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Re: Side Effects of and Addback for Lupron
From: margo (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Jan 30 16:08:46 2004
Hi Shannon,
I remember when I was on lupron - I had horrible side effects but they
were very much lessened by tibolone add back - definately worth a try
good luck
Margo
At Fri, 30 Jan 2004, shannon wrote:
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>Hi! I just recieved my third shot of lupron. I have had horrible hot
>flashes. I have also experienced head aches, dizziness, and heart burn
>(which my doc say is not from the lupron) - any one else had these
>symptoms during treatment? I have read that these are some side effects.
>Also, when asking about addback - he said that there is no real research
>to prove that it doesn't lesson the working ability of lupron. He
>stated that add back would be adding some estrogen which would take
>aw2ay some of what the lupron is doing. I have been very frustrated
>with the side effects - to the point I am not sure that this is all
>worth it. If i didn't want kids and thoguht this would help, I would go
>back to the pain - that was almost better than what I am going through
>now. I do have to say that the pain of the endo is completely gone, but
>the side effects are horrendous. Any one taking add back and can tell
>me what and your experience with it would be appreciated. Thanks,
>Shannon
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