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Re: Lupron and hair loss
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Sep 14 15:15:15 2007
At Tue, 22 Feb 2005, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
Does your hair grow back after your body returns to normal?? I was on
Lupron for 4 months and my hair has definitely thinned . I just want to
know that it will eventually come back!>
>Hi Tricia,
>
>I am so sorry to hear that you've been having so much trouble with the
>side effects of Lupron. I myself have not taken Lupron, but I do know
>that when you have a rapid change in hormones, it can lead to hair loss,
>at least it happened to my sister. I know Lupron suppresses the
>hormones, perhaps they did so in such a way that your body responded as
>such.
>
>I think it's wonderful that you donate your heair to Locks of Love. I
>have had many in my fanily with cancer and I know that there are tons of
>people out there who treasure people like you.
>
>Will Kaiser let you see Dr. Cook? Or will you be getting new insurance?
>I also have Kaiser and often wondered if I could see him if my disease
>progressed. I'm sure you've exhausted many other options, but I'll just
>put it out there... Have you tried natural treatments like the endo
>diet, progesterone cream, or fish oil? I started on this regimen shortly
>after my lap last summer and I've gone from what seemed like 1000s of
>symptoms to really only one I can identify (PMS food cravings). Things
>were really bad for me before, but I have not taken a single pain pill
>since last August. Perhaps I'm one of the lucky ones, but if you want
>to learn more about it, feel free to email me. Or check out a site that
>has a natural bent: http://www.thenedoclub.com. I hope I don't sound like an
>advertisement or anything like that, I've just really become a believer
>in alternative treatments.
>
>Wishing you pain free days and nights.
>
>Melanie
>
>At Tue, 22 Feb 2005, Tricia wrote:
>>
>>Hay all well I ended my 6 mo.s of lupron back in Nov. I still have not
>>had a preiod and I need to have 4 root canals and I have 5 cavtys on
>>each and evey one of my teeth and now my hair is falling out and not
>>growing back I have little bald spots all over my haed.It makes me sad
>>and so mad to have this mess with my hair only b/c I only cut my hair
>>every 5 years and it is to all go Locks of Love and this year I will
>>have less to give. I am still in 24/7 pain and can only have 1 1/2 pain
>>pills each day for the next year b/c I have kiser and they said there is
>>nothing we can to for you tell you got new inc. and go to Dr.Cook. well
>>I keep telling my self it will be ok but 10 months is a very long ways
>>away. has any one have hair loss from lupron?
>>
>>--
>>Tricia
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