Unfortunately, that is a totally normal side effect.  Ron gained 25 lbs.
at about 9 months.  I think a fair bit of it is water retention.  His
was around the waist and he did slim down a bit after quitting
HT.....but is still up about 15 lbs.

Rather like quitting smoking which I did 13 months ago.  I have gained
about 10+ lbs in the same area.  Not impressed with that!!  But I am now
addicted to Smarties, so that is the next thing to cut out.  (G)

Heather

Standard SE. Many men gain much more. Exercise!

I.P.

Apparently, a common SE.  I gained 15 on Lupron.  Then, I gained 15 when I
started taking Casodex, plus a layer of fat that makes it look like my
breast, hands and feet are swollen.

ADT is no fun, that's for sure.

Might be the "hidden exercise".   When I was on Lupron, I was tired
all the time and sleeping more.  I definitely felt lethargic; it
seemed like too much trouble to take out the trash, mow the lawn,
etc.

Add up all the "missing" trips to the basement, the "I'll do it later"
choices, and the "I don't feel like re-arranging my books, I'll just
watch TV".

The treadmill is good only because you can measure it.  20 minutes.
OK, I'm exercising.

If the Lupron takes away the "I think I'll go out back and trim my
hedges" as well as "I'll jack up my car and check the brakes",  you're
getting much less "exercise".

Ever notice that skinny people are always moving, fidgeting.  The
Lupron steals that from us.

-kh swiveling your head to check out the blond in the convertible,
that's 50 calories.

I was on Lupron for 4 months and didn't gain any weight.
However I was also receiving radiation treatment for part
of that time.  Maybe that works the other way with respect
to weight gain.

I did exercise as hard as I could, but my running was down
to 25% of what it had been before Lupron and radiation.  I
had the feeling that if I ran any further or harder I would
collapse.

   Alan

My whole life I was blessed with a hyperactive metabolism. I could eat
anything without regard to moderation. Now in my 50s the weight
steadily rose. When I began Lupron and Casodex 10 months ago I quickly
gained 10 lbs in about 5 mos. I stopped the HT in January and my
weight, for the most part held. I just can't get to the point of that
1500 or less caloric day which I think along with a daily 30 minute
power walk is the ticket to getting me back into the low 170s or my
target of upper 160s. Actually, now that the weather is warmer, it
should be easier to get out more. Since my entry into this club about
a year and a half ago, I've greatly improved my diet and reduced the
amount of food I consume. I attribute that to why I 'only' gained 10
lbs. The more troubling SE was the gain in glucose level. And as long
as were on the subject of SEs, I've lost a lot of hair all over my
body. My former hairy legs now have two vertical patches running down
my shins. Looks very wierd.

SIU fan. Go Saluki's

Hi Bob, another Bob here, Bob C,  in the boat along with you. After
being on Lupron for over a year, I decided to really go great guns and
get some of that weight off. I used a computer program to carefully
track calories, and many other nutritional facts, and the program was
supposed to tell me what to do to meet my goal of a one pound loss per
week. Then I had to change it to one pound per month as a goal. The
program, after three months, told me that something was wrong and I did
not have an attainable goal as I was down to so low a calorie intake
without results. It was weird, and I was really glad to quit the program.

Somewhere in my second or third year of Lupron, a different doctor
finally told me to not even worry about the weight thing, but to do an
additional half hour on the treadmill every day. Not a half hour, an
hour, split it up however if need be. And every day, not three or four
days a week, every day. He was basically saying to do what you can to
minimize the effects of the weight gain and not fret over the weight
itself. Sure, do what you can to minimize additional gain, but that is
not a battle you will win. Same with taking it off once you got it, much
of it has gone on in places where a guy normally does not have fat
layers, and it's not likely to come off.

I have been "off" Lupron this past year, a vacation so to speak, and
also retired during that time and am vastly more active than I had been.
 The weight immediately dropped about 9 pounds over two months, and
then came back on almost as fast. I feel a lot better due to the
increased activity level, but do not expect to ever fit back into my
clothes of last year, much less earlier years. There has been weight
gain every year on Lupron, and when I go back on it and Casodex next
month I expect to again be dismayed to see a slow creep upward. That
first year was by far the worst for weight gain  though, if that is any
consolation.

Perhaps if a person could stay off Lupron long enough relative to the
amount of time on it,  it might be possible to get rid of some of the
new weight, I don't know. None of this is medical advise, just my own
experience. Good luck to you,