LUPRON DEPOT Reviews (LEUPROLIDE ACETATE)

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LUPRON DEPOT  (LEUPROLIDE ACETATE):  Leuprolide is used to treat advanced prostate cancer in men. It is not a cure. Most types of prostate cancer need the male hormone testosterone to grow and spread. Leuprolide works by reducing the amount of testosterone that the body makes. This helps slow or stop the growth of cancer cells and helps relieve symptoms such as painful/difficult urination. Talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of treatment.   FDA Approval Date: 1989-01-26 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 2  Prostate Cancer Not enough room. You name it, I got it. Ruined my life, cancer gone but one Oncologist said radiation would have been enough for me, maybe 1 Lupron shot. 2006 Cancer treatment included Lupron, but nobody knew about side effects. Now after results they try not to give it. 2 months after 1st shot I was in bed for 2-3 weeks. Too weak to answer phone or change tv with remote. 50% of my former energy, but worse it affected my brain also. Brain fog, but worse I have never for 1 day In 17 years felt good or the same as I did for 65 years. Do not let Dr. pat you on shoulder and say “you’ll be fine”. Female hormones Are for females, not men. 3 years ago for no reason I got worse and down to 20% energy if that. Bed 22 hrs a day, but I’m old and retired. I feel ok in bed, but lousy up. Still spinning head. Just don’t take it unless Dr. ( and get 2cd opinion) says it’s s fatal. M 82 1 years
3X O
11/3/2023
 3  Suppress Cyst Growth Hot flashes Brain fog Irritability Phantom Cramps PMS with no period Loss of period for 4 months now Weight Gain While it helped me from having a ruptured cyst, I am now dealing with a slew of problems due to the med. F 23 3 months
11.75MG 1X day
5/24/2023
 1  Fibroids Headaches(severe), facial pain/swelling, TMJ/ Trigeminal Neuralgia/ hypertensive Crisis/ Joint Pain /Insomnia, Anxiety/depression. Suicidal Ideations (Mainly because of how miserable this drug has made my life). Q I was diagnosed with Fibroids Sept 2023. It was recommended due to the larger being in my upper right quadrant. It would be beneficial to shrink the fibroids using chemical induced menopause (they make it sound so easy). Three months on they managed to spare me a large vertical incision but am left scared to death what is going on with my body. My doctor suspects TMJ (never had this before the shots). I have spent most of my time in bed. I have been to A&E with hypertensive crisis as a result was given an ecg (QT Prolongation and abnormal T and S waves). Am now waiting on a Echocardiogram and a visit to a Neurology Clinic. I sympathise with all of you who have been through the stress and upset this drug has caused. Without a doubt it is life changing for those who unfortunate enough to experience the more severe side effects. Can only plod on and try to carry on. Its been so distressing I can’t put it into words. I know for some its been a positive drug and helped in extreme debilitating circumstances. However without a doubt it should be only administered when a thorough indication of the risks are advised. I would not recommend this drug to anyone unless it is a last resort. F 43 3 months
1X M
3/29/2023
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 4  metastacised prostate cancer Man boobs --- joint pain --- fatigue --- hot flashes Started in May of 2022 after diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. PSA @ 760. Given 6mos to live without treatment. Eligard brought PSA down to below 1.0 within 60 days (now at .2). Other than the listed side effects (which are somewhat tolerable), this drug has helped me thus far. May quit if quality of life decreases (in other words, if side effects get worse). It has given me time to get my affairs in order. God Bless All Who Are Going Through Similar Circumstances! M 72 10 months
1X O
2/11/2023
 3  Fibroids Hot flashes, cold flashes, headaches in the first mo. Still bleeding, my bleeding has not stopped yet and it's almost been 2 mos. F 44 90 days
11.5 1X O
9/8/2021
 3  prostate cancer hot flashes, no libido, fatigue, anemia This med is effective (not a cure) for prostate cancer. There certainly are side-effects...and I am trying to limit time on this drug. Bigger doses create bigger side-effects. M 72 6 months
30mg-6 mo 2X AN
8/26/2021
 1  Breast cancer Briefly? Lol. Athlete to being on disability. Debilitating bone and muscle pain, hair loss, tooth and bone loss. Chronic UTI; severe accelerated DDD and DJD; central obesity, 100# weight gain; severe short term memory loss; inability to retain or memorize the simplest things; tachycardia; Lupron accelerates the aging process overnight by approximately 25 yrs. Don't believe me? I dare u to take one shot. My problems only got worse, nothing improved. F 50 5 days
Varied 5X M
6/19/2021
 4  Endometriosis Hot flashes, muscle spasms and stiffness, mood swings and loss of libido. It has helped 95% of my endo pain. F 34 2 months
2x 3.75 1X M
5/2/2021
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 1  recurring prostate cancer insomnia leg pain 20 lb weight gain in mid section grew breast testicals shrank memory and cognitive decline head aches unbeliveable fatigue muscle loss hot flashes ears ringing no sex drive very emotional crying suicidal thoughts loose stool six times a day I was not told about the side effects or given anything to read blood pressure went up 20 points also It was like being on a plane about to crash and pilot didnt say brace for impact there was no monitoring during the six months I was on it I would never take again rather die M 61 6 months
? 1X O
3/16/2021
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 4  Enlarged uterus with multiple fibro Night sweats and chills. Loss of hair, blurred vision. Some joint and lower back discomfort. Weight gain dry skin. Bouts of tiredness. Insomnia. Some emotional issues(feeling less than at times) F 41 90 days
1X M
1/17/2021
 1  adjuvant Rx Stage II prostate ca RT Within a week severe palmar tingling, flexor contractures and bilat carpal tunnel and trigger fingers Sx reached their peak about 6 weeks. Surgery at 7 month, open carpal tunnel trigger finger release but tenosynovitis swelling/contractures continue despite surgery and months of topical testosterone tried as antidote M 75 6 months
45 mg
10/6/2020
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 1  silent endometriosis, infertility Horrible hot flashes, irritability, but worse, awful disabling pain down my arms from the shoulder to elbow: bicep tendonitis F 33 3 months
11.25mg
12/29/2019
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 1  To induce menopause Muscular pain in my legs Painful intercourse Arthritic pain in my hands The muscular pain in my legs lasted 6 days and was constant, day and night. Two days after exercise, a sore muscle turned into strong pain in my shoulder for a week. Intercourse was extremely painful for a week (could not have sex). Moderately painful for 3 weeks. Arthritic pain in my hands every morning F 54 5 months
7mg inject
12/26/2019
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 1  pre-surgery I had horrific panic attacks and blurry vision in one eye. I only did 2 of the recommended 3 injections. My panic attacks lasted for over 20 years. I have to manage them with Xanax. Do Not Take This Drug. F 52 2 months
1X M
9/29/2019
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 5  Uterine fibroid None I was so freaked out about getting the 3-month depot shot but it turned out to be no big deal. I have lost a bit of weight, my hair has stopped falling out, I have more energy and I haven’t noticed any muscle or joint pain aside from the typical aches and pains I deal with anyway. F 40 12 weeks
11.25
5/7/2018
 1  Prevent endometriosis Body pain , insomia , hair loss, migrane,depression,neck pain, palpitations This drug should be out ! F 40 1 months
3/25/2018
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 1  Endometriosis Never ending side effects. I had this drug injected in me with hopes it would stop Endometriosis spreading. It caused me to eventually have to give up my career as a child psychologist to being totally disabled with Endometriosis growths and fibromyalgia, RA, muscle spasms and ptsd. It never leaves your system and attaches to your dna and changes it. I miscarried at 16 weeks after my last injection 4 months before I was pregnant. I’ve never been pregnant since then in 1995. I am now on stron pain meds just to function and spend many days in bed. Do not take this drug poison under any circumstances. It will ruin your health for life and not cure what the docs say. They get paid off to prescribe it by big pharma. Do not take this medicine!! It’s pure poison. F 49 6 months
150mg shot
2/20/2018
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 1  Uterine Fibroids Hot flashes, cramping, nausea, severe abdominal pain, migraines, insomnia, mood swings I did not listen to the warnings of those who got the shot. I'be been regretting my decision for the past 2 months. I had zero side affects for the first 3 weeks. Then came the hot flashes, migraines, and mood swings. But wait, it doesn't stop there. If I was working while on this medicine, I would not be able to do my job. The severe abdominal pain and nausea didn't come until the end of the 2nd month. I am in a constant state of sickness and cannot leave the house. To top it all off, my fibroid did not shrink or change, as I was promised. Now I am miserable for nothing. Please, please, take my warning and do not take this medicine. It will dramatically impact your daily living and not bring you results. F 28 3 months
7/30/2017
 1  prostate cancer brutal hot spells bad taste in mouth no energy swelled legs anxiety jitters depression strange smells memory loss I feel absolutely awful,no information about side effects given,doc does not seem to care.I would appreciate comments from men about similar side effects or women who use lupron.This stuff is awful,I am also a hypochondriac I suffer health anxiety so each symptom worries me.I would not recommend using it but what else can we do? M 70 9 months
13.5 mg 3X M
6/18/2017
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 1  To prep for hysterectomy Sick to my stomach the whole time, nausea, panic attacks, anxiety,depression, hot flush, cold sweat, blurry vision, lost appetite, back pain, I DO NOT RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE This has been the worst 3 months of my life, my gynecologist recommended this poison 3 months ago due to my anemia and fibroids, well let me tell you that didn't work 2 weeks after I have lupron, I had an emergency hysterectomy because I was losing to much blood. First I was happy that finally I had the surgery then I realized that I still have lupron on my system for anothe 2 months and a half.. it has been so difficult, this side effects are not joke... when they tells you the you might get this side effects IT MEANS "you will get it for sure" I'm over the 3 months now and I still have this side effects .. can't wait to be normal again. I haven't worked all this 3 months due to all this side effects Please please please don't do lupron ask your doctor for more opcion, this medicine is a killer F 45 3 months
11.25
5/28/2017
  

LUPRON DEPOT  (LEUPROLIDE ACETATE):  Leuprolide is used to treat advanced prostate cancer in men. It is not a cure. Most types of prostate cancer need the male hormone testosterone to grow and spread. Leuprolide works by reducing the amount of testosterone that the body makes. This helps slow or stop the growth of cancer cells and helps relieve symptoms such as painful/difficult urination. Talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of treatment.   FDA Approval Date: 1989-01-26 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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