthralgia. But you mentioned that develop dizziness , this may be due to femara but not sure . However dizziness may be due to other reasons as ovulation , hot flushes or arthralgia. But if once there is dizziness , naturally blood pressure wili decrease, so don t worry . Ger in regular check up for blood pressure next 4-5 days to rule out any pathology.Leg pains may be due to a side effect of femara. Letrozole is non-steroidal aromatase inhibitors used for OVULATION induction in patients with PCOS ( PCOD) resistant to clomifiene. Hope this will be useful for you. Good luck.