Orilissa - not as new as they want to you to think
I'm on Orilissa now, and it's awesome. I get my menopause in two pills a day instead of once every month or three. Being in menopause prevents my endo from growing and helps make the pain tolerable.
I'm writing this not to denigrate Orilissa but to let people with endo know that there are lots of people with experience with this sort of medication even though it's new.
Orilissa ads are everywhere, but there is one thing they forget to mention. They aren't the first drug that works this way, it's just the first time this medication was made into a pill. Depot-Lupron (another Abbvie product) and Synarel have been around for a long time.
Don't get me wrong, I'm glad to have Orilissa. It's awesome that this is now an accepted way of treating endometriosis. For decades I had friends, family and doctors question if being in menopause so long was safe, now Abbvie which makes Orilissa has gotten the FDA to say yes. I also think that a daily dose will decrease my monthly cramps which happened with every injection.
So if you are taking or interested in Orilissa, consider looking into people's stories about Depot-Lupron or Synarel. The experience won't be exactly the same because the delivery method is different, the dosages may be different, and all of us have different bodies - but you'll find information normally hard to get on such a new drug.













