From:
willdofarms
Date: 2002-04-07 13:48:00 UTC
Subject: Lupron and Melatonin
Does anyone have experience with giving Lupron and Melatonin at the
same time? I have a 2yr 8mo old MF female who had her right adrenal
removed at the first of the year. The left appeared slightly
enlarged but was not removed at the time. The surgery had already
taken quite a lengthy time and she suffered excessive blood loss.
So, the decision was made to leave the left until another time. She
recovered quite well and came to live with me a week later. I should
add that she had been given Lupron during the fall prior to the
surgery and as a result had good hair regrowth and shrinkage of the
vulvar swelling. There was no additional shrinkage after the surgery
so in early February I started her on melatonin (1mg/day). After a
week to 10 days there was a noticeable decrease in the vulva. Not
what I would call dramatic, but very noticeable. About 4 weeks ago
she lost almost all her hair, in the classic pattern, over a
weekend. At that point I suspected that the left gland had gone into
overdrive and spoke with the vet about Lupron. She received her
injection last Tuesday. 1mg/4mo depot. By Wednesday evening her
vulva had "blown up" to about the size of a large pea. Does anyone
have any experience with this? Is it possible that the Lupron and
Melatonin could cancel out? I stopped the melatonin Thursday and
will see how she looks tomorrow when I get home from work. I'm gone
all weekend and my husband looks after everyone. I did not show her
to him on Wed., so he would have no point of comparison as to how she
looks today. Somebody, please, HELP!!
Sorry this is so long, but I wanted to be sure I got all the
pertinent points in. Thanks in advance for all your help.
Nancy