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sassy · 12-14-2007, 09:48 PM

Maria,

I was on Lupron shots every three months from November 05 to December 06. At that time my body started trying seriously to come out of menopause, so my shots were changed to every month. The first few months were like a hormonal roller coaster, complete with hot flashes and moods. My onc suggested trying Neurontin to help with these symptoms. It has helped tremendously, but has certainly not helped in the weight area.

I don't think the Lupron shots were so much the problem for me, rather my body trying to come out of menopause.

Hope this helps some.

12-14-2007, 09:48 PM	#2
sassy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mountains of Virginia Posts: 2,267	Maria, I was on Lupron shots every three months from November 05 to December 06. At that time my body started trying seriously to come out of menopause, so my shots were changed to every month. The first few months were like a hormonal roller coaster, complete with hot flashes and moods. My onc suggested trying Neurontin to help with these symptoms. It has helped tremendously, but has certainly not helped in the weight area. I don't think the Lupron shots were so much the problem for me, rather my body trying to come out of menopause. Hope this helps some. __________________ Rhonda (Sassy) dx age 45 DX 2/15/05 Stage IIb (at surgery)restaged IIIa Left mast .9cm tumor 5 of 14 nodes Triple Positive 4 DD A/C 12 Taxol/Herceptin 33Rads Strange infect mast site one year aft surg, hosp 1 wk Herceptin for total of 18 months Lupron Monthly 4 yrs Neurontin for aches, pains and hot flashes(It works!) Ovaries removed 11/09 stop Lupron and Neurontin Arimidex 6 yrs (tried Femara, no SE improvement) Tried Exemestane-hips got so bad could hardly walk Back to Arimidex for year seven Zometa 2X Annual for 7years, Lasix Stop Arimidex 5/13 Stop Zometa 7/13-Bi-lateral Stress Fractures in Femurs from Zometa 5/14 Start Tamoxifen 3/15 Stem cell transplant to stimulate femur bone growth/healing 5/15 Complete fracture of right femur/Titanium rods both femurs 9/16 Start Evista stopTamoxifen 3/17 Stop Evista--unwelcome side effects! NED and no meds....... 14YEARS NED!