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Reviewer: thabel1131, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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After a radical prostatectomy and my PSA increased somewhat. My Dr said there maybe some stray cancer cells present. I took the 3 month injection 09/01/09 and my life has been pure misery since. Went back to Dr and he advised me my PSA was >0.01 so would not need another injection. Told him would never take again my body and mind might not survive. I have been a paraplegic for 25 years and this
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Reviewer: cheryl, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Caregiver)
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Lupron caused severe depression, fatigue, joint pain and very disrupted sleep and my father committed suicide after three injections that a nurse practioner gave him for prostate cancer. This drug us poison. There is a petition against this drug with Congress. He also had a bad heart and lupron causes cardiac arrest so the nurse never should have given him this drug. This drug has many complain
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Reviewer: 65-74 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I go from hot sweats to extremely cold in a very few minutes No other side effects. I took the 6 month shot and have been on it 3 months.
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Reviewer: eldon_ck@yahoo.com, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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I have lost all of the hair under my arms and on my arms and legs Is this a chemo therapy drug?
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