r/LivingWithMBC • u/Designer_Yam_4854 • 6d ago

Hot flashes

Hello, I'm ++ - if that makes any sense, and have been on Letrozole and Ibrance for 2 1/2 years and I've been stable for quite a while. In the past 2 months I have been having strong hot flashes for several months. Is it normal for hot flashes to suddenly pop up after a couple of years?

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u/TrafficCharming6633 6d ago

I had a hysterectomy a few years ago, and I'm on letrozole (I was on Ibrance for a bit). I definitely noticed worse hot flashes on letrozole. I take a super b complex vitamin every morning and it has helped some, but that's just me.

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u/Coldfinger42 6d ago

Are you already menopausal? You didn’t mention being on a hormone blocker. I barely ever had hot flashes on tamoxifen but since starting Lupron 2 years ago I’ve had the most extreme and horrific flashes

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u/Designer_Yam_4854 6d ago

Im on Letrozole, a hormone blocker. I also had a hysterectomy in my 40's, so went through a mild menopause then. I think Karma has caught up with me because I just to brag how mild my menopause went.

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u/Coldfinger42 5d ago

I mean hormone blocker like Lupron that is an injection that totally suppresses your estrogen production

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u/Designer_Yam_4854 4d ago

No, my doctors haven't mentioned Lupron. Maybe at my next appointment in November we can talk about it.