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(also known as Sandostatin)
Octreotide is used to treat the severe diarrhea and other symptoms that occur with certain intestinal tumors. It does not cure the tumor but it helps the patient live a more normal life.
Also, this medicine is used to treat a condition called acromegaly, which is caused by too much growth hormone in the body. ... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Acromegaly | 48 |
83% |
| Carcinoid Syndrome | 19 |
84% |
| Depression - Teen | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 84% (68
Members)
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Octreotide Reviews
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so far its doing its job
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Side effects were not tolerable.
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It is working now. I am up to 6 shorts now I take26 pills aday.
But I still hurt all over I would love to be me again.
But I still hurt all over I would love to be me again.
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Had injection yesterday.
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I can't imagine how I would live without it.
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SIde effects.
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Growth hormone on high side of normal for age; not outside of acceptable range. No appreciable side effects. Injections are literally a pain.
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The dose I receive is 30mg and it seems to be working OK. The only thing is that my intestines go beserk for 7 to 10 days after the shot.
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No noticeable side-effects that I know of. My GH was down to 1.2 ng/mL, but IGF-1 is increasing again at 521 (as of 3/09).
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Does Octreotide/ Sandostatin aggravate diabetes ?
Hello again rose as i was told by my endo doc the octriotide does affect you diabettes im sorry to say it ,ive been a diabetic for ten years and since... [More] -
Does Octreotide/ Sandostatin aggravate diabetes ?
Since my transphenoidal resection, and especially during the brief period of the biochemical cure, I have had a reprieve from diabetes (type 2) which ... [More] -
Sandostatin (Octreotide) - what to expect?
Funny that you mention the sense of smell. I'm recently rediscovering smells that I'd forgotten about from my teenage years (hard to describe!) The ch... [More] -
Sandostatin (Octreotide) - what to expect?
I have been receiving Sandostatin LAR 30 since 2003 and have had almost no side affects (no bowel problems, etc reported by others). The dosage was i... [More] -
Sandostatin (Octreotide) - what to expect?
Well, HOT OFF THE press... I just did the 30day 3times a day self injections & have been on the LAR injections for 2 months. At first it took som... [More]
