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Side effects of radiation with hormone therapy & heart conditions
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 23 1:01pm | Replies (11)Comment receiving replies
I advocated hard for to switch from Lupron (Eligard) to Orgovyx. For a week or two after my first Eligard shot, my blood pressure was extremely high and difficult to control. I went to a cardiologist who said I was in borderline heart failure. I’ve had high blood pressure for years and significant family history of heart disease. I also take Zytiga and now take three different BP medications daily (as opposed to one pre-treatment). So far, it’s working. You might look into Orgovyx and see if that might help.
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A lot of doctors will not prescribe Zytiga for someone with a heart condition. It causes high blood pressure in a lot of people. I never had high blood pressure but after taking Zytiga , I now have to take three blood pressure medicines twice a day. It also caused me to have three Afib events in 2 1/2 years. After the third one, my oncologist pulled me off it. Now on Darolutamide and BP is around 105/63 most days. With Zytiga it was over 130.
Never had any heart problems with being on Lupron for four years before taking Zytiga.