LUPRON DEPOT Reviews (LEUPROLIDE ACETATE)Average Rating: 3.0 (783 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LUPRON DEPOT with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LUPRON DEPOT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | PROSTATE CANCER | HOT FLASHES | PSA IS .01 AND LUPRON INJECTIONS HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL! | M | 69 | 14 years | 8/21/2007 | 3 | Prostate Cancer | Weight gain. Incredible shortness of breath. Unsteadyness on my feet. Even with regular exercise and walking I still feel terrible. I tire easily with just the slightest exhertion. I'm also impotent and testicles have shrunken. Can tell when it's time for the next 4 month shot because I always start to feel better. | Doctor wants to keep me on Lupron one more year. I still have problems with urination and getting up 4-5 times a night. | M | 68 | 1 years | 5/6/2005 | 5 | prostrate cancer | hot flashs and weakness | hope it keeps working | 67 | 1 years | 5/23/2002 | 4 | Prostate Cancer | Severe shortness of breath, night and day sweats and total loss of libido. | My version is of leuprolide acetate is called Eligard. Does a good job of keeping my PSA to less than 0.1 but I also have the Alpha 1 deficiency which amounts to inherited emphysema. I was functioning normally despite the Alpha 1 before I received the first four month injection. Severe shortness of breath began immediately after the first injection. The condition of my lungs hasn't changed for two years and my pulmonary MD sees no reason for the change and attributes it to leuprolide acetate (Eligard). Recently had the fourth injection and shortness of breath worse than ever. Is there an alternative drug? The side effect is turning me into a couch potato. I am really considering stopping the treatments. Walking accross the room results in shortness of breath. I thought this info would be helpful to anyone unfortunate enough to have prostate and lung illness. | M | 67 | 1 years | 10/6/2006 | 4 | pprostrate cancer/bladder cancer | I have only been on Lupron for one month. Had my 2nd shot today, 2/26/07. Had tumors removed from bladder on 2/6/07 and am under treatment for that also. I have noticed a lack on energy, some night sweats, and frequent urinatin at night. No weight gain yet (could use some anyhow) and will not get a new PSA test until third shot next month. Doctor is very efficient and doing good job on treatment and followups. Will update later. | M | 67 | 30 days | 2/26/2007 | 3 | Prostate Cancer | Many side effects: mild headache, breathing difficulty, testicle/prostate swelling, urinating problems, hot flashes,lousy day to day feeling, loss of body strength and libido,blurry vision at times, not as steady in balance, throat-thyroid feels different when swallowing or moving head forward. Slows and affects memory. Drug is working to bring PSA and testosterone down but at a great physical cost. If there was another way out of this, I would take it for the Lupron drug seems to severely affect many body functions taking them from a normal to abnormal state. | Many side effects: mild headache, breathing difficulty, testicle/prostate swelling, urinating problems, hot flashes,lousy day to day feeling, loss of strength,blurry vision at times, not as steady in balance, throat-thyroid feels different when swallowing or moving head forward. Slows and affects memory. Drug is working to bring PSA and testosterone down but at a great physical cost. If there was another way out of this, I would take it for the Lupron drug seems to severely affect many body functions taking them from a normal to abnormal state. | M | 67 | 2 months 1X M | 9/7/2014 | 5 | prostate cancer | Hot flashes, enlarged breasts, decrease in energy level | Have had PCa for 8 years; 2 reoccurences after radiation and thermal therapy PSA dropped to 0.12 Seems to be under control with lupron depot.I hope it continues. I have a friend who has been on it for 5 years. PSA is still undetectable. Original PSA was 92 with originally a T2B and a 7 Gleason. Reoccurence after radiation, went directly to Lupron.Age 66. I am optimistic this will buy me more time but realize eventually this becomes refractive as the body gets used to the drug | M | 66 | 1 years | 12/18/2005 | 3 | Prostate Cancer | weight gain,total insomnia,fatigue,upset stomach,hot flashes, chills,mood swings,irritability,unsteady on feet,short term memory loss,jumpy, & the "big one" muscle aches all over body weakness in legs.Hard to even walk some days. Of course sex-now non existent also. High chlosterol & blood pressure also. I had none of these problems , except insomnia before Lupron.The muscle aches & leg weakness has only occured after 8 month shot. | I hate this stuff...gleason 8, T1C,5.2 PSA. If not for wife & kids would stop immediately. Quality of life is "non existent". 1 year to go on 4 month shots.I still may quit Lupron after next shot or before it. PSA is .03 after 43 days IMRT Radiation & 8 mos Lupron. | M | 66 | 11 months | 6/28/2007 | 4 | Prostate cancer | impotence, loss of sex drive, hot flashes, weight gain (30lbs), irritability, dry skin, depression. | Well, I am alive. PSA is under relative control, fluctuates from 14 - 18. Sex drive gone, wife probably happy, me I don't know the difference anymore. Weight gain is the worst, getting harder to keep pants up. Problems with knees due to excess weight. Haven't figured out a way to keep off the weight. | M | 65 | 5 years | 8/9/2005 | 4 | Prostate cancer | Hot flash, weakness in my arms and legs and weight gain. Regmiment of treatment has been, radical surgery, 1 l2/2 years later 36 radiation treatments, year later, Casodex and Proscar, Now Lupron depot. First treatment Sept 04, January 05 PSA was 0.0 next test first of may. | So far it is doing the job, reducing PSA, | M | 64 | 6 months | 4/18/2005 | 3 | Prostate cancer | Hot Flashes, tired, moody, lower back aches | Have had 2 X 3 month shots and have stabilized PSA after a radical 8+ years ago and 44 radiation treatments 5 years ago. PSA increased 30-50% every 3-6 months--so I really hope this works | M | 64 | 5 months | 3/30/2007 | 4 | PROSTATE CANCER | HOT FLASHES,BONE PAIN. WEAKNESS. LOW SEX DRIVE | IF WILL HELP KEPT BE ALIVE I CONTINUE TO TAKE IT. | M | 63 | 3 years | 5/16/2004 | 3 | prostate cancer | I had one hot flash that lasted for 2 days. Temp went from 101 to 103 and never lower. Loss of energy, easily tired. Lost 20 Lbs. 4 month injection. Wound up in the hospital with internal bleeding. Total confusion and felt like I was watching myself in a movie. At this stage, (40 days) nasty symptoms have for the most part, passed. (my fingers are crossed) The radiologist wants to keep me on this stuff for 2 years!!!!!!!!! Might look into the nearest funny farm to see if there are ex clients there. Is this the way it is supposed to be? | PSA 68...Gleason 6, Stage T1c Have not got back any results on the latest PSA test. | M | 63 | 40 days | 8/20/2007 | 2 | prostate cancer | anger, sweats, mood swings, crying, body odor, weakness, vision changes, dry mouth, chills, can't remember things, depression, sleeplessness, irritability, loss of appetite. | Husband Could not do the three years recommended by dr. only one year...studies showed no difference in prognosis after three years than 1 year anyway- States he would rather be dead, than to take this medication ever again. | M | 63 | 1 years 1X M | 10/7/2010 | 2 | Prostate Cancer Gleason 7 3+4 | Extreme mood swings, crying 4x's a few days a go, ultra sensitivity to everything, wanting to run away from the people I love, loss of all sexual interest. I am also taking Avodart and Casodex part of triple blockade ADT but my doc is stopping Lupron feeling it is causing me to feel insane. | M | 63 | 3 months 7.5mg 1X M | 1/28/2011 | 5 | prostate cancer | I seem to be the poster patient for this medication. Hot flashes,(mild)weight gain (10-15 lbs.)pretty close to zero sex drive,slight breast enlargement( weight lifters chest)loss of body hair, (especially on legs where clothing rubs)mild loss of energy ( from a type A to a type B or C) which feels pretty good to be able to relax and not feel guilty about it. | After radical surgery. Thirty-nine radiation treatments and up and down PSA readings over the past seven + years it feels good to have a PSA of <0.01.How long it lasts we will see,but it feels pretty good for now. I have had two ,three mo. shots. I am off now for six months or until my PSA starts rising.The side effects are mild compared to the alternative. Now that I have been off it for a month some things are getting back to some semblance of normal. | M | 62 | 6 months | 2/5/2006 | 4 | Prostate cancer | Fatigue, irratibility, insomnia, swelling in hands and feet, weight gain of 20 pounds, some depression, lack of sex drive, tingling and itching in extremities, occasional night sweats. | I am on the second of a scheduled 3 injections. Had IMRT treatment for PC. PSA went from 9.9 to .01. Lupron side effects are hard to take, but if it does the job, I can take it. | M | 62 | 6 months | 6/11/2005 | 1 | prostate cancer | fatiqued and tire all the time.no sex drive or interest in sex. hot flashes and night sweats. Mood swings and drepression. Swollen hands. | M | 62 | | 7/7/2006 | 4 | Prostate Cancer | Slight anemia, probable aggravation of conditions either already existing or oncoming: high blood sugar, low energy, restlessness, lack of libido, increasing irritability, decreasing body hair, skin reverting to baby-like smoothness. | Works for me: TRUS and biopsy showed cancerous or precancerous cells throughout 2/3 of prostate that was 11 times normal size; PSA 6.8, Gleason 7. After two 3-month Lurpon injections and one month on Casodex, prostate was half as large but still twice operable size; PSA <.4. Main gripe is damn surgeon didn't speak one word to possible side effects; just a faint smile when I bring yet another symptom to his attention. Started out with a few strikes against me anyway: bi-polar with panic-anxiety disorder and hugely overweight, heavy drinker for years. Meds, age and bad habits have brought on adult-onset diabetes which I am now sure is aggravated by Lupron. Before all this, however, am sure I underwent "male menopause" at precisely age 40: loss of energy and interest in formerly enjoyable pursuits including sex, raging night sweats for several years with highly disrupted sleep. Got past all that, so Lupron had noplace to go except straight to now-shrunken gonads and prost | M | 61 | 17 months | 2/2/2008 | 3 | Prostate Cancer | Many side effects, mostly manageable but some of them serious. | Urology Dr gave me a 4 month shot prior to seed implants to get me prepared. PSA 6.5 and Gleason 7 lymph biopsy shows no spread. He said I would be on it for 2 years. Side effects started right away and just continued to get worse. It got so bad my family Dr. put me off work because I could not sleep whatever I took and my mental state was so bad. Oncology Dr. said he was not giving me any more Lupron. The worst effects are not sleeping, exhausted all the time, mental confusion, memory loss, bad balance. Had the implants 1 week ago. We will see what happens. | M | 61 | 3 months | 4/6/2009 |