I am on my second Lupron shot. The endo pain subsided but ti aggravated the colon problems I have from scar tissue. The side-effects seem just as bad as the endo, just different. I have to decide by Nov 29 wether to have the third shot.

most doctors will tell you to \"stick\" with it until 6 months and then decided. I went on the treatment a few years ago, for a whole year. For me none of the pain and endometriosis discomfort went away. I had insane symptoms with the shot also, including really horriable moodswings. For me personally, it wan\'t worth it all. One of my aunts, however, went on a similar treatment(not lupron) and she was cured with it.
So it\'s different for everyone, but if you\'re already experiencing problems you may not want to continue with it, but if you can handle the symptoms stick with it for at least 6 months. Hopefully it\'ll help.

best of luck to you!

im 19 and i have endo. i hate having this pain which im sure many of you do as well. im looking into different options of things that would maybe help. i tried the depo shot and with that i had cramps everyday and that wasnt working for me. can someone explain to me a little bit more about this lupron?

I just finished the lupron 6 months regimen. I liked it. It kept me pretty much pain free for that time. I had no period. The only thing that got on my nerves was the hot flashes. "OH MY GOD!!!!"
The got on my nerves but as far as the pain it was cool. Now I just started the depo provera. Getting mixed feelings but I wil see in time.

I was on Lupron for 2 months. The first 3 weeks of the treatment were utter living hell. My pain worsened threefold, and I felt like I was being ripped apart. after that, things calmed down, and the pain subsided to a tolerable level. The down side is that it aggravated my myalgia to a point that nothing would make it better. The 2nd shot brought on a 3 week headache from hell. 2 weeks after that shot, all of my pain came back completely. I also realized (after being written up at work and having a "talking to") that the shots had caused SEVERE depression despite the fact that I am on anti-depressants already. I went back last Thursday for a follow up and have scheduled my hyst because I'm not taking the shots if they're not working

Hello all, im new here but in on the lupron shot. Im going on my 2nd shot in a week but I have had little change. I have to take motrin almost everyday!!! I work in a hospital and my co-workers (R.N's) said its very important to take Calcium 500mg while on the shot because of possible bone density problems later in life. just a quick fyi. But wow the HOT FLASHES!!! does it ever get better?

the answer the the question on the hotflashes, Does it get better. HECK NO!!!! Well they wear off a couple of months after you get the last shot. I read it can take up to 6 month for them to wear off. I just finished my shots in December and they still come and go. But only at night. I have to open my windows at night because I can't deal with it. And this cold Boston weather freezes my boyfriend. He gets mad but he understands.
But if you want more information about Lupron and the side effects go to
www.lupron.com they have a great website and tips on their drug.
But drink penty of water and cool showers before bedtime it helps( well for me)

I have been on the Lupron shot for almost 5 months now. I have had a very hard time with endo. I have had 4 surgies in less than a year and I am now on the lupron shot. My 1st Lupron shot was fine and I had pain relief for that whole month but when I got the second shot that was a different story. I wasn't getting hot flashes and my pain came back even worst. My doctor checked my estrogen levels and they were NORMAL when they are supposed to be like 2%. We thought that it could've been a bad batch. After that I ended up having surgery and they found Endo everywhere. I am still in pain and it has been about 2 months since my surgery. So I make sure that every month while I'm on lupron I go get my estrogen checked. other than my pain not relieving I haven't had any other problems with the lupron Shot.


I know everyone has been talking about the hot flashes well here are some ideas FOR HOT FLASHES: B-6 Helps if you are into the herb thing, Also I had bad hot flashes at night so my doctor put me on add back therapy... he gave me progestrone. It totally made my hot flashes go away within about a week. Also I make sure to take Calcium because you can loose bone density while on the shot. However, It is a very low amount of bone density lost about 2-4% which if your younger like me you will get it back right after you get off the shot.

Hi I'm new here ,I'm 25 , with no kids, but the same old problems,I was dianosed about 2 and a half years ago, and I was on the Lupron shot after my first surgery, 2 years ago this month, I didn't see any releive for my pain, it just got worse, after the first shot,my ankles started to swell up, the head aches started, and basicaly feeling like I'm pregnant, and then the heat flashes started. I felt like my head was going to explode! I was always dissy, the doctor had me take progestrone in a patch form, they told me there might be side effects, but I never know how bad it could be, when I was at work I started to feel funny. I bent over and when I straightened up I blacked out! After that I was not able to work, I couldn't not stand, walk, or even sleep.And every month, I kept telling the doctor that I can't do this for another month. I finally made it through the whole 6 month of shots. after the first month off of it, I started to get the heat flashes back, my head aches are even worse, and my joints started to hurt all the time. Now it has been 1 and a half years since I have been off the shot, and 1 more surgery later. I still can't get pregnant, They found scar tissue in my small intestine, I have a Hyhetal Hernia, that might have been from the shots and alot of stress. My doctor just told me, that I need to have a hyst. as soon as I can, and I have desided that it is not worth ruining my health or my married any more, and I will adopt.......
I think the choice is different for everyone. If you think it is worth all the pain you go through, then it is. I hope you have great success, and the best gift of all...children. And god bless all of you, that have to go through this, and remember, you are not alone!!!!!!

Hi, all. I'm new. Well, I just started the Lupron shot and I really dislike it. I hate having Endo and i know you all do too. Its such a pain. I just hope with my luck that the Lupron will help because with everything else in my past I have gottin worse over the years. Then now I have Endo. This just adds up to the pain and problems I have already. It truly sucks. I just need people who is going threw this to talk too. There is no one around here I can really relate too. Please and thank you for your time.

I am on my second shot or second month of a planned six shot/six month Lupron treatment. I did it before five years ago. I really dislike being on this treatment. The headaches are unreal, the mood swings are unbearable and the urge to throw something keeps me in steady supply of pillows! Knowing that I will probably be back at this treatment in another five years does nothing but worsen my depression. I am ready to give up but the idea of the pain getting worse and that the endo has spread to my other organs, keeps me on it. A whole lot of grief for just a little relief!

Sorry to tell that lupron is a joke. When I was on it , the cost was $535.00 a shot . That was out of my pocket. You still have the pain of the endometriosis . I was sick to the stomach all day , I had bad moodswings and even hot flashes . It was just a waist of time and money for me !

Well I have been on the Lupron shot for 5 months. I get my next shot on the 16th. I have had a terrible time with it. I got my first shot in Sept. and I noticed a big change. I had no pain and I knew it was working because I was having hot flashes like crazy. Then I got my 2nd shot on Oct. 16th. I felt fine for the first two weeks of Oct. But after I got that 2nd shot my pain came back times 10! So my doctor decided to do a blood test to check and see if my estrogen levels were low ( that is where they are supposed to be while on the shot). WEll the test came back that my estrogen levels were normal. I also wasn't having any menopausal symptoms either. SO another month goes by...and I get my 3rd shot on Nov. 16th. I was still in so much pain and could not stand it so my doctor scheduled a surgery on Nov. 27th,2006, He called one of his long time friend who happens to be (supposedly) the #1 endo doctor in Arizona come in and help with my surgery. My gyn said that this other doctor might cut the nerves that are connected to the uterus if that is where the pain is coming from. Well they went in a did the surgery and found stage 3 endometriosis and adhesions on my left ovary and on my large intestine. So he didn't cut the nerves like they thought that they were going to. In recovery I noticed that there was still something that they have missed. SO now I am still on the lupron treatment and still having terrible pain. For mw the lupron shot only worked the 1st month. The rest of the months I have noticed that right after I get the shot, for like a week after, I feel hot flashes and night sweats like crazy! But after that first week my menopausal symptoms go away completely! So I have told my doctor to set up after the first week, for me to get a blood test run to see where my estrogen levels are at. Well my doctor isn't very smart... the last shot that I had done was on Jan. 16th. which was a Monday, He ordered the test and ran it on Friday which was only 5 days after the shot. And of course my estrogen levels were low! OOOO that made me so mad!!! So my advice to keep a record of all of your symptoms and right down the dates and time of which your pain, hot flashes or anything ocurrs. Right now I am still in pain, and it is getting worse. This is what I believe is happening in my body. THe lupron shot is supposed to shut everything down and make ovulation stop... well if you have scar tissue or adhesions that are in there before you start the treatment, then it is going to stay there. (My doctor told me that it is supposed to make the ahesions, scar tissue and the endometriosis shed and be absorbed by my body.) Well I have learned differntly. Only the endometriosis implantations will shed and come off not the scar tissue or adhesions. So prior to my 1st shot I had a surgery to remove the scar tissue and adhesions. So that is why the 1st shot worked. But when the 2nd one didn't work ( which my doctor said that it was probably a bad batch or it was too old and should'nt have been used) it allowed the endometriosis to come back and form new scar tissue and adhesions. My doctor assured me that if the lupron shot was working that I was not supposed to have any pain whats so ever. He also said that he has done this treatment on thousands of women and there is no way that my pain was coming from my reproductive organs. SO I went and had other tests done on my bladder, bowels everything, which all came back negative. So that is when he decided to go ahead and do the surgery that was performed on Nov. 27th. I also had some bleeding while being on the Lupron shot and from what I learned that is NOT supposed to be happening. My belief is that maybe I am the one out of a million that is immune to the lupron treatment. Or maybe there is some other reason for it,But only God knows! All I know is that the shot isn't working for me and that I am in Horrible pain. So I say that if you do decide to go ahead with this treatment then research it (like I did) completely. Full your mind with all the info that you can find. And if you notice a change in your body, tell the doctor right away. Listen to your body. It will always tell you when something is wrong. Good Luck and I pray that this treatment will work for anyone who trys it. I pray that no one goes through the terrible experience that I have gone through. GOOD LUCK AND YOU ARE IN MY PRAYERS!

GodWILLHealMe

it is to soon to tell i guess.. i am also new here and have had endo for 5 years, 2 laps and various treatments, but this is only my 3rd day on it and i have a few side affects but it is way to early to tell but will keep u all posted :)

I have gone though two rounds of Lupron. The first round I had to be taken off of it after a month because I became severly depressed. The second time around I did better psychologically but It did not help the pain. In fact the second time I was on Lupron it hadn't even touched the endometriosis at all. I have heard that the shot can be hit or miss and the effectiveness of it depends on the person. After the very last shot I begin having horrible hot flashes. I t was weird because I was hoping to have hot flaskes because I am always so cold, WHAT WAS I THINKING.