Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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After reviewing information on this drug, I was PETRIFIED to begin treatment. But, my endo was so bad that doc encouraged me to try it. I call her my miracle worker now!! I did have some side effects.. hot flashes, muscle aches and mood swings at the top of the list. I began taking BLACK COHOSH.. an over the counter homeopath product which I HIGHLY recommend for any hormonal imbalance issues.. ... Show Full Comment

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After reviewing information on this drug, I was PETRIFIED to begin treatment. But, my endo was so bad that doc encouraged me to try it. I call her my miracle worker now!! I did have some side effects.. hot flashes, muscle aches and mood swings at the top of the list. I began taking BLACK COHOSH.. an over the counter homeopath product which I HIGHLY recommend for any hormonal imbalance issues.. PMS, etc.. Life has never been better for me!!
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Reviewer: Male (Caregiver)

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Daughter was given Lupron because her growth was stunted due to hypothyroidism, doc wanted to delay puberty to give her more time to grow. First three month dose didn't seem to stop her puberty, so doc ordered increased dose. Result was that she almost immediately became moody, cried for no reason, eventually became depressed with suicidal thoughts. We're talking about a ten year old here. ... Show Full Comment

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Daughter was given Lupron because her growth was stunted due to hypothyroidism, doc wanted to delay puberty to give her more time to grow. First three month dose didn't seem to stop her puberty, so doc ordered increased dose. Result was that she almost immediately became moody, cried for no reason, eventually became depressed with suicidal thoughts. We're talking about a ten year old here. This is supposed to be a rare side effect, but it wasn't rare enough in our case. Beware. If given a choice, do the one-month dose even if it's more convenient, if the patient has a bad reaction it will wear off more quickly, Our daughter started feeling herself again about 9 weeks into the 12 week dose.
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I had the 3 month shot for suspected endo. My heavy periods completely stopped with the first shot and pain during sex decreased a lot. The drug did exactly what it was suppose to do, and most of the side effects (I also took that add-back) were very minimal: only a few hot flashes, that weren't as bad as people made them out to be, some acne and trouble sleeping. The worst side effect was the ... Show Full Comment

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I had the 3 month shot for suspected endo. My heavy periods completely stopped with the first shot and pain during sex decreased a lot. The drug did exactly what it was suppose to do, and most of the side effects (I also took that add-back) were very minimal: only a few hot flashes, that weren't as bad as people made them out to be, some acne and trouble sleeping. The worst side effect was the body aches, which were severe. I am suppose to get another 3 month shot, but I am unsure if I am going to since the body aches were just as bad as the cramps at times.
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Reviewer: gbelly, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I started on Lupron Depot- Leuprolide 11.25mg 3 month injection April 23rd, 2015. My OB believes I have endometriosis after MRI scan and ultrasounds showed nothing, he's basing this off of the symptoms which I have almost every system of endo. It took away my pain, no periods for the last 2 of the 3 months. Only symptoms I was grateful to have were minor- some acne, tired all the time, & ... Show Full Comment

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I started on Lupron Depot- Leuprolide 11.25mg 3 month injection April 23rd, 2015. My OB believes I have endometriosis after MRI scan and ultrasounds showed nothing, he's basing this off of the symptoms which I have almost every system of endo. It took away my pain, no periods for the last 2 of the 3 months. Only symptoms I was grateful to have were minor- some acne, tired all the time, & restless sleep. I had no hot flashes, no joint pain, etc.
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Reviewer: shell5, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I'm 27 and I found out I had stage 3-4 severe endometriosis last year. I had all the horrible symptoms for endo but I honestly just thought it was normal for me. One night, I woke up with terrible, terrible pain in my lower abdomen. Turned out I had grapefruit sized cysts INSIDE both of my ovaries and they were leaking blood into my abdomen. I had emergency surgery to break open the cysts and ... Show Full Comment

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I'm 27 and I found out I had stage 3-4 severe endometriosis last year. I had all the horrible symptoms for endo but I honestly just thought it was normal for me. One night, I woke up with terrible, terrible pain in my lower abdomen. Turned out I had grapefruit sized cysts INSIDE both of my ovaries and they were leaking blood into my abdomen. I had emergency surgery to break open the cysts and I also had a laproscopy. My doctor managed to save my ovaries but wanted me to start the lupron injection. I didn't want to at first and tried a holistic approach but my endometriosis was just too far gone for that. More pain came my way which led to more ultrasounds which showed that my cysts were back..after just three months. Thankfully they weren't as big as before..yet. so I got the Lupron injection, because the pain was too unbearable. I've gotten the injection 3 times since last year and once it wears off I'll will be moving on to the Mirena IUD in the near future. Lupron side effects vary for everyone but yes they can be tough to deal with at times. I get horrible hot flashes many times throughout my day and also at night. I've experienced nausea, headaches, mood swings, short term memory loss, fatigue (especially after the 3rd injection), sore joints and muscles, and loss of sex drive. Hot flashes and fatigue have been constant though. I tried the pill for hot flashes and that just gave me more problems. I would recommend lupron, it really helped give my body a break from the end. If I didn't take it, I would have been back in the hospital. I also recommend following the special diet for endometriosis. It really helps me and can't imagine not following it.. I don't eat gluten, soy, dairy and stay away from meats that aren't hormone free.
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