Any difference between 6 month lupron or 6 month elegard injection?

[Lslal]

Hi,

I’m currently on 3 month lupron injection and doing well with PSA of >0.01 and asked my doctor if there is a 6 month injection.

I’ve asked twice and twice he sent a prescription for Elegard instead of Lupron.

Should I stay on Lupron?

Is there any difference between the two?

[Tall_Allen]

It's the same medicine (leuprolide) in a different carrier.

[Joey40]

I am on 6 month Lupron so you should be able to get that.

I have had Lubpron, Trelstar and Elegard. For some reason the Elegard shot hurt. Every time.

[Tommyj2 in reply to Joey40]

Just to allay anxiety….my 3 month eligard stung a little but didn’t hurt….some of us are more sensitive than others I imagine….Lupron didn’t hurt either…so color me lucky!

[j-o-h-n in reply to Tommyj2]

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[cfhny in reply to Joey40]

Same here. I have been on 1mo, 3mo, and 6mo dosages over the course of 2.5 years. Stung like a son of a gun every single time, no matter the dosage. One difference though is the 6mo shot, which requires a much larger injection needle, which itself was a bear.

[cfhny in reply to cfhny]

Eligard was used for my treatment.

[Joey40 in reply to cfhny]

I started this in 2011. Mostly with Lubron, some Trelstar (sp?), then when the Lupron shorthate hit i started Eligard. Stung every time. Nurse admitted most complained if they had been used to Lupron. Did not notice no difference when i got the 6 month shot. Everyones a bit different.

[max00]

I prefer Lupron. Eligard stung me like crazy for several hours. Icing the abdomen in the area 15 minutes or so before the injection and immediately after the injection for a few hours did help reduce the pain. I've had to get Eligard a few times because Lupron wasn't available.