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Re: Lupron?
From: niki (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Apr 22 23:02:49 2008
I was a lupron victim. one shot has left me disabled suffering in more
pain then i ever had from endo. I now have fibromyalgia on top of daily
bone pain. please please research. lupron does NOT CURE ENDO! its a
temporary band aid to a long term problem. You may get some relief
while taking it but once you stop the endo returns often times worse and
more painful than before. There are many many sites on lupron and side
effects. the bad thing is if you have a reaction its not a med you stop
taking and your ok. you have to wait for it to wear off and
unfortunately some women still suffer years after stopping treatment. I
personally wish i had researched it further and had made a better
decision. Only you can make the choice to try it or not. Good luck to
you and wishing you many pain free days!
At Tue, 22 Apr 2008, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>I have been on lupron for 2 full years. It was not too bad of an
>experience. I have gained about 20lbs over the 2 years. The hot
>flashes for me were not too bad. I did notice that my bones did hurt.
>Especially my back (where I already had pain). I also had mood swings.
>Seemed like there were certain times I was pretty moody, maybe lasting a
>week or so. I did go on Zoloft for while to help me. Then otherwise
>pretty normal. Those to me were the bad effects.
>
>The benefits for me was no migraines. They disappeared. Which meant my
>headaches are hormone driven. No horrible, HORRIBLE periods and no
>pain. I did go on estrogen after about a year on the lupron. That
>totally helped with the hot flashes and my mood.
>
>I am now off my lupron and I am now in slight pain and my periods are
>not really any better. I didnt mind being on the medicine...I would
>probably do it again if my symptoms got bad again. I have had one
>ovary, fallopian tube, and tons of adhesions removed before the lupron
>ever started. I think lupron just helps the symptoms and adhesions from
>getting worse if you ask me. Its not a cure.
>
>I think for me...it was something to try without have surgery. It
>wasn't a fun walk in the park all the time. But to not be in pain and
>not have horrible, heavy, painful periods...was pretty nice.
>
>I hope that helps!
>Alicia
>P.S. Sorry for any misspellings and if you have any questions I would
>be happy to talk! Good luck!
>
>>At Sat, 19 Apr 2008, Emily wrote:
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>>>Hello again!
>>>
>>>I finally went to a GYN, and she was suggesting Lupron Depot for endo
>>>treatment. I have read up on Lupron, and I have found mostly unpleasant
>>>stories about the side effects. I'm starting to think that surgical
>>>excision of my endo implants is the better course of action, but I want
>>>to make sure I'm not ruling out something that would help. Have any of
>>>you/do any of you know anyone who has been on Lupron and had
>>>long-lasting benefits that outweighed the side effects and potential
>>>risks? I feel like I should hear from at least one person who was helped
>>>by Lupron (if i can find anyone) before I rule it out. Anyone had a
>>>good experience with it?
>>>
>>>--
>>>Emily
>>>
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