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ADT Side Effects: Anyone had increased shortness of breath at rest?

Posted by stew80 @stew80, Mar 13 1:01pm

Has anyone had increased shortness of breath (dyspnea) at rest when taking Casodex and/or the Eligard injection?

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jeff Marchi | @jeffmarc | Sep 30 10:57am
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I used to have a lot of short of breath while on Firmagon, they switched me to Lupron six months ago and the shortness of breath went away along with getting hot flashes. Best to all.

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When I switched to Orgovyx My hot flashes went away for five months. Then they returned as eager as ever to make me uncomfortable.

After five or six years on Lupron, I would catch myself having to breathe deeply occasionally. Just a weird shortness of breath even on Lupron. Another one of the ADT side effects.

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vircet | @vircet | Sep 30 12:53pm
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@stevecando54
When I switched to Orgovyx My hot flashes went away for five months. Then they returned as eager as ever to make me uncomfortable.

After five or six years on Lupron, I would catch myself having to breathe deeply occasionally. Just a weird shortness of breath even on Lupron. Another one of the ADT side effects.

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@jeffmarc I experienced shortness of breath when doing a brisk walk or jog with/after my grandkids; it wasn't a problem pre-Orgovyx. I completed my short-term 6 months ADT three days ago, post-April 2025 SBRT. I anticipate to find out after a couple months, when Orgovyx shall have been out of my system, if I will be back to doing brisk walks or jogging with no shortness of breath.

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jeff Marchi | @jeffmarc | Sep 30 1:36pm
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@jeffmarc I experienced shortness of breath when doing a brisk walk or jog with/after my grandkids; it wasn't a problem pre-Orgovyx. I completed my short-term 6 months ADT three days ago, post-April 2025 SBRT. I anticipate to find out after a couple months, when Orgovyx shall have been out of my system, if I will be back to doing brisk walks or jogging with no shortness of breath.

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I walk a mile on the track across the street twice every day. I started drinking electrolytes before going out and I can run around the track the whole time without any breathing problems. If I don’t drink the electrolytes, I can only run halfway around the track and I have to walk for a little while and then I can run again.

It really surprise me how much electrolytes helped.

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