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Medical treatments and their side effects
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Bigjohn34
Bigjohn34
Joined in 2016
Hi
I have had 2 operations to remove tumers from my pituraty gland 2012 and again in 2013
but my growth hormone was still in danger zone
i started somatostatind 10mg injection every 28 days (very painful injection)
the biggest problem I found is stomach pains and swelling some times wake up through the night with the pain
but the drug works my growth hormone is in the normal range again
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Bigjohn34
Bigjohn34
Joined in 2016
Hi
I am john
is anyone on somatostatin 10mg injection every 28 days
can you let me know
thanks
john
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Margarita_k
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Margarita_k
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Surgery is not the only treatment of acromegaly. You can also be prescribed some medications before surgery, to shrink a particularly large tumour, or if surgery doesn't entirely alleviate the symptoms. There are 3 medications used to treat acromegaly:
- somatostatin analogs (SSAs)
- growth hormone receptor antagonists (GHRAs)
- dopamine antagonists
Have you been on one of these medications? Have you experienced any side effects? If yes, what were they?
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