ENDO Messages for May, 2004: Re: Lupron Questions!!!

Re: Lupron Questions!!!

From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon May 24 09:10:55 2004

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Kim, I have done Lupron once and am considering doing it again this summer to put off hysto a little longer, which for me, is coming someday. While not everyone does good on Lupron, and each woman reacts differently, I did pretty well. I did have hot flashes and night sweats, but those went away when I did add-back therapy the last three months. (I did 9 months of Lupron to get through my wedding, but the only way my Doc would let me do the last three months was with PremPro add back). I had a few episodes of mood swings, but nothing too severe, and I knew it was the Lupron making me feeling that way. I did not gain weight, in fact I lost about 6-7 pounds. That may be from not taking birth control while on the shots, as I think they make me gain a little weight.

I do not feel like I have had any long term effects from it either. I stopped the shots after 9 months, started back on my pills, and like clock-work, had a period 3 weeks later. I felt completely pain free and energetic again the whole time I was on the shots and for about a year or so afterward. For me, one of the worst things was the shot itself. It always made my butt sore, like when you get a tetanus shot, and it would give me a terrible migraine for about the first 24 hours. I found that the three month shot was better for this reason, and I would just always plan to get my shots late on a Friday afternoon so I had the weekend to feel better.

Hope this helps a little! Just hang in there. Everyone will react differently, but I wanted to let you know there are some of us who have had a positive experience on Lupron. Feel free to email me at work at ameyer@dbllaw.com if you want to talk about it in private.

Hugs! Amy Meyer

At Mon, 24 May 2004, Kim wrote: >
>I have been reading this forum for a few months, but have never tried to
>actually participate. I have many questions and no one in my life other
>than my doctor who knows anything about endo. I have recently started
>lupron and premarin after my 1st lap. I am really scared about all of
>the side effects, can anyone tell me when they started to feel the side
>effects from the injection and also any tips to help with them? I am
>especially anxious about gaining weight since I have already done that
>due to my decline in activity the past 6 months (only a few pounds, but
>I would like to prevent anymore.) If anyone knows anything that could
>possibly help or warn me --please write. Thanks to all-KIM

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