Has anyone on Lupron treatment have any trouble with the sweeling of
joints so bad it hurt or have their blood pressure shoot up? I am
currently on the last of a four month shot and the joints in my hands
are swelling like my feet are. The hand is feeling like a bunch of
"hot" nerves. Also my blood pressure is skyrocketing depsite the
Lisinipril HCTZ (sic)I am on. Having read all that there is in
regards to Lupron I don't recall seeing anything about the blood
pressure going up. Down maybe, but not up.
Is this a fluke or what?
Chuck McClellan
Danny McCarty - 20 Oct 2004 22:40 GMT
>Subject: Lupron and Arthritis and blood pressure
>From: chuck.mcclellan@juno.com (Chuck McClellan)
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>Is this a fluke or what?
>Chuck McClellan
I am on Lupron and lisinopril also. I don't think the Lupron has affected my
blood pressure.
John Lason - 22 Oct 2004 00:20 GMT
I just completed a 2 year course of Lupron as an adjunct to EBRT for
high risk PCa. At about 8 months, my cholesterol began to shoot up .
At 1 year my blood pressure began to shoot up. At 18 months I developed
unusual muscle weakness and arthritic symptoms in my knees.
I read about women having what they call Lupron arthritis. One woman
wrote that Lupron reduces the body's ability to produce glucosamine. I
then started taking glucosamine and the arthritic symptoms stopped
getting worse and then began to improve.
I recently read about a connection between low testosterone and high
blood pressure and high cholesterol. With the cessation of Lupron, my
testosterone has now begun the slow climb toward normal. I just began
strength training on the large muscle groups which is also supposed to
help increase testosterone.
My blood pressure is now dropping.
A Cholesterol test due in January.
John Lason
> Has anyone on Lupron treatment have any trouble with the sweeling of
> joints so bad it hurt or have their blood pressure shoot up? I am
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> Is this a fluke or what?
> Chuck McClellan