Investigation into Lupron Side Effects (Leuprolide Acetate)
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Nov 20th, 2014Someone from Howard City, MI writes:
Lupron ruined me!! I was on it for only 9 months and about 3 weeks into it my back started hurting so bad I couldn't move out of bed, my gynecologist said it's a rare side effect and put me on narcotic pain killers which I had to take religiously the whole time!! When it only got worse after the third shot I said no more. I had hoped that the pain in my back would subside over time but it hasn't!! Then he has the audacity to tell me in month 10 I'm going to have to learn to cope with the pain..... ARE YOU KIDDING ME!! I absolutely loath pill popping but it is seriously the only was I can get out of bed in the morning 100 percent of the time!!! He and lupron did this to me and now he has basically washed his hands of me!! This is not the life I had invisioned for myself and my family, I fight everyday with doctors about fixing the problem and when they tried to say it was fibro myalgia I told them to stick that in their pipes!!! This is not in my head!! I'm totally fed up and thinking a lawyer is in my near future!! -
Nov 20th, 2014Someone from Avon, CO writes:
I had one three month shot , I was told by my doctor that if I do get any side effects they will be mild and completely gone in three months. The next three months I couldn't get out of bed. I've always been very active and in great shape. It's been three years and somedays the pain is so bad I can't get up, my mind is foggy always , I have been vomiting one to four times a day for the last two years. And to make it really bad I just received a little from my sister she told me she was sick of me playing the victim game . And that I have a serious mental disorder . Also said that what I'm going through is not from cancer or treatment. And that I'm making it all up. Lupron hit me fast and hard, and it's my belief that the fifteen or so issues I'm dealing with are from Lupron . Sites like this are so helpful ,it makes me sad to hear so many stories like mine ,but it does help to know I'm not making this up and not crazy. GaryREPORT COMMENTS
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Nov 19th, 2014Someone from Belton, MO signed.
Nov 19th, 2014Someone from Lexington, KY writes:
Many health problems after lupron useREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 18th, 2014Someone from Marion, OH writes:
I've always been prone to depression, but since taking Lupron for six months,(2 injections) my depression has become 10x worse! Not to mention the panic attacks, fatigue, and body pain! Severe nausea for months right after my Lupron therapy ended..so I got my gallbladder out, and still miserable. This drug in no way outweighs the risks.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 18th, 2014Someone from Clarksburg, WV writes:
I am well into my 2nd injection of Lupron Depot as treatment for fibroids. I've never been miserable. I've gained 30 pounds, suffer from insomnia, night sweats, memory loss, ringing in my ears, headaches, exhaustion (due to not sleeping), leg and joint pain, severe anxiety. I have bouts of extreme and uncontrollable rage. This medicine has made working almost impossible. Seriously, if you have the choice - DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 17th, 2014Someone from Hazel Green, AL signed.
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Nov 15th, 2014Someone from Dearborn, MI writes:
This drug ruined my life...I've never been the same since.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 15th, 2014Someone from Beverly, MA writes:
My friend had the Lupron shot several years ago and at 50 years old her bones and joints are like a 75 year old. She can't work, she can't sleep and this all started after she got the Lupron shot. She was never given a pamphlet or doctor never said anything about the side affects. It has destroyed her life.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 15th, 2014Someone from Kearneysville, WV signed.
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Nov 14th, 2014Someone from Genoa, IL writes:
Lupron has ruined my life. Extreme weight gain, extreme hair loss, mood swings, depression, joint pain, bone loss, hot flashes. Then diagnosed with Hashimoto's Disease, Adrenal dysfunction, spinal arthritis and spinal bone spurs, my weight never went down, my hair never grew completely back. I was never informed of these side effects, and it does not help or cure endometriosis. It's been 10 years since I have been off Lupron, and my life is ruined, I will never be healthy again due to this 'drug'.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 14th, 2014Someone from Augusta, GA writes:
A dear friend is suffering after coming off of this medication. Why is this still available to women? Please please take this seriously. People's health depends on it.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 14th, 2014Someone from Cameron, NC writes:
Please take serious consideration into looking more deeply into Lupron. As a woman I am horrified to see the numbers of women suffering at the hands of something that was supposed to help them.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 14th, 2014Someone from Loveland, OH writes:
I was prescribed this medication in 1991, 1992 & in 1997, I now have several illnesses that other women have because of this medication. When I was given the option to take this medication I was only told of the side effects while taking it and the low possibility of it causing Osteoperosis later. They need to stop the use of this medication, it has destroyed my body!REPORT COMMENTS
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Nov 13th, 2014Someone from Stafford, VA writes:
My doctor just offered Lupron as an option to help with my cysts on my ovaries and my endometriosis. I have done research and what I have found is terrifying. Why is this drug still out there and why would my doctor offer it to me ??REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 13th, 2014Someone from Stafford, VA writes:
My doctor just offered Lupron as an option to help with my cysts on my ovaries and my endometriosis. I have done research and what I have found is terrifying. Why is this drug still out there and why would my doctor offer it to me ??REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 13th, 2014Someone from Capitol Heights, MD writes:
This drug has been precribed to lower my testosterone levels in order to control prostate cancer. I have not taken the prescribe injections because of the negative reports on the product. Please get it off the market ASAP. ThanksREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 13th, 2014Someone from Bowie, MD writes:
I was perfectly healthy. Only had fibroids. To shrink it I was given Lupron poison. My life is ruined. I have nocturnal seizures resulting in my drivers license being suspended. I have fast heart beats. Arthrittis. Gained about 100lbs. Severe pains al my joints with neck pains really bad. Hot flashes etc. Pls pull this poison off market.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 13th, 2014Someone from Tyler, TX writes:
I'm still suffering tremendously ten years after receiving this awful drug.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 11th, 2014Someone from Chester, PA writes:
This drug is horrible!!! I cannot believe they are injecting this into our children and it is sickening that you are allowing them to do this! I have two children who have been on this medication since they were five!! FIVE!!! They were once perfectly healthy children other then showing signs of precatious puberty and now they have so many health problems.. Both of them, same systoms, as every other person on this medication. Bone pain, stomach pain, constipation, rollercoaster of emotions, low blood pressure, unexplained lasting fevers, bladder pain and I list goes on! My 7 year old had now has an enlarged tyroid gland and my nine year old has developed t.m.j.. THIS DRUG NEEDS TO BE PULLED OFF THE MARKET NOW!!! Please, look into this!! This medication is effecting peoples health.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 11th, 2014Someone from Victoria, MN signed.
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Nov 10th, 2014Someone from Shreveport, LA writes:
MALE: I think more study should be engaged regarding men as well. I don't think they do enough study on the psychological effects of this drug. It totally wipes out any concept of sexual interest; It is not even possible to make effort to have erotic thoughts. It seems to shut down something in the mind that does not allow any level of arousal. Even though after Prostrate Removal and loss of nerve bundle on the left side. It was possible to have thought, but the damage to the nerve bundle made erection not possible. Add in Lupron and there is absolutely no aspect of arousal and absolutely no potential for any level of erection. Nothing works, Viagra, Nor the Injections. Absolutely "Zero". There is a constant irritable mood, even with Xanax it does not go away, it seems to linger continually. Short temperament for things and it appears like there is a veil over general awareness, which seems like a shade has been pulled. The spontaneity of laughter and uplift feeling is drastically diminished. Many of these drugs are prescribed, but the prescribing Physician has never taken them, and when you try to discuss the nonstandard effects, no one is listening. Energy level is severely diminished, ability to focus and divulge into the details of work is much more difficult. I know this forum is mainly women, maybe it has something to do with the factor, men don't go into the details of symptoms generally. But they are there. It has to be damage to soft tissue in the *****, because nothing arouses it to increase any level of blood flow. This is an irreversible damage. ***** shrinkage is not noted, but it exists, it does talk about testicle shrinkage. I don't think people are looking at the link between the male sex drive mechanism and the psychological impact created by a drug that totally decimates the sexual arousal and there is absolutely no drive. It does nothing to look at women, because there is nothing that connects with the natural gender arousal aspect. The body temperature is totally out of whack. Constantly cold at the slightest change in temperature, and soon as there is heat, the body heats up quickly, so the imbalance is continual. There needs to be more study on the psychological aspects, and more on how that impacts the physiological, It is a very challenging drug that makes life have some un-natural challenges of many sorts.REPORT COMMENTS
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Oct 29th, 2014Someone from Memphis, TN writes:
I took the shot 2 months ago.The side effects from this medication are terrible. Hot flashes, nite sweats, head aches, and depression .I can't wait until this lethal drug is out of my systemREPORT COMMENTS
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