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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 29 4:57am | Replies (25)Comment receiving replies
The reason they give you prednisone with Zytiga is to replace the cortisol lost by taking Zytiga.
Low cortisol can be a problem. According to a web search low cortisol causes this.
‘Low cortisol levels can cause any of the following symptoms: Fatigue and morning sluggishness. Depression. Anxiety.”
It’s possible you can talk to your doctor into increasing your prednisone from 5mg to 7.5mg or 10mg to see if that relieves some of the fatigue problems. Some doctors actually give their patients 10 mg of prednisone with Zytiga. Can’t hurt to ask.
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I've been on 10mg of prednisone since the beginning. I will talk with my oncologist next month about this. Does cortisol levels show up in blood work? I get tested for quite a few every month, I look at them but don't understand a lot of them. Of the list you mentioned the only one I could cross off is anxiety, otherwise the list fits me. Thanks for the info. Best to all