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Eligard Vs Lupron

Premium Questions

Dr. Mirjeta Guni MD

Can a male take synarel nasal spray or nafarelin spray to reduce testosterone . Is the effect same as lupron or eligard? Thanks. Male. 34 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mirjeta Guni ( Endocrinologist)
Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

Lupron is several times higher. The side effects with Eligard have been difficult. Can I expect worse ...I have been on Eligard 6 month depot for almost a year. My testosterone is below 10 and my PSA... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.    Prof. Kunal Saha MD

I have been receiving injections of LEUPROLIDE ( ELIGARD ) 45MG(6 MONTH)LA INJ every 24 weeks for almost 3 years. After starting with the injections, my PSA dropped from 22+ to >.01. However, my most ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. P. T. Patil MD

I have been injected with eligard for prostate cancer treatment. Could this increase my blood sugar? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. P. T. Patil ( Urologist)
Dr.   Ivan R. Rommstein MD

Will injections of Eligard put prostate cancer in remission and arrest further growth resulting in a PSA of 0? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein ( General Surgeon)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Nishith R S MD

What drugs are equivalent to Eligard (injection) 22.5 mg? My drug plan has just removed Eligard from their formulary I have been taking it once every 3 months at a drug plan cost of about $300 per ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nishith R S ( Diabetologist)
Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash MD

cancer in 2007, had surgery, then radiation and is now taking shots of Eligard. Eligard seems to be ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash ( Ophthalmologist)
Dr. Som Biswas MD

pregnant. My doctor would like me to start Lupron shots, to see if Lupron would shrink my fibroids. I will still need to get surgery. How long does it take for the Lupron shots to kick in? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Som Biswas ( OBGYN)
Dr.  Shoaib Khan MD

radiation. 39 treatments. psa back to 1.5 I have had a Lupron shot every 6months until this past year 2015 in June and psa jumped to 2.5. Had a Lupron shot- in September it jumped to 4.5. Had a Lupron... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shoaib Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman MD

How dangerous is Lupron, for use in prostate cancer? I had my prostate removed by September and now I had a PSA of .18 in February and a PSA of .39 in May. Now my urologist wants to put me on Lupron ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman ( General & Family Physician)