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Re: lupron, anxiety, period question
From: Leigh (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Nov 29 20:30:04 2005
Not a problem MJ,
I didn't realize you had been taking them for such a short time. Part
of the reason you are probably feeling better is cause there is a
consistant level of the drugs in your system. Definitly talk about it
with your doc.
I was on the 10 mg so I just split them in half for a while.
Hope your having a good day!
At Tue, 29 Nov 2005, MJ wrote:
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>Leigh,
>Thanks for your response. I only take 1 pill a day, so I am a little
>nervous about tapering at this point, but I am going to think about it
>and talk to my dr about it. I have only been on meds for a month, so I
>am pretty new to all of this and I don't want to stop too soon. I hope
>you are having a good day.
>Thanks again,
>MJ
>
>At Mon, 28 Nov 2005, Leigh wrote:
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>>Hello MJ
>>
>>I don't know if this will help or not but here goes.
>>I was on Anxiety meds (busiprone)before starting lupron, I too only took
>>2 injections of lupron, for me the Headaches was the main reason I quit.
>>I am just having my first period as well, no warning really I did notice
>>feeling kinda PMSy the couple days before but wasn't sure if it was PMS
>>or just some more of my horomones returning. Then my pain doubled on
>>Fri and Sat lovely.
>>
>>At the time I was suppose to get my third injection I began tapering
>>myself off of then stopping altogether my Anxiety meds. Haven't taken
>>any for about3 1/2 weeks. I wasn't sure if they were adding to the
>>other meds making my headaches worse. So I stopped everything except
>>pain meds.
>>
>>I'm not having the anxiety I did before but I'm also being mellowed out
>>by the pain meds. So I figured why take both. I still have them if I
>>need to start again.
>>
>>If you feel comfortable with yourself as far as the anxiety goes start
>>tapering down some and see how you feel. Don't stop all at onece work
>>your way down. If you are comfortable quit. I'd keep them around as a
>>just in case, but thats me.
>>Bottom line do what you feel comfortable with. If you feel you need
>>them keep taking them. If you feel ready to start stepping down, do it.
>>Your the only one who knows for sure : )
>>
>>Hope your having a good day!
>>
>>At Mon, 28 Nov 2005, MJ wrote:
>>>
>>>Ok, here's my story, in a nutshell,--I had a lap in July, diagnosed w/
>>>severe endo, started lupron in August, stopped after the 2nd injection
>>>(September) caused such horrible anxiety I couldn't stand it. I also
>>>experienced some numbness in my face which my re swears wasn't related
>>>to the lupron, but my regular doctor sent me to a neurologist just to
>>>get it checked out. The neurologist is sure both the anxiety and the
>>>numbness were caused by the lupron. I ended up starting an anti-anxiety
>>>medication at the end of October--thank goodness w/in a fairly short
>>>period of time it 'kicked in'. Today my period started--first one since
>>>August. I didn't have any of the usual warning signs (which is
>>>good--must be between the lap and the two doses of lupron, the endo has
>>>been helped some) and the cramps haven't been bad either.
>>>
>>>What I am wondering is, does anyone think the anxiety will either go
>>>away or become manageable w/ out meds now that my period has started
>>>back up? I am going to talk to the neurologist about this at my next
>>>appt, but I was just curious. She said that she has seen this before
>>>(w/ lupron) and that I will not have to be on this med forever. I am
>>>totally ok w/ needing to be on it for as long as I need to because I do
>>>NOT want to feel like that again, but am concerned about knowing when to
>>>try to come off it. I have never experienced anxiety before this.
>>>
>>>Any information would be helpful. Thanks.
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