Guest guest Posted July 26, 2003 Report Share Posted July 26, 2003 Hi, It takes 8-10 weeks after your last shot for the side effects to diminish. After 3 months she should inform her doc if her period isn't back. Ku > I have a friend who was on lupron treatments prior to her myo in June. Her last shot was in May, yet she is still (in late July) experiencing the symptoms of menopause. (She is only 35). She thinks her dosage for the last injection was 7.5mg. She is VERY tiny. About 5 foot 2 but probably doesn't weigh 95 lbs soaking wet. She is having hot flashes, but the worst symptom that is affecting her surgical recovery is sleeplessness. And she hasn't had a period for several months. > > So--how long does lupron affect people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2003 Report Share Posted July 27, 2003 After the last shot of Lupron, she could be experiencing the symptoms for up to two months and perhaps even more. It needs time to get out of the body. This is a very powerful drug and may even take longer to get out of the system, but I would hope the side effects would start to lessen soon. Have her contact her doctor. They haven't informed her properly about what she can expect. Let us know what she finds out. It'll be good for all of us to be informed. JenD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2003 Report Share Posted July 27, 2003 My personal experience with Lupron so far... I got the shot at the end of my cycle, on April 18, 2003. (it was the last day of my period as well). Then on April 30, 2003 I got another full fledged period. Weird. Then after about 1 month, I started with the hot flashes and sleeplessness. I went to the doctor around May 23rdish and told him how I'd been feeling (i got the 3 month long lupron shot i think it's 11.25mg or something?) and he put me on an addback called Premarin (0.625mg estrogen tablets) Being on the Premarin has helped a bit with the extremes. I still get hot flashes, and find that if I'm upset/embarassed my body gets reallllllllllly hot, but it's not unbearable per se. It is now July 27, 2003. The shot officially ended on 7/18/03 I'd assume. I went in for a checkup on 7/25/03 and the doc said the tumor was starting to get firm once again, so I know the shot is at least wearing off. I'm slated for laparoscopic myomectomy on 8/4/03 here in NJ. I have no idea when my period will come back, but I think he said it usually takes a month or two?... I'm sure someone here will know :-) > So--how long does lupron affect people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2003 Report Share Posted July 28, 2003 I received the Lupron Depot (11.25mg) shot on Feb 13th...... (this is the 3-month dose).... The 12 week mark was May 8th.... I just got my period back on July 25th....23 week mark.... (11 weeks after....)....I was never a heavy bleeder with my fibroids, but this first period has been VERY heavy! I took the lupron to shrink my fibroids ( " 6 months " in size) in prep for a hysterectomy....I am 40 now and had a myomectomy 10 years ago (they grew back!!).... Unfortunately, I found out in April that I had breast cancer and I put my hyst on hold .....had a lumpectomy and I am currently undergoing 4 treatments of chemo followed up with 6 weeks of radiation......because of my age, the chemo may, or may not, throw me into temporary, or permanent, menopause....... If this throws me into permanent menopause, I am hoping my fibroids will shrink again (they have already grown back!) and I will not need to go thru with the hyst.......with everything I've been going through these past few months, I really don't want to undergo any kind of invasive surgery if I don't need to ..... Hope this helps... Deb D. Hammonton, NJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2003 Report Share Posted July 28, 2003 Most of you know that I have been trying to get into the trial for compound J at TAP pharm... they are insisting that all participants are off of Lupron for 7 months because otherwise the Lupron may skew the data. 7 MONTHS folks to make sure that it is completely out of the system...Think that they know something that we do not? justine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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