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On Lupron experiencing major depression and anxiety
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Mar 24 7:22am | Replies (57)Comment receiving replies
I was on Lupron (Eligard) for 3 years, then one full year off. After a few months off Lupron, I started feeling better and was able to lose 25 pounds (of the 30 I gained on Lurpon).
The Downside? My PSA rose sharply and quickly. It went from .2 to 2 in about 10 months.
So, I've been back on Eligard for 3 months now, but I'm hadling it better this time (through resistance training).
I just saw my urologist today. My PSA went from 1.8 three months ago to 2.0 today. He's not worried about it. He wants me to just stay on Eligard for the rest of my life.
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Well, I just replied to your other message request, but this brings up another issue.
Your PSA is rising while you are on Eligard. You have to wait another couple of tests, but if it continues to rise, you need to be put on another drug. You would’ve become castrate resistant, your PSA continues to rise, even though you are on Eligard. Either Zytiga or a lutamide would normally be next.
You really are no longer with the correct doctor. You are beyond a urologists specialties, They are surgeons and urinary specialists, not prostate cancer specialist. You want to get yourself to a Genito urinary oncologist? Hopefully at Mayo, you can get some new answers from an oncologist there.