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Orgovyx-Start and Stop Advice

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 26 9:50am | Replies (12)

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@jeffmarc

In some cases, stopping and starting, the medicine can cause it to be less effective, but that’s usually with people who have much more serious cancer cases than you have.

I know many people who have stopped taking their drugs because their PSA dropped, as yours has, and some of them have gone a couple of years before their PSA started to rise. Stopping and starting a couple of times is not gonna really cause a problem.

This is something you should definitely consider doing. Make sure to get monthly PSA tests.

One of the benefits of Orgovyx is that the testosterone usually comes back quickly. That will make you feel better, be aware that at 78 testosterone tends to rise much slower than with the younger people.

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Our doctor gave us studies that have shown taking a vacation from ADT is a good idea. My husband is a stage 4 and has been on and off Lupron (he's now in Orgovyx) and Xtandi 2 times in 2 years. He has a blood draw every 6 weeks to monitor the PSA rise. When it reaches 2.0 he goes back on the meds. It gives his body a break from the side effects.