Endometreosis symptoms and conditions

I am a 33 year old female who was diagnosed with severe endometreosis after an emergency lap in July of 2009. I had it around my bladder, a mass in my left ovary, and all over 3/4 of my pelvic walls. I have been on Lupron since. I just received my 4th injection. I was in severe abdominal pain that was steadily getting worse until this 4th injection, so I went to get a 2nd opinion. He recommended I stay on the Lupron. The goood news is the pain has finally eased! I am still foggy, forgetful, irritable. I am working out more than ever, am not losing, but not gaining anymore.
To the people who wonder about getting pregnant after this, I have heard MANY wonderful stories of people who were able to after this treatment...so it is a possibility :) I had my son when I was 21, and am hoping to get married and have another child, so I am holding onto the faith that this will work.
I know that this feels horrible with all the side effects, but if there is even a possibility of having another baby, I am willing to go through it. Good luck to you all!

I got diagnosed with endometriosis about a month ago and had emergency surgery. I had my first shot of Lupron a week after my surgery. I am now experiences the hot flashes, mood swings,and not being in the "mood". I have not noticed anyone else saying anything about the side effects being not in the "mood". I am only 24 years old and getting married in February. I need help!!!! I am suppose to get my second shot on the 23rd of this month. I am not sure if I should get it or not. My husband-to-be and I would like to start a family right after our wedding. I feel so bad for him I don't want him to have to turn to movies or anything else to have to get pleased. I am still young and should not be going through this. I need help and don't know what to do.
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I have severe endometriosis and am even severely anemic from the cysts that developed and my monthly cycle. I was going to an Oncologist for a year to receive iron infusions every three months. It is a two hour process. Not bad, but boring and sad because I was surrounded by cancer patients there getting chemo. I began my lupron shots May 2009 and it has been a Godsend! The pain is gone, I have more energy, I feel more alert and I am not sleepy all the time. My OB/GYN did put me on Wellbutrin as soon as I started getting the mood swings and that has been a tremendous help as well. The hot flashes and night sweats are really the only side effects I have to contend with. My OB/GYN wants to give me a prescription for low dose hormones but I refuse. I have lost a lot of weight over the years (174 lbs.) and am PETRIFIED of gaining it back. She told me that it was very likely that I would gain weight with the hormone replacement. I'd rather have the hot flashes and night sweats than gain any weight back as I worked sooooo hard to get it off and keep it off. Does anyone have any suggestions of any natural products such as herbs, minerals, vitamins, etc... that would help with those two side-effects?

ok, so I am 28yrs old just had my second lap for endo and my doctor has recommended lupron, after reading this I am soooooooooo scared to even get near this med. Its like you either take this with the hope of saving fertility and no pain..or not and have endo ravage your body and you will live with unbearable pain!!! I have no idea what to do, my post-op surgery appt is this week, and i am so scared after reading this. Is there anyone that did not have weight gain, headaches etc...anyone that can testify that lupron actually worked for them? Cause right now its my health on the line, my ability to have children, my ability to have a normal life free of endo pain or these crazy, horrible side effects...please help me!!!

Hello ladies! I am happy to say that after about 6 years on Yasmin, last night was the last Yasmin pill I will EVER take. I can't believe I have been on it this long... very scary. I was put on birth control at the young age of 16 because I had cysts on my ovaries. At 17, I found out I had endometreosis. I don't have it bad, but to control it, my Dr. put me on Yasmin and had me taking it constantly for 3 months, then off 1 week. I do have to say, it helped me a lot at first... I guess I didn't really notice side affects at the time except for waking up in the middle of the night feeling very sick to my stomach and I had headaches a lot. It made my periods shorter, less painful and it was amazing only having a period every 2 to 3 months....

I actually didn't notice any side affects until recently. I will also say, I am not 100% that it is the Yasmin to blame, but either way after reading all the side affects people are having and not every reading them before.... I wish I would've stopped taking this horrible medication sooner.

I have felt just fine over the years until recently. I was leaving work one day and had a sudden feeling come over me. It was panic and anxiety and I freaked out to say the least. I felt like things looked weird and like I was going to faint. That was followed by more panic attacks, and feeling "detached". I saw a Dr. and he wanted to give me prozac, I didn't like that idea so I went to acupuncture. After being miserable everyday, I decided to go to another Dr. she prescribed me Celexa. I have been taking it for a couple weeks, but decided I am going to stop the Yasmin and see if I feel any better.

I definitely have mood swings, I get really mad sometimes, I cry more than normal, and now the anxiety. I HATE IT!! I want my life back!! I am taking a new BCP starting next week, but I'm also considering stopping BC all together. Unfortunately, if my endometreosis get worse, I will hurt my chance of having a family.... so I kind of feel like BC controls my life. :(

Thank you all for sharing your stories. They have truly helped me!

I am menopausal. I am 52 years old and was experiencing bleeding every day, thinking my period must be ending soon.. But to my surprise, it didn't. My doctor ruled out endometriosis and cancer, etc. through testing. So she prescribed Femcon. Femcon stopped the bleeding almost immediately. I have been on Femcon for about 8 months. I experience excruciating headaches. Normally, I do not have headaches. Also dizziness and palpitations. Also unexplained weight gain and depression. My skin became sensitive to the sun and I began to experience little dry itchy patches on my back that have not healed. As well, I cannot wear necklaces around my neck as I develop a scratchy rash. I started to rationalize what is better, bleeding or all these side effects. So last Sunday, I finished my pack and I took the last pill. I was wondering if anyone has experienced side effects from the withdrawal of Femcon? I have had a headache most of this week and last night it kicked into high gear and I still have it. I started bleeding slightly again. Just curious if anyone has dealt with side effects after stopping taking it and what the side effects were and for how long did they last?

My daughter had her first Gardasil shot in June. She started to have severe pain on her right side. Doctor diagnosed bladder infection. After 3 days of antibiotics ended up in emergency room due to severe pain in her right side. They did a ct scan and found a tennis ball sized cyst on her ovary. They thought her pain was from the cyst so she ended up having surgery to remove it. While they were in there they found endometriosis. So now we are working on a treatment plan. They gave her a shot of Depo Provera. She got her period while on vacation and the pain was so severe that she ended up in the hospital again. Her pain is being caused by the endo and is so severe it is debilitating. She had regular pain before with her periods, never anything like this. Another problem she is having is severe pain on both of her hip bones. My daughter was a normal, healthy teenager before this now they want to suppress her periods until she is ready to have children. I can't help but think this is due to the Gardasil.

Just started 10 days ago, I have endometreosis and the doctors have argued with me for years. They refuse to help me with the pain basically leaving me NO choice. I started, my skin as gone to heck, my bladder is driving me up a tree, they had to put me on zofran for the nausea, I cry all the time, have cramps and pressure. Wow what great stuff. There are so many pills out there how do you find one that works?

Hello All & Guest 12752:

In August, I had been put on Yasmin because of Polycistic Ovarian Syndrome and Endometreosis.

The week before my first period, I could hardly get out of bed! No energy, upset stomach, bleeding (every day), painful cramping, and all I wanted to do was sleep.

I didn't take the inactive pills the following week, and even though I had my period (which was very painful and heavier than usual), I felt better than I had in a long time!

Yesterday, I started back on them and already today I am cramping so bad that I want to leave work and go home and lay down. I'm wondering if I should call my doctor to be switched to another pill.

Also, I was reading about other side affects and I'm worried. I alreay take two different kinds of anit-depressants and an anti-anxiety medication. HELP!!!

ALL I CAN SAY IS THIS...I HATE OVCON!!

I HAVE BEEN ON IT FOR 4 MONTHS NOW FOR ENDOMETREOSIS AND I AM A BASKET CASE, IT MAKES ME SO MOODY AND TIRED. I HOPE THRER IS SOMETHING ELSE
OUT THERE BESIDES THIS CRAP!! I SEE MY GYN ON THURSDAY; I HOPE HE WILL LISTEN THIS TIME THAT THE DRUG MAKES ME NUTS. I AM BRINGING MY FIANCE WITH ME, THIS TIME MAYBE HE CAN GET IT THREW MY GYNS HEAD!! GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE.

In July of 2003 I recieved my 2nd round of injections after BEGGING not to have then again. I had them 8 years ago for endometerosis, but after 6 laps, it just grows right back in a matter of weeks. No meds seem to easy my suffering, except when a sympothtic docter gives a script for a pain killer from time to time. The depression hit like a brick wall, i was thrown into the pits of hell emotionaly over night. They started adding more lupron for the increased pain and I lost it. I sat on my kitchen floor with a scaple and made a decision i'm sure I would never had made with out that shot running my life, it was me or the endometreosis that night. So I cut right down into my own belly looking for it. Now, i'm an educated for the most part stable woman, and this shot made me ragging crazy. I thought, women need to know that these hormons are not meant to be taken lightly. Has any one else lost there marbles while on this? I since have had migrains that land me in the ER, and have gotten my scrupples back, but for three months. I was not me. And to tell you the trueth, only the good Lord got me through. I was recentley aproved for a hysterectomy, but was told that the effects of that would equal that of the lupron. Think about it hard befor you bend over and take that shot.............

Eczema, severe dry skin & hair growth out the wazooooooo, extreme facial hair growth, and i now shave my legs everyday instead of once a week. I also suffer from insomnia and hot flashes.
Now the good part I am pain free and anything is worth being rid of the pain from endometreosis. I have suffered with endometreosis for 19 years. This is really a saving grace.