Zoladex Flare

[rebecca66]

I've had one Zoladex , wasn't explained to me at all at the time, I don't want another, but I'm having the flare up at the moment... Bleeding, nausea, shivers, etc. if I don't. Have the next one , due in 10 days, how long will the flare symptoms take to go? When will my natural hormones kick back in? Any help appreciated!

[Mummy1982]

Hi hun

So sorry to hear about your experience hun.

I had one zoladex injection and had a massive reaction I swelled up really bad. Along with my bone aching so bad,migraines, nausea, shivers, bleeding, hot flushes, skin sensitivity a rash.

The Dr said she had never seen such a reaction, I had to have medication to try to reduce the swelling in my body, they agreed it was unsafe for to have my second one.

I'm six weeks on when I was due my second injection and I'm still experiencing most of the side effects😣 the bleeding stopped after about 4 weeks and I still haven't had a period yet, the Dr said I will when the zoladex was completely out my system and I still don't feel like it's out of my body.

I can honestly say that it was one of the worst experience's of my life and I can't wait for this drug to be out of my system. I never got any relief from the pain with this zoladex injection but I do also have adenomyosis so that may be why.

I hope things start to improve for you soon hun xx

[rebecca66 in reply to Mummy1982]

Thanks so much. I don't have endo, this was to reduce heavy periods after ablation didn't really work. The doc didn't explain anything to me, I had no idea what he was putting in my body, plus no idea that the tabs he gave me were HRT! Feel violated and I've made a complaint against him. Like you, I feel like there's an own in my body that I can't control and I just want it gone! The heavy bleeding just ruined an expensive holiday 😖. Hope you feel better soon xx

[rebecca66 in reply to rebecca66]

That should say alien , not own

[Mummy1982 in reply to rebecca66]

Oh hun I really do know how you feel

I told the Dr I really wasn't keen on Zoladex and he pushed me to try even though they knew that I have had bad reaction to most of the hormone treatments I've ever had.

I would complain hun that really isn't right mot to explain the drugs and the side effects, I was told that I would probably just get one of them but no I got practically the whole list, I was so so cross because I didn't want the flipping thing in the first place and I've had to deal with all my normal crippling pain as well as load of crappy side effects I would never have that again ever

Oh no I'm so sorry to hear that it ruined your holiday. We couldn't have a holiday this year because I have 3 children and I'm so drugged up on morphine there was just no point I wouldn't have been able to leave the chalet because of how bad my pain is.

I feel so sad and guilty we haven't been able to do much in the holidays.

Are you going to have your second injection? Xx

[rebecca66]

Thanks so much for your reply. No I won't have my second. I just don't want anything foreign in my body. I'd have to take the HRT to counteract and no way do I want that! Just feel out of control at the moment which I hate! I'd rather have s bad period for s week than feel permanently sick! I've put a formal complaint in to the hospital. He didn't even do it at the right time of the month, just so thoughtless!