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Zoladex advice

deleted_user
deleted_user
My doctor is really wanting to put on this medication but i know very little about it. ive read good reviews and bad ones and i just want the honest truth. Does the medication help. What are the worst possible side affects and the up side to taking it. Will it "cure" my endo so i can have my regular life back or make it worse?I need to know all these things and i hope yall can help me,if i cant get tihs zoladex im going to have to do depo vera and ive only heard bad things bout it. please shed some light on this medication for me i would be so thankful if yall could.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hi, this isnt really advice, but I am currently on zoladex....it is a last resort, as for some reason my body doesnt accept that these meds are supposed to help me! LOL...anyway, I am due my 5th dose on 3rd december...and sadly I have only been lucky enough to miss one period...and I have to say it sucks. I get badheadaches, really bad hot flushes ( I now have a fan that sprays water too lol), really bad mood swings...and a whole load of other symptoms that Im told are 'just side effects', and I have to take tibolone (livial) hrt too. So my advice is trust you own judgement. The depo didnt work for me either. But I know both of these have worked for some and not others. I am am now decided wether or not to go ahead with Novasure, which is ablation, but I am only considerng it as I am lucky enough to have had 2 children x
janea
janea
Hi, I came off Zoledex in may this year. I can safely say I have less pain I am able to be well these days I only experience pain 2days before my period before I when on it I was having pain every day of my life. I will be honest with you I have friends that was on it an had a hard time other words had to discontinue but everyones body is different. I just had hotflushes that pass after a time and a little depression I coped with it and I put God infront of me each day I had too. I have been on so much meds in the last 6years my doctor said this was my final treatment and Girl! I have not seen my doc in 6mths. Frist thing to do is believe it will work and you are well on your way. If you have anymore questions feel free to email me and I would be willing to answer them and encourage you to take the step. It will work. Take care God bless
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hey, i was only on zoladex for 1 month but i can tell you in that in 1 mnth i had NO pain at all. Although i did have all the side effects that come along with it like Hot flushes, mood swings, dizzy spells there are alot more but i think you understand. I was on provera for three months and i had pain every day, not as bad but it was still there i also put on 20kilos in that short time.
i hope this has helped a little, Take care and let us know what you decide
goodluck
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