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Re: Rage Flashes, anyone else?
From: Amanda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Jun 19 18:27:29 2002
Hi Katie and Emily,
I do not know which of you to respond to. I am 22 yrs. old and I don't
mean to scare you about Lupron. (It may work for some)I had five of the
six shots of Lupron in 1999 and it was terrible. Driving was crazy. I
got to the point where I would forget where I was driving to or what I
set out to do. For me long term memory problems also occured, and this
is on top of hot flashes, moodiness, crazy emotions, and sweats. It
took a while before my head was together again. After all this, Endo
still returned and last week I had my 2nd laser surgery. My last
surgery took away my pain for a little over 2 yrs. (great for me)Other
thing to keep in mind with Lupron is to watch your bone density.(Get it
checked)After Lupron I have ten crowns on my teeth. (Dr. that gave me
Lupron said it couldn't have been from Lupron, but I think it was
because my bone density went down so much) Also, sex drive is affected
with meds. Lupron is a scary step for anyone. If you still want it,
best of luck to you, but know that Lupron is not the only answer. My
Dr. now did laser surgery and it went great and it's something I can
live with. Best of luck, Amanda
At Wed, 19 Jun 2002, Emily wrote:
>
>hi, katie,
>
>i'm so sorry that this is happening to you!
>
>i'm also on lupron and norethindrone (had the second shot on 6/10). i
>haven't noticed any rage flashes--i get hot flashes and i am more
>irritible, but they haven't happened in combination for me.
>
>i'm on edge, emotionally, so i try to do things that will center and
>ground myself (yoga, writing in a journal, drawing, talking to helpful
>friends, etc)and, when i do feel myself getting upset--either angry or
>sad--i try to distance myself for a minute and evaluate the situation a
>little more calmly. this certainly doesn't always work, but i try! :)
>
>also, driving was especially stressful b/c of rush hour traffic,
>possibility of something unexpected happening, etc (i'm also constantly
>dizzy, so i was scared i would loose control). i have stopped driving
>for now. i'm really lucky b/c my fiance, mother, and sister have all
>been really great with either taking me places or running errands for
>me. like somebody else said, i can't wait to be able to go grocery
>shopping on my own again! total luxury!
>
>good luck and take care of yourself! keep me updated on your treatment!
>
>~emily
>
>At Sat, 15 Jun 2002, Katie wrote:
>>
>>hi, I just recently had my first Lupron shot with Norethindrone as an
>>addback.
>>the last couple days I have experienced what can only be called "rage
>>flashes"...a hot flash accompanied by a feeling of rage spreading up to
>>my head.
>>They only last a minute or so, and have only happened when i was
>>driving. They have been out of the blue, not caused by anything at all.
>>This is worrisome since I am a really easy going/happy person and I
>>don't want to turn into a scary raging beast! I was able to say "this is
>>the medication, you are ok" while it was going on, but it was still
>>awful. I felt furious about nothing, like when you are so mad you feel
>>like your head is going to explode.
>>Has anyone else had this happen, and if so has anything been helping in
>>stopping it from happening? Yikes!
>>
>>--
>>Katie
>>
>--
>Emily
>
--
Amanda
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