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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LUPRON | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Hallow Visceral Neuropathy | Hot Flashes | I was placed on this for GI motility issues (dead intestinal nerve cells) at age 15. Had to take it a long time but it worked | F | 30 | 8 years 25mg 1X day | 4/6/2011 | 4 | Endometriosis | I had extreme night sweats, hot flashes!! But nothing that I couldn't handle. At first I had joint [ain and heart palpitations. | I took the Lupron and had an honestly great experience with it. I had the occasional night sweats and hot flashes. But it was nothing to complain about. I also got these itchy rashes anywhere I'd get hot or the sun was on me....at times that was irratating. Well I was going to continue the drug but first needed a dexa scan(measure your bone denstiy- side effect of Lupron is bone deplition) . I currently have osteoprosis and osteopenia at age 28. Some of that could of been from when I was a little girl and being diagnoised with juvenille rheumationd arthritis whos knows???? The drug made me feel better though! | F | 28 | 1 years 1X M | 4/5/2011 | 4 | Fibroids | Forgetfulness, hot flashes, feelings of sadness, anger, and hopelessness | I am wondering if there are other women who are on a 7.5mg/month dose? (Please post if you are). I have been unable to find any info on this dosage being used in women. I was put on it after having a miscarriage and discovering that I had 20+ fibroids, several that were as large as 7cm. After having three injections my uterus and fibroids have shrunken by 1/2. While this is comforting, I am experiencing more emotional fallout from the drug the longer I am on it. I fear that I will break down crying in public or at work. Thank God my family and my partner are supportive and understanding. Right now the only thing keeping me on this is the hope that I will be able to have a baby in the future. | F | 36 | 4 months 7.5mg 1X M | 4/5/2011 | 3 | Fibroids | extreme moodiness, hot flashes, night sweats, migraines, memory loss | I had to take Lupron to stop the growth of the fibroids prior to my myomectomy. I had to take it on two different occasions. And both times, the hot flashes were horrendous, the mood swings were awful. I felt like I was losing my mind. And I was never a hairy person, however, now because of those injections, I'm a hairy beast! | F | 41 | 2X M | 4/5/2011 | 4 | reduce size of fibroids for surg. | None yet. but this site scares me. | Hopefully the side effects are very minimal so that i can give others a positive report. | F | 51 | 1 days 11.25 1X O | 4/1/2011 | 1 | Endometriosis | Night sweats, headaches, serious mood swings, nightmares. I did not have a drop in sex drive or vaginal wetness. | I had to take this drug as suggested by my gynocologist after surgery for endometrosis. I didn't have a large amount of endo in there, it was a small amount. This was the biggest mistake I made. I went to the hospital for the surgery and they were out of the drug, I had to return to the gyno the next day to get the shot, and that was a bad day! I did not finish the series of shots because of how bad it made me feel, physically, mentally and emotionally. I am waiting for my period to return on its own and would never get that shot again. STAY AWAY! | F | 35 | 3 months 1X O | 3/25/2011 | 4 | Stage 4 prostate cancer | fatigue has been constant. workout 5 times a week and that helps. PSA when first diagnosed 8/3/10 was 33 now down to .6. some weight gain and sleeplessness and an overall sense of just not feeling "right". worried about long term use of this drug. have read many negative comments about lupron from multiple sites regarding use for prostate cancer. i guess bottom-line is it's working but.....can't wait to get off it. | M | 53 | 6 months 22mg 1X O | 3/18/2011 | 3 | Endometriosis | Memory loss, joint pain, hot flashes, headaches, nausea, dry skin | I had two three-month shots of Lupron at age 21 after having laparascopic surgery for endo in hopes of improving my chances of fertility and for better periods. Five years later, I'm still on BC but my periods are very light and regular. I still have problems with memory loss, speech difficulty, and joint pain - and I wonder (and will always wonder) how much can be attributed to Lupron. If I could go back in time, I wouldn't do it. | F | 21 | 6 months 1X O | 3/10/2011 | 1 | Endometriosis | Vaginal Bleeding for 12 days straight, Painful urination with traces of blood, Loose stools, Mood Swings, Depressed hopeless feeling, Hot flashes, Insomnia, Lose of appetite, Headaches, Breast tenderness, and Muscle weakness. | I have had severe pain in my right side for 12 years (since I had my first period). I have also had several kidney infections and even passed 2 kidney stones. I have been diagnosed with problems ranging from IBS to Fibromialga. After a colonoscopy and 2 laproscopic surgeries my new gyn finally found a severe case of Endometriosis connecting my right ovary and most of my rectum to the lining of my abdomin. The right side pain is still present, but bearable, and the Fibromialga and other diagnosis I have been given have all cleared up (I am really tired of specialized doctors just guessing at what is going on). My gyn told me he wanted to try the Lupron shots for 6 months to see if it slowed the endometriosis from growing back as bad (there was so much there he said he is not sure if he got all of it). I have only had 1 shot so far, 2 weeks ago and I am miserable. I do not know if I'm going to be able to handle 5 more months of this. I would much rather have the severe pain in my right side back. If these shots do not help, the gyn is talking about a hystorectomy which has to be better than this. | F | 24 | 2 weeks Not Sure 1X M | 3/9/2011 | 2 | Endometriosis (Stage 4), IVF | HOT FLASHES!!!!!!!! | I have taken Lupron around 10 years ago for several months and remember to same hot flashes and waking up in the middle of the night sweating. Same thing for this time around. I am starting the IVF process in a couple of months and my Dr. wanted to slow the process of my endo/cycts/fibroids. I trust my doctor, hate the medication. I cannot wait to be done with my Lupron injections! | F | 27 | 2 months 1X M | 3/4/2011 | 5 | Endo | Hot Flashes Night Sweats | After reading reviews on Lupron's side effects, I was terrified to get the injections but felt it was my last resort. I did get the night sweats and hot flashes which were intense, but manageable. I have been off Lupron about 6 months & I can say that my quality of life has greatly improved. I still have painful periods, but it is nothing like it was prior to the shots. I no longer have painful intercourse or the intense pressure on my bladder. Overall, I would definitely recommend giving Lupron a chance. I would have done the shots a lot sooner had I not let other reviews scare me so much. | F | 25 | 6 months 1X M | 3/3/2011 | 1 | long periods, painful periods | joint pain, migraines, severe depression, kidney stones, hot flashes, panic attacks, severe insomnia--sometimes not sleeping for 2-3 days, and finally psychosis (including hallucinations!!. My psychiatrist told me that this drug completely depleted my brain of certain neurotransmitters, which led to the depression and psychosis. These are not uncommon symptoms. | This drug should be banned. The side effects are horrendous, and long lasting. Run, don't walk, away from this drug. | F | 19 | 2 years 1X M | 3/2/2011 | 1 | Endometriosis | severe and constant muscle and joint pain, hot flashes, mood swings, extreme fatigue, headaches, dizziness, nausea, weight gain, sex drive gone, depression | BEWARE! Don't take this drug if you have other options. My severe endometriosis pain is still ever-present, and this drug makes me feel terrible--physically, mentally, and emotionally. Lupron is supposed to provide long lasting pain relief, but even while the medicine is supposed to be working I'm still in terrible pain. I don't trust my surgeon anymore because he recommended it with such high regard, calling it "the best thing since sliced bread." I am calling that office on Monday to schedule surgery to remove the lesions because this isn't working at all. | F | 23 | 9 months 11.25 1X O | 2/25/2011 | 1 | endometriosis | chest/heart pains, severe joint pain, headaches, depression, exhaustion, hot flashes | please DO NOT TAKE this drug if you have other options an you are young. I had my laparomy in June and started lupron in July. at first I gained weight, but then I actually lost 3 pounds. I was ready for the side effects, but not for my cysts to grow back and for the pain to be the same after. I feel like it was a total waste, since probably I'll have to do surgery again. I still have bone pain (this was the worst)and I fell exhausted all the time. I just can not get my energy back, it has changed my quality of life. I have had chest/heart pains since receiving 3 months of shots for endometreosis. My Dr acted like the Lupron shot was no big deal, he said the the reviews that i read on the internet are not true and that he knows better, but he did not have a explanation for why my cysts reappeared during lupron. I changed my insurance in January and now I'm going to see a specialist at John Hopkins. Please investigate this drug before using it. I'm taking now DMI, folic acid, vitamins, fish oil, green tea, and avoid alcohol, chocolate and coffee as often as I can. | F | 28 | 3 months 1X M | 2/23/2011 | 1 | Endometriosis | First month I had very bad nausea and headaches then became dizzy. 2nd and 3rd month meomory loss, leg pains, mood swings, weight gain, extrememly hot flashes and night sweats. | The first month my pain level decrease and I was able to live my life.I had my last period but it lasted 2 weeks. 2nd month the pain came back and so did the worse side effects I have ever experience. 3rd month was the worse. Im living on pain meds every day and pain is worse now then before I started all of this. If I was ask to do this again I would have to say NO. | F | 32 | 3.75 3X M | 2/22/2011 | 4 | Fibroids | Definitely hot flashes, mood swings occasionally | I've had fibroids for a few years. They grew extremely large when I was pregnant last year and caused my son to be born prematurely (he' s fine). My current doctor said he could perform a myomectomy, but I would have to take 3-month Lupron Depot to help reduce the blood supply to the fibroids and shrink them. It started Aug. 20th, 2010. I ended up taking another dosage in December in order to make it to my surgery date in January. I had the surgery a couple of weeks ago and it was a success. He was able to save the uterus and removed 2 large fibroids and 1 small one. The hot flashes are what bothered me the most. I didn't have a heavy period, just a lingering one. | F | 44 | 3 months 11.25 1X O | 1/30/2011 | 3 | Ovarian Cysts PCOS | Weight gain, awful joint pain, bone pain, acne flair ups, migraines, no interest in sex, fatigue, really dry skin, hot flashes. | The pain in my ovaries went away but everything else went to crap. I feel awful but I have to do this treatment because my cysts keep growing back at a rapid rate. This was I can hopefully get pregnant and then have my ovaries removed. The hot flashes were keeping me up at night, so my doctor gave me hormone supplments which really havent helped. i am hungry all the time (helped with the weight gain). I guess i feel just as bad taking this drug as i did when i was having so much abdominal pain, and i would trade most of my side effects compared to having a period for 7 weeks, which i previously had done before these shots. only one month to go!! usually the day of my injection i am so sore and sick feeling that i cant function. | F | 24 | 5 months Low Dose 1X M | 1/30/2011 | 5 | to avoid hysterectomy due to anemia | None really. Reading posts had me terrified but not as terrified as undergoing complete hysterectomy, which could not have been done vaginally because of size of fibroids. I was experiencing clots/bleeding so heavy that I would go into the rest room, change pad, come out and go back in about 5 minutes later. Lupron shots stopped my periods and put me into menopause (I was already 54). | People should make there own decisions based on their doctors' recommendations. Lupron has its place and can be very effective. No, I do not work for a drug company and really don't like taking drugs at all but in this case it restored my ability to go to a restaurant, leave the house etc. -- and all without surgery! | F | 59 | 6 months don't reme 2X O | 1/24/2011 | 4 | Uterine Fibroids | Grainy headache lasting approx 5 days after each injection. Hot flashes, mild night sweats, forgetfulness. Period continued non-stop for 60 days. | F | 47 | 3 months 3.75 1X M | 1/23/2011 | 3 | Endometriosis | With first shot, first two weeks were miserable, I was crying, pain increased slightly and had period for two weeks. Experienced nausea and headaches first three weeks and some dizziness. I have also experienced a decrease in libido. | Two weeks into second injection I've experienced a weight loss which I'm attributing to increase in energy and positive mood. I can now exercise without pain. Before injections I was in so much pain I didn't want to move off of the couch and was on a steady diet of painkillers that kept me in a daze. I am pain free, still concerned about many side effects I've read from other users, but taking it one injection at time. | F | 34 | 2 months 3.75mg 1X M | 1/23/2011 |