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Medical treatments and their side effects

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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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Bigjohn34

29/11/2016 at 14:10

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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

29/11/2016 at 14:14

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I am john

is anyone on somatostatin 10mg injection every 28 days

can you let me know

thanks

john

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