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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Dec 7 10:58pm | Replies (35)
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@dmougey

Make sure you get on Venlafaxine 37.5 mg. It takes care of the hot flashes in a couple days. I had those hot flashes the first couple weeks and with that pill, they were gone. Last psa was 0.17, 28 radiation treatments ended in May, been off that awful orgovyx for about 4 months. Just now things have grown back to normal size, almost, and function again, differently though.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Dec 6 3:53pm

Venlafaxine (Effexor) has been mentioned by members in the breast cancer group too for managing hot flashes. It is a potential option that can be helpful. I'll also add that venlafaxine is an antidepressant, serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). When you no longer require the drug, please be advised to taper slowly to avoid withdrawal symptoms.

@dmougey, welcome. Now that you've been off Orgovyx for 4 months, have you begun to taper off venlafaxine? How are you doing with hot flashes?

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