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| 1 | Endometriosis | fibromyalgia, orthostatic hypotension, cognitive functions impaired, myasthenia, peripheral neuropathy, pituitary enlargement, bone pain, vomiting, nausea, hair loss, blurred vision, gait disturbance, blackouts, syncope, horrible hot flashes, taste disturbance, itching, adrenal dysfunction | Don't take this drug! It's useless but dangerous! Many of the side effects ares still there, years after stopping this poison. It didn't help at all with endo, but created lots of new problems - I became disabled because of this drug. Please don't take it!! Its french and german name is Enantone. If there are other French or German victims, please contact me, we're organizing and gave gathered lots of information about this drug. | F | 32 | 3 months | 8/17/2006 | 5 | endometriosis | Hot Flashes | I loved it! I just finished a 6 month course of treatment and it was the best six months ever. Usually I am kind of paralyzed with pain for about a week a month and it felt so good to go 6 months without having to deal with that. After the initial two weeks, which was full of cramps and heavy bleeding, I started feeling better and better. I would be on it for the rest of my life, but no doctor recommends that for someone so young because of the possibilities osteoperosis. The hot flashes were kind of intense for a few months but they were really no big deal. My friends would joke with me when they'd see me fan myself. I'd take hot flashes over cramps any day. | F | 29 | 6 months | 8/15/2006 | 4 | Endometriosis | At the very beginning, I had some fairly extreme anxiety, had trouble concentrating and also had hot flashes. | I began taking Lupron after I had major surgery in January for an endometrioma the size of a baby's head. It was attached to various organs in my body, but they couldn't just do a small surgery because they were uncertain what it was. I had NO pain and was extremely suprised when my gyno suggested that I get an ultrasound. I now have a "c-section" scar and no kids yet....but I was glad to hear it wasn't cancer. I was very reluctant to take the Lupron shot because of everything that I had read about teh side effects. I did start to get a little "crazy" teh first month and my doctor recommended that I try the shot along with Zoloft (an anti-anxiety drug). the combination of these two were unreal. It was the perfect balance. I was energized and actually lost 10 lbs, I didn't feel anxious, depressed, obsessive.....it was great. The only side effect that i had was hot flashes - but that wasn't a big deal to me. What I am more concerned with now is that i am off | F | 28 | 6 months | 8/11/2006 | 2 | endometriosis | WEIGHT GAIN, bloating, memory loss, TIRED, joint pains galore, emotional, cant sleep, sweats all night. Dizzy, Neaseaus- hot easily and faint. NOT NORMAL | On 4th shot. 2nd time around- I did this 12 years ago. I dont remember ANY of this. I have gained soooo much weight! PLEASE someone tell me what happens after the shot it over? WIll I lose this weight? Its unreal- I dont even look like myself,m I work out and write down what I eat. Nothing any different Im doing but still I am gaining. HELP! I feel awful........i hope it helps like it did the 1st time but this is unreal....cant even find words to describe.... | F | 37 | 4 months | 7/30/2006 | 5 | Fibroids | When taking Lupron ask your doctor for an add back therapy. The add back will make the side affects almost null. Had some night sweats, memory loss, and bone pain once every two months but for the most part, no problems. | I first want to tell anyone who needs assistance with Fibroids who want to avoid surgery to please try the Lupron with an add back therapy. I was on a 3.75 shot every month for 6 months. In January 2006 I was diagnosed with a 7.5 cm dominant left intramural fibroid, plus smaller fibroids measuring 1.5 cm and less. I had excessive bleeding and could not go to the store or on a long drive fearing I would ruin the front seat of my car. The first month the bleeding stopped and subsequent months thereafter no period at all. There was a month or two when I had a breakthrough bleeding but that did not last long and was not much to contend with. I do remember calling the doctor after the 2nd month due to a burning feeling in the uterus, but that lasted one day only. It felt as though the fibroid was dying off, that is the only way I can describe it. After six months on Lupron (June 2006) I had an US pelvic and US Transvaginal done and it now shows scattered small poorly defined focal f | F | 46 | 6 months | 7/25/2006 | 1 | endometreyosis | EXTREMLEY BAD HOT FLASHES AND NIGHT SWEATS!VERY BAD NAUSEAU AND VOMITTING LIKE MORNING SICKNESS ALL THE TIME. VERY BAD HEADAHCES. EXTREME WEIGHT GAIN (25 TO 30 LBS IN 4 MONTHS) .TIREDNESS. YEAST INFECTIONS. UP AND DOWN EMOTIONS.CRYING OVER NOTHING AT ALL. EYE SIGNT CHANGE.JUST PURE MISSERY...... | I DO NOT RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE. THIS SHOT IS HORRIBLE. I STILL HURT AND EVERYTHING. THE ONLY GOOD THING IS THAT I DO NOT HAVE A PERIOD. | F | 22 | 4 months | 7/21/2006 | 2 | endometriosis | ughhhh. nausea, hot flashes, migraines, weight gain, EMOTIONAL WRECK, lost my job due to complications leading to missing work, cramps...still. i cry and can not control my ANXIETY to save my life. had a dr. tell me i'm the only one with side-effects this bad. well, lucky them...i know i am not the only woman to suffer greatly from the side-effects of this drug, and i don't appreciate being treated like i have no reason to be unhappy and unhealthy. | i have noticed in the postings here that the satisfaction of lupron seems to have something to do with the AGE OF THE PATIENT. the younger the woman, the better they seem to do on this drug...and the opposite holds true...the older the woman, the worse the negative symptoms. unfortunately...i am on the "older side"...comparatively anyway. i am miserable and the WORST of it all is my pain does not seem to be improving...and i'm on the extended treatment schedule. if i would have had an intelligent, human dr. that would have listened to me long ago my level of disease would not be as far along...stage III with no endometriomas, just the "hemo-deposits"...("just"...like it's not a horrific and painful experience). | F | 30 | 8.5 months | 7/12/2006 | 1 | Endometriosis | Memory loss, severe depression, weight gain, muscle pain, weakness, hot flashes | I took lupron at the age of 19. I am now 32 and still suffer with severe depression, memory loss and still have the weight on that I gained during use of lupron. This medication ruined me. I used to be extremely athletic, fit, fun and energetic. Lupron has raped me of all of those things, including happiness. I took this medication in 1993 for 6 months and was not warned of any side effects other than hot flashes. Now, 13 years later, my side effects linger. I no longer refer to them as side effects, I refer to it as the brain injury I suffered at the hands of TAP industries and their Lupron "miracle drug" injections. I cannot survive without antidepressants. I cannot remember things I did last week. I can't recall my children's birthday parties each year. I might as well have been killed, because I am the walking dead. Prior to this medication, I was NEVER depressed, and had memories back to being 2yrs old. I still remember almost every minute of my life, up to g | F | 6 months | 7/9/2006 | 1 | | 7/9/2006 | 1 | yes | EXTREME! EXTREME! Hot flashes and sweating, confusion, memory loss, SEVERE headaches, nausea, EXTREME weakness, dry mouth, loss of appetite, feels like morning sickness 24/7!!! | DO NOT EVER,EVER,EVER take this medication!!! I have only been on it for a month, and am very concerned about how long this "poison" will stay in my system!! I need assistance with the simplest tasks around my house! I am very weak and can barely walk without fainting! I break out in a sweat when I brush my teeth or even take a shower!!! | F | 42 | 31 days | 7/9/2006 | 1 | Edometrial Ablation | EXTREME! EXTREME! Hot flashes and sweating, confusion, memory loss, SEVERE headaches, nausea, EXTREME weakness, dry mouth, loss of appetite, feels like morning sickness 24/7!!! | DO NOT EVER,EVER,EVER take this medication!!! I have only been on it for a month, and am very concerned about how long this "poison" will stay in my system!! I need assistance with the simplest tasks around my house! I am very weak and can barely walk without fainting! I break out in a sweat when I brush my teeth or even take a shower!!! | F | 42 | 31 days | 7/9/2006 | 1 | Fibroids | Stopped taking Lupron but no menstrual period. | Can any of you ladies tell me how long it takes to have a period? I have MAJOR weight gain from fluid retention. Now looking forward to a period to relieve this. I took my last 3-month shot at the end of December. Should've lasted thru March. Now in June and still no period. HELP!!! Don't trust the doctors to be honest about this info but I know you guys will. | F | 35 | 6 months | 6/19/2006 | 4 | endometriosis | menstrual cramping and pain with daily bleeding while on birth control pills. | After having a laproscopy two years ago, symptoms began returning. I am taking this treatment to post-pone another laproscopy. I was fearful in taking Lupron as I have heard from my doctor and read about the side-effects. However, I have had good results thus far and hope they continue. Initially, I suffered from some migraines, leg pain, and pelvic pain, but after a few weeks these symptoms along with the bleeding have stopped. I have not experienced any hot flashes, night sweats or mood swings. In fact, I have had an unexpected and very pleasing result of depression and anxiety dropping out of my daily life. I have not felt this good since my early twenties. I hope the treatment continues to bless me with these good results. | F | 36 | 1 days | 6/3/2006 | 4 | endometriosis | menstrual cramping and pain with daily bleeding while on birth control pills. | After having a laproscopy two years ago, symptoms began returning. I am taking this treatment to post-pone another laproscopy. I was fearful in taking Lupron as I have heard from my doctor and read about the side-effects. However, I have had good results thus far and hope they continue. Initially, I suffered from some migraines, leg pain, and pelvic pain, but after a few weeks these symptoms along with the bleeding have stopped. I have not experienced any hot flashes, night sweats or mood swings. In fact, I have had an unexpected and very pleasing result of depression and anxiety dropping out of my daily life. I have not felt this good since my early twenties. I hope the treatment continues to bless me with these good results. | F | 36 | 1 months | 6/3/2006 | 4 | Endometriosis | HOT FLASHES!!!! The first time I posted they weren't as bad as they are now. | At first the hot flashes weren't that bad but now that I'm well into my 3rd month they are crazy bad. I have them at least 2-3 times an hour and it seems like at night it's constant even though I know it's not. Other than that I can't complain. No weight gain! | F | 25 | 3 months | 5/30/2006 | 3 | Uterine Meiomas | HOT FLASHES! Mood swings, no sex drive, weight gain, MIGRAINES, irritable... | I only took two injections. I am scheduled for a procedure in June. The good thing about the Lupron for me would be the no period part! Previously I was bleeding bleeding bleeding and I am on my feet all day at work. Needless to say the two didn't really jive. The side effects are a bit unnerving for me. I hope they will dissipate after my sx. | F | 38 | 60 days | 5/20/2006 | 2 | Fibroids | hot flashes, night sweat, anxiety, depression, mood swings, out of body experiences so it seems. | Took Lupron to stop periods due to fibroids and extremely heavy periods which caused anemia. Took Lupron 4 months. After first shot I experienced massive bleeding while on vacation in New York City. Bleed thru everything ended up in the hospital. Luckily bleeding stopped. Next came the mood swings. Crying for no reason. Depression which I never had before. Anxiety through the roof, panic attacks. Feeling as if I was watching myself but not really there. Felt as if I was aging. Aches where I didn't have aches before. Back, knees, arms. Asked by doctor about this and the depression. Her question was, am I thinking of suicide. Lucky for me no, but no thanks to Lupron. Stopped taking Lupron in October. Had surgery in November. Fibriods gone, periods gone. Side effects, not gone. Still having bouts of anxiety and mood swings. Muscle soreness. It's now May and they say I shouldn't still have the medicine in my system. May be not, but I do still have the effects of the medicine. | F | 41 | 4 months | 5/8/2006 | 4 | Endometriosis | HOT flashes!! nightsweats, weight gain due to uncontrollable urges to eat, headaches, joint aches, mood swings, and breast tenderness and enlargement. | I'm 4 days into my second shot and have put on 5 pounds in the last month. I have been relieved of all pain that I was experiencing so it's a catch 22 situation. By the 2nd week of my injection, one breast was noticably larger than the other making it hard to fit into my bras. The other has started to catch up, but now I must invest in new bras. I find it hard to stop eating and don't quite get the "I'm full" feeling until my stomach is fully extended and stuffed though I still feel the urge to eat. I love the shot, yet I hate it all the same. Hot flashes and nightsweats come and go as they please, but are highly annoying. I experience joint pain mainly in my hand. Mood swings are major and I sometimes cry for no reason. As a school teacher, I didn't know if my kids were getting were acting horribly or if I was to blame. It is a weird feeling. | F | 21 | 2 months | 5/2/2006 | 3 | Endometriosis | Weight gain, acne, extremely emotional, severe hot flashes, insomnia, no sex drive, vaginal dryness, mood changes | The only benefit I got from lupron was a decrease in pain. The side effects were horrible. I would rather deal with the pain then get another injection. The side effects were minimal for the first 3 months, the last 3 months were terrible! | F | 23 | 6 months | 4/26/2006 | 4 | shrink a fibroid | mild hot flashes now and then | I would just like to say that before I started getting these injections, I went on this website and others to get info on side effects and because of that was terrified to try this. I have had little or no symptoms and am quite happy with my results, I had a miscarriage in January that may or may not have been caused by my fibroid. I did not want to take any chances, scared and very unsure, I went ahead with the injections. I had a 3 month course therapy and my fibroid shrunk in half . I am looking very forward to trying to get pregnant again without the fibroid being such a factor. Before you try this drug, remember everyone is different therefore everyone will have a different side effects. You will find that most people with something negative to say are the ones who will write about it. I am happy to say that I have had a positive result . | F | 38 | 3 months | 4/21/2006 |