← Return to Fatigue while on Abiraterone + Prednisone + Lupron Depot

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I've been taking abaraterone and prednisone daily for 1.5 years also. I have the very same symptoms. My oncologist has told me this is typical. I also experience terrible episodes of hot flashes. They usually last only a few hours at a time, but they leave me drained of any energy.

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I left out the horrible hot flashes - my hubby suffers from them as well. Our doctor told us the same. Im just wondering what happens when we stop all of this. We have 6 months to go.

Thank you or commenting - it is nice to know that there is someone who is exactly where we are!

I had the same hot flashes issue you had.

As a hot flash was hitting I would feel a lot of fatigue. After a year, my oncologist prescribed a depo-provera shot every three months and it really stopped those hot flashes on Lupron. There are other hormones that can do this, speak to your doctor.
When I went on abiraterone The hot flashes came back, but not quite as bad.

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I know one person that says eating tofu every day really controlled his hot flashes, another person in this forum said the same thing. Can’t hurt to try it. Black Cohash is also said to help. Acupuncture works for some people.

I have an embrlabs.com wave product (wave 2). I’ve used it for Over three years now. It’s like a refrigerator that looks like a watch and sits on the inside of your wrist. You could set up one of the buttons for their night mode . Hit the button twice and It Produces cold waves at measured times during the night and prevents hot flashes and night sweats. They used to bug me, before I got this device . When you start to feel a hot flash coming on, you hit another one of the buttons twice and it sends cold chills through your arms and it reduces the intensity, shortens the life and can stop the hot flashes if hit quickly enough. If you get the device, I can give you instructions on how to configure it the best way for hot flashes.
https://embrlabs.com/