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ADT, Hot Flashes and Ashwagandha: Is it safe?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Nov 25, 2025 | Replies (23)Comment receiving replies
@pesquallie
A smaller dose would allow testosterone to be higher, but it would still get low enough to cause side effects. Don’t think it would help much in the long run.
After five years of following many online meetings every month, I’ve never heard of someone having a lower dose of Lupron.
Your side effects are due to the fact that it’s taking a while for your testosterone to come back. Usually, it comes back pretty good after 9 to 12 months. Have you had your testosterone level checked? You could always get testosterone injections, though you need to speak to your doctor about that since it can cause the cancer to come back more quickly.
It’s true that some people take a lot longer for it to come back, and for some, it doesn’t come back at all.
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@jeffmarc
When your testosterone is essentially zero after a standard Lupron dose and for seven months thereafter then there would seem to be a high probability that you were overdosed. My urologist agreed that for me the standard dose may have been too much, but he would not give me a testosterone booster shot. My side effects were life threatening with a standard dose. I have also read that the majority of men will never get back to a normal testosterone level and will never stop having side effects. Everything I read suggests that the standard Lupron dose is too high for many men. There needs to be a study that determines who should get a lower dose.