Can Prostap Wear Off Early?!

[MandaBunny]

Hey ladies 😊

So I had my first ever Prostap injection on 31st October and it was a monthly dosed one.

Aside from the usual predicted side effects, I have felt great - no pain at all and feel like I have my life back finally.

However, during the past 48 hours I have begun to experience pain in the usual areas (for me, it's right flank, lower back and appendix area). Now it's in no way as severe as it usually is, but I'm becoming increasingly aware of it.. along with the impending sense of dread!

Now I don't know whether I'm going mad or what - maybe because I've been suffering for several years.

Or - can Prostap actually be processed by the body earlier than scheduled? In other words, can a high metabolism perhaps be a factor in it wearing off sooner, as everyone is different?

Has anyone else experienced this?

Or maybe I am going crazy!! 😆

[Moonglo]

Yes, it wore off early for me. I was having the 3 month one, and I started to get period symptoms 7-10 days before I was due the next one. I would have thought you could start getting your injection a little earlier (you’d need to schedule it for maybe 24 rather than 28 days). Personally I moved back to Zoladex but my treatment is long term.

[NoEndoInSight]

Hello,

When you first take GnRH Analogues like Prostap they cause what is called a “flare effect”. This flare effect can cause you to experience all your usual Endo symptoms for a little bit before the drug manages to fully suppresses your menstrual cycle and associated symptoms.

Everything should settle in a few weeks (4-6 they usually say), but during that initial stage you may experience pain, bleeding, etc. and so people usually take there standard Endo painkillers and employ their usual coping strategies until it subsides.

It depends from person to person, but for some this flare can be a little worse than their usual Endo symptoms and for others far less severe. If you have any concerns or if your symptoms are not settling as you’d expect then it is always worth flagging anything out of the usual up with your GP / prescribing consultant so they and you can keep an eye on your flare symptoms and make sure that they resolve and that you get the most benefit out of your treatment.

Hope things settle for you soon, x X x

[MandaBunny in reply to NoEndoInSight]

Thank you so much for your reply. X

The quandary I have at the moment is, whether to continue taking the HRT.

I'm still having terrible night sweats even with HRT, but am concerned that this will exacerbate the pain further.

I'm unable to get an appointment with the GP and there are no Prostap clinics at all until next week.

I'm assuming that I will have to continue until my appointment on the 3rd December.

But thankyou for all the info. It's great appreciated. X

[Jltdance in reply to MandaBunny]

I have heard that HRT feeds the endo and makes it grow from someone else on here. I am about to go on these injections again and I am going to do everything in my power not to have HRT as I don’t want it to feed the endo xxx