Investigation into Lupron Side Effects (Leuprolide Acetate)
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Feb 6th, 2013Someone from Niles, IL signed.
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Feb 1st, 2013Someone from Minneapolis, MN writes:
My daughtyer had either 3 or 4 Lupron Shots at 17 and is now 20, almost 21 and right at that time of her taking the shots, I started seeing a personality change it her, depression, high anxiety, sucidal, poor concentraition, memory loss, GI problems, headaches, skin problems, allergies, vision problems, and a variety of misc. health problems. I am just now learning of the lupron side effects. We were told there were no side effects. This explains it all now, all her health problems was onset when she started lupron shot. She said it was a living nightmare going through the shots, they wanted her to do 2 more, she said no, and I saw she was going through a living hell and we said no more. We had no idea all of what she has went through since the Lupron shot was related to the shot, which makes sense. I am living with her, and saw such a horrible transformation into a child who was fine into someone completely different. Please take this drug off the market. I would like to know more about law suits, thinking about checking into it. Our family and her have been living a nightmare since the lupron shot. Mpls, MNJan 31st, 2013Someone from Dixon, IL signed.
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Jan 28th, 2013Someone from Lexington, GA writes:
There is enough evident to show the drug is nothing more that a money maker for the pharmaceutical company .Some doctors have said it does more harm than good.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 28th, 2013Someone from Tulsa, OK writes:
It is now been 5½ to 6 years since i first recieved the lupron shots. I was to undergo the treatment once a month for six months to help the symptoms i obtained from having endometriosis. Before the lupron i had a menstration that lasted 28 days consecutively, was constantly grumpy, and at one point caused so much pain that i fell down a flight of stairs at school. I had already been prescribed a birthcontrol pill to slow the process as well as had a laposcopy in hopes that removing some of the tissue would, at the least, help with some of the pain. However, i was unable to get any relief from either "treatment". I was told that i could persue a treatment on a trial bases (lupron). After the first injection i had the most horrendous pains before even leaving the doctors office. It seemed that i could feel evey drop of the medication moving through out every vain in my body, and the more it seemed to spread the more intense that the pain became. For about one week before and one week after each shot my entire body ached so severely, especially in my lower back and hips, that i lost all. My drive to keep going. During and even a year after the treatment stopped i still had many of the side effects caused from the drug, such as, hot-flashes, severe pain, fatigue, loss of sex drive, loss of appetite, memory loss, problems with concetration, and extreme mood swings that most times lead to me being overly emotional. Over 5years later i still have difficulties with most except that the sex drive as slightly heightened, the hot flashes and the pain in my back and hips has almost vanished. Although, the injections have caused me a lot of pain mentally and physically, i can honestly say that without the lupron i may have had to go through with the hysterectomy. I do still have some flare ups, the lupron did help.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 28th, 2013Someone from Tulsa, OK writes:
It is now been 5½ to 6 years since i first recieved the lupron shots. I was to undergo the treatment once a month for six months to help the symptoms i obtained from having endometriosis. Before the lupron i had a menstration that lasted 28 days consecutively, was constantly grumpy, and at one point caused so much pain that i fell down a flight of stairs at school. I had already been prescribed a birthcontrol pill to slow the process as well as had a laposcopy in hopes that removing some of the tissue would, at the least, help with some of the pain. However, i was unable to get any relief from either "treatment". I was told that i could persue a treatment on a trial bases (lupron). After the first injection i had the most horrendous pains before even leaving the doctors office. It seemed that i could feel evey drop of the medication moving through out every vain in my body, and the more it seemed to spread the more intense that the pain became. For about one week before and one week after each shot my entire body ached so severely, especially in my lower back and hips, that i lost all. My drive to keep going. During and even a year after the treatment stopped i still had many of the side effects caused from the drug, such as, hot-flashes, severe pain, fatigue, loss of sex drive, loss of appetite, memory loss, problems with concetration, and extreme mood swings that most times lead to me being overly emotional. Over 5years later i still have difficulties with most except that the sex drive as slightly heightened, the hot flashes and the pain in my back and hips has almost vanished. Although, the injections have caused me a lot of pain mentally and physically, i can honestly say that without the lupron i may have had to go through with the hysterectomy. I do still have some flare ups, the lupron did help.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 27th, 2013Someone from Waleska, GA signed.
Jan 26th, 2013Someone from Salt Lake City, UT writes:
My wife can't sleep, can't eat, and her aggression , mood swings and depression since her first injection has been extremely taxing on our family.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 26th, 2013Someone from Salt Lake City, UT writes:
My wife can't sleep, can't eat, and her aggression , mood swings and depression since her first injection has been extremely taxing on our family.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 25th, 2013Someone from Woodbridge, VA writes:
The FDA needs to be reigned in! They seem to pass drugs based on the money they get from the drug companies, not on the actual safety of the drugs. They also persecute companies that make drugs that actually work and have been in use for over 100 years with no bad effects. The FDA has to be revamped so that the drug companies aren't paying their salaries, and expecting favors in return. The health and safety of the American people are too important to entrust to a government agency that doesn't care what they do to citizens, as long as they take home a paycheck.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 24th, 2013Someone from Franklinville, NJ signed.
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Jan 23rd, 2013Someone from Perry, MI writes:
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No, CancelJan 23rd, 2013Someone from Perry, MI writes:
I can't say that this drug helped me, but I can say immediately after getting the first and only injection I have had I had a tin taste in my mouth and my body was flushed with heat. I was a raving maniac for the first two weeks - and suffered migraines. I literally felt like I wanted to jump out of my skin and the hormone pill given to me to offset the injection made it worse. Now it's wearing off and Legacy Rx is hounding me to refill it (the shot is around $2,300) but I can't get a straight answer if I will have the headaches again. Also, I might add, the stiffness in my neck and back are so bad that I can't hardly turn my head. Initially I did not connect this to the medicine and spent a fortune replacing my bed, buying new pillows, adding a pad on my bed and replacing my office chair. Did all that and it didn't help. Like any medication, the benefits need to outweigh the risks and side effects. I can't say definitively that they do with this medicine. However, I can say I have great concerns about my body ever being the same.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 23rd, 2013Someone from Forest, VA writes:
I was finishing my junior year in college and my life changed. I took the shots for three months before I had to get surgery. I wish I would have skipped the shots. The on set of menopause was difficult at 21 years old. I apologized in advance for rude comments and the down pour of sweat. Then school started to become difficult, I could no longer remember information for test or long term events. I became forgetful. Reasoning for test became extremely difficult. Constant crying trying to figure out what happened to me. To solve a problem is a gift please do not give this drug to any more people. Joint pain and fluid or both horrible side effects that no one should ever experience. But for me the worst side effect is destroying my memory and my reasoning skills those are things that still have not returned and now I realize they will never return.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 22nd, 2013Someone from Newport, KY signed.
Jan 22nd, 2013Someone from Bainbridge Island, WA writes:
I AM VERY CONCERNED. I TOOK THIS DRUG NINE YEARS AGO THROUGH A FERTILITY CLINIC.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 21st, 2013Someone from Buffalo, NY writes:
This shot is horrendous. I immediately felt the negative effects, the depression, suicidal thoughts, feeling aged, tired, and sick. I experienced vision loss and memory loss as well. My outgoing personality has never returned. This shot for me, also did not do as intended, so it was needless. I tell anyone and everyone who will listen to NEVER get this shot. I too, was not informed of the possible side effects as I would have never allowed the shot. Take this drug off the market.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 21st, 2013Someone from Indianapolis, IN writes:
I, too, suffer from side effects from the Lupron shots.REPORT COMMENTS
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Jan 20th, 2013Someone from Lynwood, CA writes:
I have fibroids the size of eggs and a grapefruit. My doctor told me that I must take this if I no longer want to be in pain and to stop the bleeding. Normally I would have went along with my doctors advice but due to an unnessacary operation I was told to have by another doctor I now do further research. I weep for the pain all of you are going through. I was happy when the doc mentioned this drug to me but after reading multiple complaints I now feel your pain. I pray that the word gets out so no one else will suffer.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 20th, 2013Someone from Los Angeles, CA writes:
I have fibroids the size of eggs and a grapefruit. My doctor told me that I must take this if I no longer want to be in pain and to stop the bleeding. Normally I would have went along with my doctors advice but due to an unnessacary operation I was told to have by another doctor I now do further research. I weep for the pain all of you are going through. I was happy when the doc mentioned this drug to me but after reading multiple complaints I now feel your pain. I pray that the word gets out so no one else will suffer.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 20th, 2013Someone from Bloomington, IL signed.
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Jan 17th, 2013Someone from Trumbull, CT writes:
Lupron is an awful drug. I was forced into taking it, and it ruined my body.REPORT COMMENTS
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