I know so many women come to the Endo board wondering about Lupron Depot. Just to be clear I am talking about Lupron Depot – not Provera. I took a shot in December and will take another in March (10 weeks into treatment). Here is how it is going so far:
First 2 weeks I felt no different, but was really happy that I was finally trying something that traditionally has better results than BCP for Endometriosis. I was desperate to be pain free.
Week 3-5 were tough. I started having hot flashes and got up to about two an hour for a while. I would sweat all night in bed and crave water like crazy.
Around week 6 though the hot flashes stopped and I haven’t felt any different at all. My skin is pretty dry (but it is winter time) and I’ve had to change my make up and facial cleansers (no biggie though). I still have quite a thirst for water, but no more night sweats or hotflashes.
As for the pain – it is gone. Around week 4 or so it REALLY decreased and I very rarely have pain now. It’s amazing. I was in constant pain – so bad I was running fevers and now I feel normal. I had my calcium checked last week and it was perfect, so as long as you take calcium supplements you’ll be ok for that.
Sooooo hopefully when I’m done w/ Lupron at end of May we’ll start trying again J This time I know it has to happen. |