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Re: to Maggie, Can anyone relate? (Lupron)

From: andrea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Jun 15 20:52:26 2007

Hi Maggie. I can't tell you that I've taken Lupron, but I have had menopausal symptoms before and they were awful. Mine were brought on from being on the pill for too long. (17 years) The sythetic hormones in the pill were somehow blocking my natural hormone receptors in my body and so I was getting NO HORMONES. I got off the pill 4 years ago and on Bioidentical Progesterone. Doctors for years were wanting to either put me on Lupron or just give me a hysterectomy and I said no. The side effects and long term effects of Lupron have always scared me to death.

It makes me sad that no one else on this forum seems to know about or are even interested in Bioidentical hormones. They have helped me tremendously! I was so excited to get on here and tell everyone that there is something out there that can make them feel better, but no one here seems to care......Natural progesterone supresses estrogen, the hormone which causes endo to grow. Lupron kills EVERY hormone in your body and you don't need to kill all of them, just estrogen. If you become deficient if progesterone, you get depressed, chronic yeast infections, hot flashes....etc. Please read my JUNE 4 entry that says THIS COULD HELP EVERYONE and I hope it gives YOU hope! I only had 2 responses and I feel sad that so many women just sound like they are getting sicker and more miserable on the Lupron. Suzanne Somers and Dr. Phil's wife are on the same Bioidentical Progesterone that I am on and both say they feel wonderful. Please read it and write back with any questions you may have, thanks. Andrea

At Fri, 15 Jun 2007, mdustin wrote: >
>I have been on Lupron, well, this is my 6th week, going on my 7th on
>Tuesday. I did have an increase in my Endo symptoms with the first
>shot, as well as the side effects that people can get; dizziness, hot
>flashes, tiredness, headache, upset stomach, acne, joint/muscle aches,
>trouble sleeping, swelling of ankles/feet, mental/mood changes, mood
>swings and difficulty concentrating. To name a few...then, last week
>(week #5) I became extremely bloated with some pain. And finally, this
>week (week #6) my symptoms of Endo returned full force. Pelvic pain,
>constant pressure (pelvic), bowel problems, leg pain, bloating. I also
>had urgancy of urination. Due to that symptom, my doc decided that I
>had a u.t.i...never confirmed. And my home test was negative.
>
>I guess my question is, has anyone else been on Lupron and have their
>symptoms suddenly resurface like that? 6 weeks into it? My doc said that
>maybe my Endo is having a 'last hoorah', his words. And if so, did the
>Lupron work for you in the long run? Do these symptoms ever stop? And if
>it didn't work for you and you've already done the whole birth control
>thing, without success, what happens next? I'm at a loss right now and
>very confused as to what awaits me. Is the Lupron going to re-fix
>itself? And if the second shot is supposed to deplete my hormones that
>make my ovaries function....why am I cramping? It just doesn't make
>sense to me.
>
>PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!

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