Re: Can anyone relate? (Lupron)
From: Angie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Jun 16 01:38:47 2007
I just started lupron today and trust me the desision was not made in
haste, I've been dabating it since my surgery a month ago. I've been on
it before. I took it for three months and my pain never got any better
it never got worse either though, it was constant. I stopped early
because I didn't have a difinative diagnosis, but mostly because the
side effects were horrendouse and the pain didn't go away.
I really didn't want to do it again. This go around we are going to try
it for a little longer and since we already know I will get the side
effects I'm taking progesterone with it so that I'm not completely
hormone free. I'm hoping this time will go better.
I don't know if that helps any but it is my experience with Lupron so
far. Hope you feel better,
-Angie
At Fri, 15 Jun 2007, andrea wrote:
>
>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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