What are the long term side effects of Zoladex injection?

What are the long term side effects of Zoladex injection?

Osteoporosis may, in turn, increase your risk for bone fractures, even after you stop using Zoladex. Other side effects that may affect you long term include an increased risk of cardiovascular problems, such as heart attack and stroke.

Are Zoladex injections painful?

You usually have injections under the skin (subcutaneous injection) into the stomach. You might have stinging or a dull ache for a short time after this type of injection but they don’t usually hurt much. The skin in the area may go red and itchy for a while.

What is Zoladex injection used for?

Zoladex contains a medicine called goserelin. This belongs to a group of medicines called ‘LHRH analogues’. In men, Zoladex is used to treat prostate cancer. It works by reducing the amount of ‘testosterone’ (a hormone) that is produced by your body.

How long does Zoladex 3.6 stay in your system?

After the pellet is injected, it slowly dissolves and releases Zoladex 3.6. Each pellet takes about 4 weeks (28 days) to dissolve completely. By four weeks, almost all the Zoladex 3.6 is gone and has been used by the body.

Can Zoladex cause neck pain?

Zoladex (goserelin): “I was given a 3month injection with terrible side-effects culminating in night sweats every 40minutes, shivers, difficulties in breathing, headaches, neck pain and eventually severe depression. The side effects starting showing at week four.

Does Zoladex make you gain weight?

Weight gain isn’t common with Zoladex, but some people can have issues with weight control while taking the drug. If you’re concerned about weight gain while taking Zoladex, talk with your doctor.

Is Zoladex a form of chemotherapy?

Zoladex During Chemotherapy Can Help Preserve Fertility in Women Diagnosed With Early-Stage, Hormone-Receptor-Negative Disease. Many women diagnosed with breast cancer, especially younger women, are concerned about their ability to have children after treatment.

Does Zoladex cause hair loss?

SIDE EFFECTS: Hot flashes (flushing), dizziness, headache, increased sweating, decreased sexual interest/ability, trouble sleeping, nausea, change in breast size, hair loss, or mental/mood changes (such as depression, mood swings, hallucinations) may occur.

Does Zoladex cause menopause?

If menopausal symptoms are to occur they may occur more rapidly after oophorectomy, whereas the use of Zoladex tends to induce a more gentle menopause.

Does Zoladex bring on menopause?

Rapid onset of menopausal symptoms. If menopausal symptoms are to occur they may occur more rapidly after oophorectomy, whereas the use of Zoladex tends to induce a more gentle menopause.

Does Zoladex cause fatigue?

Extreme fatigue (unable to carry on self-care activities) Swelling of the feet or ankles. Sudden weight gain. Swelling, redness and/or pain in one leg or arm and not the other.

What happens when you stop Zoladex?

When you stop having the drug, your ovaries will usually start to produce oestrogen again. Most women will start their periods within three months to a year after finishing treatment. However, if you’re approaching the age of natural menopause when your treatment finishes, your ovaries may not start working again.

What procedures can induce medical menopause?

Several procedures and treatments can induce medical menopause. If you’re considering any of them, you should discuss this with your doctor ahead of time. Surgical menopause occurs when a woman’s ovaries are surgically removed ( oophorectomy) or she has a total hysterectomy (removal of uterus and ovaries).

What are the effects of induced menopause on women?

Women who have induced menopause experience the hot flashes, vaginal dryness, trouble sleeping, and other symptoms of menopause but without the gradual onset of a natural menopause.

When should I start HRT after induced menopause?

It’s not clear from research when is the best time to start HRT for women with induced menopause. There can be a concern about the hormones keeping some areas of endometriosis active so sometimes it is not started for 3 to 6 months after induced menopause. However, if started immediately it can prevent bone loss and reduce menopause symptoms.

What is premature menopause?

A. Menopause, whether natural or induced, is called premature when it happens at age 40 or younger. This occurs in about 1% of women in the United States. Premature menopause that is not induced can be genetic, metabolic, autoimmune, or the result of other poorly understood conditions.