User Reviews for Lupron Depot intramuscular

I will have my second injection soon and just finished my first period on lupron, it was a dream come true, barely any pain. I don't know if it is because of the injection but I have no other way to explain it. Every month my period was so painful and the meds I was on did not work. I do notice a flucuation in my mood but my life in general has been turned upside down and I am being treated for a mood disorder already. But I have great support during my ups and downs with my mood and that helps a great deal. I will see how it goes after the next couple of injections but so far so good. Read More Read Less

I am on my third round of 6 month injections since 2006 and it does not work. It is not worth the side effects and the ER visits. I think it should be pulled off the market.

I started lupron for endo last march and it has taken most of my pain away. It's amazing. I also am on the add back of progesterone, which reduces the side effects of menupause. I haven't had a single side effect. I still need to occasionally take my pain medicine about the week before I'm due for inj. I'll be on this drug until I try to get pregnant.I highly recommended trying lupron for all you endo sufferers!

This treatment worked really well to treat my endometriosis. I think the only down-side is that my moods were up and down constantly, which made it hard for me to work. I will say that approximately 5 minutes after my first injection I got a really bad wave of nausea and had to sit in the doctors office. But the medicine did stop all of my bleeding and took away a lot of my pain

I have been on these shots for about 10 months now, I am almost pain free, the add back therapy caused irregular bleeding and major cramping so I was advised to stop them for 3 months, everything else seems to be going alright, it has definately made a difference

I started to take this knowing all of the side effects i studied it extensively through the internet, nursing and pharmacology books. It was just getting hard to do somethings so i gave in to having the shot 3.25mg. I also started Prozac 20mg at the same time given by my family MD to counterbalance the depression, i was most worried about that. First month a little worse mostly hot flashes like crazy. Second month pain pretty much gone still side effects third month even better.. started hormones also helped with the hot flashes fourth shot did not even start to work. I told my doctor that it didnt even feel like it kicked in and he said i was prob right it wasnt strong enough. So i got another 3.25mg that day which did not work either. and he is ordering the 7.5mg for this week. I am not sure when i go to the office if i am going to get that one. I quit taking my prozac because i was kinda numb.... and had lost all sex drive, that has gotten a tiny bit better.... But in reality my mass of endo (where it all started feels bigger i can feel it in my abd). and the pain is still there. I am hoping he will do laproscopy soon just to get the big mass out even. Only doing this so i can have more children. He said this is all from my C section! I don't feel like me though soo only one more shot and i am done with the lupron i wanna feel like me i can handle the pain if i have to.....Read More Read Less

After having multiple ovarian cysts, 2 laparoscopies, finding stage IV endo, and having a tube and ovary removed my Dr felt that putting me on the Lupron would be the best thing for me. I have been trying to have children for years with no success. My doctor who performed my last surgery and recommended this drug to me is also a reproductive specialist. He was VERY informative as to what the side effects of this drug are and how my body MAY react. I could tell he was very informed. He let me know that women who have gone through the same procedures as I, then taken this drug, have a much higher success rate for becomming pregnant. I took the shot for 4 months, just ending in September of 2009. During this time I experienced little to no side effects. I prepared myself for the worst, but hoped for the best. No hot flashes, very few mood swings, no depression...however, I did experience slight weight gain. I honestly feel that if you know what you are getting into with the Lupron, that you can control some of the effects...you know WHY this is happening, which to me made it easier. I am now over a month past my last shot and am still feeling great. I have absolutely nothing negative to say in regards to Lupron. I feel that this has been just the start to my wonderful future. I wish everyone luck who takes Lupron, and can only hope that your experience will be as pleasant as mine has been. Read More Read Less

very scary side effects.bone pain,hot flashes, chills. vomiting, chest pain going down arm, heartburn,dizzyness,retaining water, mood swings,neuropathy.

My first injection was on oct. 2009, the same day I took it I almost threw up!! I have had night sweats, mood swings, severe depression, real bad memory loss, and I just fell down a flight of stairs over the weekend. I hate this drug and have been doing research and found that there has been some deaths on FDA.gov website, and most of the reviews I read have not been good. I just dont feel like myself and have been very spacey and hard to concentrate. Sex suxs~!!

i had taken this medication for 12 months striaght for treatment of sever endometriosis, i still bleed 365 days they gave me three different types of birth control pills with it and antidepressents. i became crazy and still in pain and still bleeding now its been about 6 years and i am 29 with severe bone loss, migraines, body aches, hair loss, pain and hot flashes and night sweats still, all which have gotten worse starting from when i was on this medication. ive gone without walking for weeks at a time due to bone aches and joint problems now all a result from this drug that noone cares to tell you about, please research this drug before using it and make sure it is what you are looking for or you could be a 29yr old feeling like your 100 too,this drug should be pulled off the market all my results state "drug induced" all info from each speacialist i have gone too states they feel all my problems and symtops are drug induced from a drug taken called lupron, good luck to you all. it relieved some pain fir a short time and now its worse. Read More Read Less

I have been on this drug for 2 months now. I choose to take this drug hoping that it would stop the abdominal pain that I have been suffering from do to the Endometriosis. It seems to be helping but it has been hard to determine. The side effects have been living hell! I have been suffering through constant hot flashes, headaches, mood swings, depression, weight gain, insomnia, joint pain, lack of energy, lack of appetite, inflammation and dryness that causes sex to be painful (which was the main problem with the Endo...), dizziness, and horrible short term memory. I am hoping that I will be pain free in 4 more months or this will have been a huge mistake. Wish me luck.Read More Read Less

I had the worse endometriosis bout on file it was surrounding my liver. I was in so much pain I would pass out and not remember what happened. I was on the drug for 12 months first for six after the surgery than the pill for 3 months then back on lupron for another six. I have been pain free the whole time and now it has been almost five months and I am pregnant. Doctors always told me I could never get pregnant and after the surgery I really believed they were right. Just goes to show you your body can do anything and doctors may not always be right. Miracles can and do happen!Read More Read Less

This tx has been a godsend for me. Id undergone surgeries to remove tumors and also an ablation. Id been miserable since the onset of puberty when I got my first period at the age of 12. I wish this tx existed when I was 18. It would've saved me a lifetime of agony. My dr. started this tx after recovery from last surgical procedure. Id been on the pill, but that was not as effective in curbing my symptoms and I experienced bleeding in between cycles. I love it.I have no pain, no bloating or discomfort and don't have to take oxycodone ,flexeril to manage my pain issues. Ive taken up weight training and have actually gained muscle and have more stamina due to not having a cycle . My sex drive actually improved. Before it was painful due to symptoms and declined after surgical/pill tx's. Now my libido has improved after Lupron significantly, more positive and more often . What I dread the most is when I go off the shots. I feel the difference once the drug starts to level off. Mood swings, bloating , achiness in lower abdominal area. I want to continue as long as possible and keep training my body to become stronger. Im also running and taking vitamin/herbal supplements. Ive been researching other alternative options to enhance the positive results Im now experiencing. Mine is probably atypical since not everyone can be on this med. For me, its been very positive and effective. Read More Read Less

I absolutely loved this medication. After wasting money I did not have on other possibilities the day after I got this shot my pain was gone. I was so happy because I have had to go on with this pain for 5+ years as if I were just fine. Unfortunately my employer dropped a lot of my insurance benefits and I am now unable to afford my medication. So I am now experiencing the side effects as the medication goes away, the hot flashes are crazy but other than that it was great for one month at least. Read More Read Less

prescribed aygestin and experienced severe hot flashes, headaches/migraines, foggy head, tiredness, dizziness doctor though depot lupron would be better now I have nausea with the other symptoms. I am only 4 days into the shot so I start bleeding if I do not take the aygestin every 6 hours. Abdominal pain and all other side effects make this drug not worth it. I wish my doctor had been more honest and I had done research before I let my doctor bully me into this course of treatment. I am scheduled for a hysterectomy on 10/14/09 at 35 and do not recommend this drug or aygestin for anyone who wants to maintain sanity and control over body.Read More Read Less

I am on my 5th shot of Lupron and I am satisfied so far with the results. The only thing I don't like is that it lowered my sex drive, but compared to the pain that I suffered before, it is worth it. I had very heavy periods with severe cramping. For two weeks of every month, I couldn't function because of severe fatigue and pain. My period was so heavy that I was taking presciption iron pills to combat extreme anemia. One doctor told me that I would need a hysterectomy to relieve my symptoms, but I got a second opinion and my new doctor prescribed Lupron. Now-though I've had some mood swings and minor hot flashes-I can get on with my life. And I'm saving a bundle on sanitary products because I don't have a period. Yay!Read More Read Less

This is my second round of Lupron. The first time I was pain free for about 3 months. This time I have felt no relief from being on the Lupron. I gained 40# last time so this time my doctor add Aygestin daily along with the monthly Lupron. This is supposed to help with the side effects. It has seemed to make them more intense than before. The only positive thing is that I am not gaining the weight. The only reason it works that way is that I am so nauseous from taking the drug I can't even bare to smell food let alone eat it. The other thing I am noticing is joint and bone aches. This has not seemed worth it.Read More Read Less

it dont last the whole 4 week problems come back

I only had two injections and have had many of the listed side effects: swelling in legs, arms; moodiness; weight gain; tiredness; blurred vision. Although the effects should wear off, it's been two months since my last injection, and I'm still having all of these symptoms and a very difficult time getting rid of the water retention and weight.