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ADT Side Effects: Anyone had increased shortness of breath at rest?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Mar 18 11:30am | Replies (16)Comment receiving replies
I have experienced all of the listed side effects due to ADT treatment.
No bones have broken but I assume they are weak.
I read for every month you have treatment the residuals from the drugs remain in your body for the equal amount of time. In my case I had therapy for 9 months and have been off for 3. My hot flashes are slowly reducing and my stamina is improving as well. I am still short of breath and struggle to shed the 15 lbs I gained.
ADT SUCKS
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The rule about “every month of treatment it takes to recover your testosterone” is due to the fact that your testosterone builds slowly after being knocked out not that the drug is in your bloodstream.
I stopped using ADT five months ago and this month my testosterone increased by 52%. I was on ADT for eight years, If it was still in my bloodstream why after the second month of stopping did my testosterone go up by 83.3%. I took Lupron for seven years And Orgovyx for about 8 months, Orgovyx leaves the system pretty quickly but Lupron definitely hasn’t been in me for seven years.
Have you had your testosterone level checked? That tells you how close you’re to getting back to normal. I know that my brother took a lot longer than the Six months he was on Lupron for him to get his testosterone back, He was 76 and age is a factor.
You could get a DEXA Scan to tell you about your bone density and assess fracture risk. Ask your doctor about it. If you do have a problem you can pick from multiple drugs to strengthen your bones?.