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Is Letrozole good to be used as an anti-estrogen?

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Is Letrozole good to be used as an anti-estrogen?

Submitted: 11 months ago.
Category: Pharmacy
Expert:  Drugdad replied 11 months ago.


Drugdad :

Hi, let me help you with this

Customer :

plz

Drugdad :

yes, it is an aromatase inhibitor so it is good as an anti-estrogen

Customer :

and what would be his effect on HGH?

Customer :

could it influence it anyway?

Drugdad :

it could affect it

Customer :

Because i looked up on the internet and the anti-estrogens says it help you keep your growth plates open

Drugdad :

but there is no way of knowing

Customer :

and i was wondering that in using hgh would influence...

Customer :

but as of your knolege:do you thinck would affect?

Customer :

sry for my bad english..........and what should be the dosage to supress the estrogen?(daily)

Drugdad :

yes it can, anytime you take a medication that affects your hormone, any time can happen

Customer :

so what would be your recomended dosage?

Drugdad :

You have to talk to your doctor for that information. This is a prescription drug that should be prescribe

Customer :

Cn it be prescribed by a family doctor?and still, so then what is the 'usual' quantity prescribed daily?

Customer :

can

Drugdad :

You will find it difficult getting a doctor to prescribe this for you

Customer :

:)) Lets just say i have one...what would be the dose?

Customer :

do you know???

Drugdad :

it is not approved for men so you have to talk to your doctor.

Expert:  Drugdad replied 11 months ago.

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Customer: replied 11 months ago.

so you cannot give me a minimal dose?what could happen?

Expert:  Drugdad replied 11 months ago.

what could happen? A lot. The most important thing is, what are you treating? Without this I can't help you.

Customer: replied 11 months ago.

Im not treating anything.....im on a hgh cycle and i wonder if taking letrozole can be pozitive for estrogen...like an anti estrogen so i need to know what dosage would be good...?

Expert:  Drugdad replied 11 months ago.

sorry, but it is not used for that.

Customer: replied 11 months ago.

Relist: Inaccurate answer.
Giving me another pharmacy expert.

Expert:  DrPhilMD replied 11 months ago.

Answers are for informational purposes only. Please confirm any information given with your own doctor.

 

I would like to help.

Customer: replied 11 months ago.

What would be the daily dose for letrozole to support any unwanted estrogen?

Expert:  Drugdad replied 11 months ago.

For breast cancer, it is 2.5mg daily

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Customer: replied 11 months ago.

Good!For how long?

Expert:  Dr. B Young replied 11 months ago.

Hello, I would like to try to help.

Letrozole, as you have mentioned, works as an anti-estrogen. Estrogen is an important hormone in both females and males. While many effects of estrogen are well understood, we still do not know all the effects estrogen has on a body. Likewise, altering ones levels of estrogen is not something to be done lightly or without good reason.

Letrozole is approved only for use in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, and only after the risks and benefits have been thoroughly discussed. For this use, the dose is 2.5 mg daily. The duration depends on the individual response to the drug, cancer levels, and tolerability. It is impossible to guess how long it will be used beforehand.

Letrozole is a potent medication that comes with significant side effects. These include weakening bones, raising cholesterol, and fatigue. Because of these side effects, letrozole should not be used for any purpose other than breast cancer.

Customer: replied 11 months ago.

I see you know this stuffs:) Would it have an effect on HGH?( negative i mean)

Expert:  Dr. B Young replied 11 months ago.

I'm sorry, but I do not know how letrozole will affect HGH. These medications are rarely, if ever, used together so there is not much information available with which to make suggestions.

I cannot recommend using the combination together, nor can I recommend using letrozole for any purpose other than treating breast cancer.

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Customer: replied 11 months ago.

I still apreciate your effort thats why im gonna accept your answer.Pitty you dont know the effect:(

Customer: replied 11 months ago.

But can you tell if its true that estrogen closes growth plates?

Expert:  Dr. B Young replied 11 months ago.

Again, I apologize but I do not know the answer to that particular question.

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