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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LUPRON | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | I have VonWillebrand's... | Chronic stiffness/soreness of joints ... I am now on addback therapy and it has helped some with the hot flashes just not the joint pain and sleeplessness | It has saved my summer, literally. I am having a hysterectomy in the fall and it has stopped by periods completely. My iron and Hemoglobin are up and looking good for surgery. I took an initial 30 day shot to see if I could manage the side effects and have had an additional 3 month shot in July. | F | 40 | 4 months | 9/2/2008 | 4 | Endo | hot flashes, dry skin, excessive thirst, acne, joint pain(knees) | I have completed my 6 month trial and have been mostly pain free. I was terrified after reading this site and some of the complaints from other users. Mostly I have had hot flashes in the nights, and I fix that with cold AC and a fan at night. I have been having problems with acne and excessive dry skin. For the most part I am very happy that I went ahead and used the medication despite the warning from this site. | F | 28 | 6 months | 8/30/2008 | 2 | heavy periods | Some mild nausea, mild depression, weight loss, insomnia | The depression could be from being tired from the heavy periods. I am still having periods even though the doctor said this would make them stop, they have not been as heavy as before, though they lasted about 10 days. So from that standpoint I am not satisfied with the results. I have 4 shots left and will take them to see if it will get better. | F | 48 | 2 months | 8/22/2008 | 5 | Estrogen Positive Breast Cancer | Knee joint pain and Hot Flashes, both can be controlled by yourself with physical therapy therapeutic massage, physical labor, moist heat treatments under proper supervision. Surround yourself with positives, chi and an unbending intent to live. It seems humans fear the worse when dealing with illnesses. Lupron is rated as my heroe in medicines. I have 32 doctors, probably have been through 100. Only 2 out of 10 doctors are worth their title (per statistics and experience). Find the one(s) you have faith in and understand illness rather than financial statis and gain, that in itself will ease your physical and psychological agonies. I love going to my doctors, I make it fun, humorous and usually take my ventriloquist figure(s) with me and sometimes a whoopee cushion. Make a doctor laugh, he'll appreciate you much more and you'll inspire them to not fear contracting the illnesses that they dedicate their lives to treat for your comfort. | Life is a "crap shoot". I am a professional clown and a Patch Adams Clown, travelled to third world country. I am proud to be an Amercian with life, liberty and the pursuit of justice. As well I try to put myself in check and humble myself before the KING (GOD), for their is only one and he has given me this time on earth to share with you who are in need and with the same respect I am enclosing my e-mail for only positive feedback of how you have improved your situation or others. "PAY IT FORWARD". | F | 52 | 3 years | 8/21/2008 | 2 | Mild Endo diagnosed in July 07 | Hot flashes, night sweats | I have been receiving the Lupron injection of 3.75mg every for weeks since late Aug 2007. I was told by my doctor that this could take a few injections for it to work. I just had my 11th injection yesterday and in no way has this drug helped me so far. On top of all of that, my doctor added Interstial cystitis to my list of dyagnosis in Oct 2007, so it makes me even wonder if my real pain is from the Endo or the IC. My pain is pretty consistant and with my last three injections of Lupron, I have actually began to feel worse. I have been bleeding for the last two months and am not sure if there is any point to staying on the Lupron, but I do know that when I am late getting an injection (even by just a week) I am in unbearable pain, so again, its hard to pinpoint the pain. After reading over a lot of the comments on here, I am thankful that the Lupron has only caused mild sideeffects within me..I will tell you ladies that along with the Lupron my doctor prescribed Aygestin so comb | F | 22 | 11 months | 8/21/2008 | 1 | Endometriosis | Terrible side effects. It took away my life for years. I took it 8 years ago and I still have side effects. For several years after the shots I had joint pain that made me move like someone who is 90, severe headaches, nausea, acne and unexplained boils all over my body. Since I have broken three bones and my favorite drink is ice cold milk, so I drink a lot of milk. Now I am slowly losing my teeth. For years I didn't leave the house because I was embarrased about how bad my skin was. I was afraid someone thought I had leprosy or something. Not to mention, I was so tired. All of these side affects have finally subsided, however, the absolutely worst was memory loss and inability to think logically. I use to be smart and I was an auditor. Now I cannot do anything that requires logic. It often happens that I drive places, then don't remember driving there. I might go out to eat with my family and the next day I do not remember any of it. | DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE FOR ENDOMETRIOSIS. THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE WORSE THAN THE DISEASE. ONE YEAR AFTER THE LUPRON I HAD A HYSTERECTOMY. DO NOT TAKE ANY MEDICINE BEFORE RESEARCHING IT FOR YOURSELF. DON'T TAKE FOR GRANTED THAT YOUR DOCTOR WILL KNOW EVERYTHING. | F | 46 | 3 months | 8/20/2008 | 1 | ENDOMETRIOSIS | WITH ONLY HAVING 1 SHOT I EXPERIENCED AND STILL EFFECTED BY : HOT FLASHES, NIGHT SWEATS, DEPRESSION, MOOD SWINGS, LOSS OF WEIGHT, HEART PALPITATIONS, FATIGUE, HANDS TINGLING, LEGS FEELING LIKE THEY WERE RUBBER BANDS, NAUSEA, DRY MOUTH, UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING OF MY WHOLE BODY, EARLOBES FEELING ON FIRE, SEVERE ANXIETY THAT LEAD TO PANIC ATTACKS | AFTER HAVING ENDO REMOVED MY DR. PUT ME ON LUPRON DEPOT 3.75MG. THE SIDE EFFECTS HE TOLD ME ABOUT WAS HOT FLASHES, NIGHT SWEATS & DEPRESSION.THE FIRST WEEK THE EFFECTS WERE SO BAD. I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL THEN FOLLOWED UP WITH MY DR. TOLD HIM WHAT HAD BEEN GOING ON & HE STATED "I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING". I SHOWED HIM THE INFO I PRINTED FROM THIS WEB SITE. HE OPENED UP A RED BOOK TO LUPRON & STARTED TELLING THE % OF PEOPLE WHO HAD THESE SIDE EFFECTS WHEN THIS DRUG WAS BEING STUDIED. AFTER GOING OVER ALL MY SIDE EFFECTS HE SAID WELL, YOUR THE ONE IT IS HITTING ACROSS THE BOARD. I WAS PUT ON ZOLOFT. 8-11 AROUND 2AM I WAS FEELING SICK, LIKE I COULD FAINT. BEFORE I KNEW IT MY HEART WAS RACING OUT OF MY CHEST,MY WHOLE BODY WAS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLE ,HANDS TINGLED,LOWER JAW QUIVERING AND MY HANDS SEIZED UP.SPEACH WAS GETTING IMPAIRED.THE FEELING OF FIRE ON MY EARLOBES STARTED AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT FELT LIKE MY HEAD WAS GOING NUMB. MIND YOU ALL OF THIS WAS | F | 38 | 1 times | 8/19/2008 | 5 | Fibroids | None | I have been on Lupron for almost a month to shrink my fibroids, in particular a large one that was 13cm x 12cm x 10cm. The only symptoms I had before Lupron were a large uterus and urinary frequency. After I had my dose, my fibroids initially increased in size but have since shrinked substantially. I've had chills, mild headaches, and occasional feelings of warmth, but they haven't been intense enough for me to correlate to the drug. These symptoms are also possibly explained by other factors (e.g., AC at work). The period I had after starting Lupron was long in length (9 days) but after the initial few days, I've only experienced very mild spotting. I have steadily lost weight, which is not such a bad thing, although I've altered my diet since finding out I had tumors (e.g., no or much less dairy, no red meat, no artificial sweeteners, more organic food). Lupron is working for me and it hasn't caused any unpleasant side effects. | F | 33 | 25 days | 8/15/2008 | 5 | menorrhagia | none. I feel great 3 weeks after my first 3 month shot | I heard lots of scary things about Lupron on the internet but I havent experienced any side effects from it. I'm very quite relieved and very happy with the results | F | 44 | 3 weeks | 8/13/2008 | 4 | pre-surgery endometriosis ablation | hot flashes/night sweats, palipatations, brain dead, headaches, decreased sexual desire, vaginal dryness, joint and muscle pain, insomnia, fatigue | Just ending my two months before surgery. Hope the symtom are gone within a few weeks. The joint and muscle pain have been steadily increasing and are now almost unbearable but I hope it starts getting better. | F | 35 | 2 months | 8/13/2008 | 4 | Severe Endometriosis | I was scared to start Lupron after reading many women's reviews, but decided to give it a try based on my doctor's recommendations. All things considered, I didn't have a hard time with Lupron (I did also use add-back therapy). I had some breakthrough bleeding, which was a nuisance, and a higher incidence of mild headaches, but overall it wasn't bad. Of course, I don't know how my adhesions are looking now - I took six months of Lupron after a laparascopy - but if it helped to reduce them and lengthen my endo free time, then it was definitely worth it. | F | 24 | 6 months | 8/10/2008 | 4 | Endometrousis | Mild depression and fatigue | I have been taking Lupron for 6 weeks. I was terrified after reading the reviews, but have not experienced what everyone else is experiencing. It is fine for me. Not sure if the fatigue and depressionare a side effect, because I am alwyas tired. | F | 32 | 6 weeks | 8/9/2008 | 4 | Prostate Cancer | Hot flashes, fatigue, lack of ambition, joint/muscle pain, no libido or erection. | I had a radical prostatectomy in 1991, external beam radition in 1994, started intermittent androgen deprivation (Lupron 4mo.) in 1999. After each form of treatment my PSA dropped to .00, then gradually rose to 3.0 to 4.0. Now I have a Lupron shot whenever the PSA reaches that level. After a Lupron shot the PSA always drops back to .00, however the time it takes to again reach 3.0 to 4.0 is becoming less and less. Now it reaches that point in just 6 to 8 months. Lupron has worked well for me. I'm still alive! Even with the side effects it's better than the alternative! | M | 72 | 8 years | 8/8/2008 | 3 | post op endometriosis | Terrible acne, depression, fatigue, breast changes, nervousness,palpitations, mood changes, some hot flashes, daily headaches | I'm on my 3rd shot and the symptoms seem to have lessen. The symptoms I'm currently experiencing are pretty bad acne, mild depression, extreme fatigue, some nausea, my breasts have shrunk an entire cup and I get palpitations and nervous out of nowhere. Hot flashes have lessened very much since my first shot. Daily headaches that only go away with sleep. It's not so bad people | F | 22 | 3 months | 8/6/2008 | 1 | CANCER | HOT FLASHES, TIRED, DEPRESSION, LETHARGIC, NIGHT SWEATS, NO ENERGY | AFTER PROSTATE REMOVAL, PSA COUNT INDICATED CANCER HAD SPREAD TO BLADDER. UROLOGIST SUGGESTED LUPRON(4 MONTH SHOT) TO REPRESS CANCER UNTIL I DECIDED WHAT TO DO FOR ADDITIONAL TREATMENT. COMPLETED SUCCESSFUL RADIATION TREATMENT AND TESTING 7 MONTHS LATER. NOW, ONE YEAR AFTER LUPRON SHOT AND I STILL AM EXPERIENCING NIGHT SWEATS, LETHARGY, DEPRESSION, NO ENERGY, ETC. ONCOLOGIST( RADIATION DR.) STATED DURING LAST APPOINTMENT HE KNEW A CASE WHERE ONE POOR SOUL HAS HAD TO PUT UP WITH THESE SIDE EFFECTS FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE, IF YOU CALL EXISTING A LIFE. AS FAR AS I KNOW THERE IS NO TREATMENT TO GET THIS DRUG OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM OTHER THAN JUST WAITING FOR IT TO WEAR OFF. | M | 1 years | 7/25/2008 | 1 | Endometriosis | Brain Fog-Sleeping problems-mood swings-acne-weight gain-Body stressed from the state body was put in. And nobody could understand I looked normal to them so What was I making a big deal over? They had no clue. Brain for pain I should of chosen brain. Months later I tool a class I had to drop out of because I could not retain what I was learning | This stuff is toxic !!! I did lose my job over it because my brain fog and new personality was not helping. I wasn't evil to my co workers because I knew what I was feeling wasn't me. It is very tiring to be angry and not act on it. It was very tiring to be angry and act on it. I got a lump on my face under the skin like a second nose so I had it removed an now it is replaced with a scar. My body was so stressed from the unnatural state I was having left arm pain and ended up in the hospital checking on my heart for 2 days. The first month after the injection no major problems Then no brain(short term memory)I told the DR. I needed something for the body stress to calm down. She said go to a shrink. I had no choice. I had to try it if it would help. It didn't the visits to the shrink made me think like this..My body has a sick organ inside and it needs to be removed. Anyway I had to get a complete Hysterectomy and no one has the fix on HRT ask any Pharmisist And they will tell you wh | F | 46 | 1 times | 7/24/2008 | 4 | Prostate cancer | Just about all previously mentioned........more significant ones are a lack of initiative, stamina, feel tired a lot, hot flashes (sweats), a bit of confusion, etc. | I am trying hard to manage weight gain (about 10 pounds), I golf 3-4 times a week....taking a power cart for the back nine though now......hungry a lot, a bit of depression.....but I'm coping. It works. My cancer is recurrent......had a radical 41/2 years ago with one positive margin...initial psa was 0.008......took four years to get to 0.5......lupron brought it down to >0.01. Having radiation starting in 10 days. (32 treatments) | M | 66 | 5 times | 7/22/2008 | 5 | Endometriosis | Extreme nausea, hot flashes, vaginal dryness and depression; the nausea and hot flashed lessened each week until I received the subsequent injection; | I state that I am very satisfied because I was finally able to have a health child; the drug did perform however, the side effects can be severe; my chronic depressed state subsequent to the monthly injections has not been reversed with any anti-depressant; it has been 12 years and I'm still fighting depression | M | 44 | 6 months | 7/18/2008 | 3 | VonWillebrand's - very heavy cycles | sweating out of the blue, some hot flashes, lethargic, feel like I am 90 with the muscle and joint aches and pains. Have had light spotting and now bleeding for almost a week. Also really achy headaches EVERY DAY. And don't forget some swelling. I am losing weight on Lupron not gaining. | Will be starting add-back therapy to see if it helps with symptoms and cuts out the bleeding all together. I am on this because my iron and hemoglobin are constantly low because of extremely heavy periods due to VonWillebrand's (a blot clotting disorder). I have prolonged, painful periods with lots of blood loss and enormous clots. I am just frustrated with having any bleeding at all because I was told by my GYN that I wouldn't have any that this was the best way to bring my levels up prior to my hysterectomy in the fall. So we will see. Summer vacations (all beach related) should be fun with water involved and needing to wear something. | F | 40 | 90 days | 7/6/2008 | 4 | Egg Donation Cycle | Insomnia, hot flashes/sweats, concentration issues, very mild cramps, loss of appetite | Taking low dose (0.1cc/10 units) daily for 1 month (self-injection) to suppress ovaries prior to egg retrieval. Side effects incredibly mild. Can't say weight gain was an issue, as I have lost weight (intentionally, diet & exercise) since beginning treatment. I have also noticed my emotional eating has stopped entirely - may not be related. Woke up regularly 7.5 hours (on the dot) after shot for first 2 weeks, but since then my body adjusted. Still have mild insomnia, but not every night. Hot flashes 1-5 times daily. Cramps (never had cramps before) 2-3 times a week. Concentration (reading long, technical articles) difficult, but am able to watch TV/read novels normally. | F | 24 | 1 months | 6/28/2008 |