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(also known as Sandostatin)
Octreotide is used to treat the severe diarrhea and other symptoms that occur with certain intestinal tumors. It does not cure the tumor but it helps the patient live a more normal life.
Also, this medicine is used to treat a condition called acromegaly, which is caused by too much growth hormone in the body. ... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Acromegaly | 11 |
73% |
| Carcinoid Syndrome | 13 |
85% |
| Depression - Teen | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 80% (25
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Octreotide Reviews
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couldnt tell a difference
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Octreotide worked for a couple of years but now is used to help regulate my husbands sugar levels as he has diabetes as a side effect of the cancer.
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My symptoms seem to be getting worse.
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These shots make me very sick after taking them.
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IGF-1 thread
I'm on Octreotide injections .5ml, 3 per day. My IGF-1 has dropped from 385 to 284 in the past month. My insurance won't approve the LAR monthly injec... [More] -
I am losing track of you all
hi i thought i would just add that my medication cabergoline is also known as dostinex, i know confusing...lol i see a few of you are using octreotide... [More] -
Surgery for Carcinoid Syndrome
Was he not on sandostatin all this while? Good move to go on it. Also has he been to see any of the neuroendocrine specialists? I do have difficulty... [More] -
Nothing they can do??
There is a lot of treatment options, octreotide, radiation, chemotherapy. Don't give up. Keep pushing until they help you. [More] -
mysterious attacks that baffle doctors
My friend: Is a woman of 36. Diagnosed with acromegalie in December 2003. Had an operation April 2004: tumor was not fully removed. After that on me... [More]
