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Investigation into Lupron Side Effects (Leuprolide Acetate)

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  • Oct 14th, 2012
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  • Oct 14th, 2012
    Someone from Pacific Palisades, CA writes:
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    Lupron for my friends prostate cancer recurrence is debilitating his life with extreme dizziness and fatigue. Heartbreaking!
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  • Oct 14th, 2012
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  • Oct 13th, 2012
    Someone from Glenmont, NY writes:
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    I am in shock & really freaking out after reading every one's comment. I am due to start on Tuesday for my lupron shots for enlarge fibroid to help shrink it for 3 months then do a hystrectomy afterwards. Now I KNOW I won't be doing these shots after reading this & will be going for a 2nd opinion for other options. Thank you all for putting this out & I wish nothing but the best for you all.
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  • Oct 12th, 2012
    Someone from Punxsutawney, PA writes:
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    My hotflashes have been so bad for 12 years since taking Lupron for endometriosis that I am considering having my sympathetic nerve severed by a thoracic surgeon at Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. It is a dangerous procedure, but I cannot live a normal live with the constant daylong sweating that I have endured for so long. I am 49 years old, hold 2 master's degrees, and cannot get through a single day without being soaked. I am outraged that this has happened to me as a result of taking this drug.
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  • Oct 12th, 2012
    Someone from Paradise Valley, AZ writes:
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    A friend of my daughter?s is currently serving an eighteen year prison sentence for killing her husband while taking the drug Lupron. There are so many aspects of this case that are troubling, both she and her husband were Christians working for a Christian organization; they were trying get pregnant on the drug Lupron being used as a fertility measure; she did not even have so much as a traffic ticket prior to the incident; she has very little memory of the event. In reading your website many of you point to depression, anxiety, emotional instability, volatility, aggressive behavior, disorientation, memory loss, etc. At the time of her trial this website did not exist. No one even considered the possibility that Lupron might have been the probable cause until now. The evidence has now become overwhelming as to both the physical and psychological implications of this drug. No one who knows Michele can understand how this could have happened. I am asking any of you who might have had violent thoughts or experiences while on Lupron that would lend support to the premise that it could have been the drug that caused this violent behavior, to please tell us your story. We are trying to find enough evidence through your experiences to justify asking for a new trial or pardon. Michele still has nine years to serve. Please mail any comments to rofinleyaz@cox.net. 602-695-1225 Sincerely Dick Finley
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  • Oct 11th, 2012
    Someone from Eden Prairie, MN writes:
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    I took Lupron in 2006 for the standard 6 month course. It damaged my memory and to this day I am not the same. I feel dumb.
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  • Oct 11th, 2012
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  • Oct 7th, 2012
    Someone from Altamonte Springs, FL writes:
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    Just one injection taken for shrinking Fibroids and now I have several side effects...spent the night in the hospital thinking I was having a heart attack. I have memory loss, joint pain, night sweats, nausea. please remove this drug from the market.
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  • Oct 6th, 2012
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  • Oct 6th, 2012
    Someone from Laurelton, PA writes:
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    I started lupron 4 days ago, and since day 2 I have felt worse than I have in my entire life. I was prescribed the shot because of the endometriosis and adenomyosis pain that I have been suffering from for the past several months. My doctor said that he refused to give me a hysterectomy because I am so young (25). I am in graduate school, but because of the incredibly flu-like symptoms that I am going through, that my doctor assures me are only side effects from the shot, I am unable to attend my all day class today and will likely fall behind in class. I had done all of my research before going on the shot and my doctor told me that they were not all true and that this could save my life and give me a much better quality of life. If this continues, there is no way I'll be able to get my degree or even work a full time job. The dizziness and nausea are so bad I can hardly function. I'm only hardly a week in and the side effects are ruining my quality of life, now I am terrified after reading all of the accounts on this petition.
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  • Oct 6th, 2012
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  • Oct 5th, 2012
    Someone from Fredericksburg, VA writes:
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    My daughter suffers because of this shot. She can't work and her symptoms are worse than when she was on the shot. It has caused so many problems and she has trouble just functioning. I was absolutely shocked when she found through research that so many people who took this drug suffer similar or the exact same symptoms as she does. These people need help and they need people to listen and be aware of ALL the side effects of this drug, it is too dangerous to be out on the market. Please listen to us.
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  • Oct 5th, 2012
    Someone from Humble, TX writes:
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    I was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer in '08. I have been on intermittent hormone therpay (lupron) since. The biggest side effect for me is memory loss. It is taking a huge toll of my ability to do my job. Simple words constantly escape me. Before lupron, I had excellent recall. I am in constant fear of losing my job because of this.
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  • Oct 5th, 2012
    Someone from Fredericksburg, VA writes:
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    I was diagnosed with endometriosis at 18. I had surgery and i was then bleeding after my surgery (after four months of continuous bleeding and cramping). So my doctor basically said if i ever wanted to have children, lupron was my only option. When i started it i continued to bleed. For the first 3 months i only had back cramping, hot flashes, and mood swings. After my second shot though, things started going downhill. I had infection after infection (26 in almost 2 years, that is over one infection a month). It was like my immune system was wiped out overnight, now almost 2 years later its still the same. Except i still have many more symptoms, and even new ones. Besides the infections, i have vitamin d deficiency, depression, memory loss, hot flashes, fibromyalgia, constant joint pain and swelling, enlarged thyroid, undiagnosed rib/abdominal pain, severe gastrointestinal symptoms (IBS), photo sensitivity, random fevers, extreme weight gain of 60 pounds in a year, and mild renauds phenomenon. Nothing shows up in my bloodwork, so most doctors don't believe me or blame it on my weight (which was significantly less before the shot). I can only go to school part time because i am so exhausted and in so much pain all the time, not to mention ive already had to have another surgery for the endometriosis, it didn't improve at all. My doctors can't figure out what to diagnose me with based on the bloodwork coming back not showing anything. I cannot work due to my constant pain, and i can't get disability because i can't get a diagnosis. This shot is ruining my life. and i'm only 20 years old. I don't want to feel like this anymore. Please help us. We are suffering and we are scared, and we need your help.
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  • Oct 4th, 2012
    Someone from Midland, MI writes:
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    I'm 28 and I feel like I'm 80. The joint pain is like I've never felt before. The migraine that I have gotten from this is like no other and C-II meds barely touch it. Tremors, dizziness, vomiting, nausea, memory loss, hot flashes, nightsweats, vision problems. This is not something anyone should be on. This should be pulled from the market until they have accurate data and ALL side effects are listed. Their pamplets lie and they know it yet do nothing.
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  • Oct 3rd, 2012
    Someone from Lilburn, GA signed.
  • Oct 2nd, 2012
    Someone from Deatsville, AL writes:
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    This drug took my health! Dont let it take yours! I went from a healthy happy feel great girl to most of the side effects you read about and also an unexplained brain lesion and seizures. Love to all those out there like me. Be strong!
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  • Oct 2nd, 2012
    Someone from Boiling Springs, SC writes:
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    This shot has ruined my father's life. He went from being a very active 77 year old to almost totally disabled. He does not eat. He sleeps all of the time with horrible aches and pain he never had before the shot. He has had multiple tests that come back false positive due to this lupron shot. One week his labs will say one thing.....then the next week they say his levels are normal. RUN! Do not walk away from this shot!! It's POISON!!!
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  • Oct 2nd, 2012
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  • Sep 30th, 2012
    Someone from Opa Locka, FL writes:
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    lupron makes me disable . i can never function the way i used to.I have no memory just like an old woman. Hope this pettition is for real. Because i have seen those kind of sites about lupron complaints before on the internet since 2000. Good luck.
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  • Sep 30th, 2012
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  • Sep 22nd, 2012
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  • Sep 22nd, 2012
    Someone from Prescott, AZ writes:
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    I am currently on lupron for endemetriosis. This is my third time on it and I have had nothing but problems. I am only 19 years old and I am just now trying to finish school because i had to drop out due to this drug. I was not warned about all the side effects, I was told that it would just be hotflashed. Turnes out i have a weak immune system, trouble sleeping, hot flashed, my bones hurt like crazy, im extremly weak AND I STILL HAVE ENDO pain! This is ruining my quality of life AT 19!!! and should be taken off the market!
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  • Sep 22nd, 2012
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  • Sep 21st, 2012
    Someone from Philadelphia, PA writes:
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    I WANT MY LIFE BACK...
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