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ADT: How long until I can expect the hot flushes to kick in?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Dec 15, 2025 | Replies (31)Comment receiving replies
1. I am an outlier.
2. I took only 2 shots of Lupron in 2022 and stopped.
3. I had only 1 side effect: lack of testosterone deprived me of my muscle mass.
4. This is 2025.
5. It still has not returned enough for me to walk safely on the sidewalk.
6. I am now 88 years old.
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@jimbo12
I was 82 when I started photon radiation and Lupron for Stage 3tb prostate cancer. The radiation was tough with frequent diarrhea and tenesmus pain for 4 hours/day. I struggled to finish 44 treatments and kept up my exercise regime.
Lupron was even worse with 24/7 soaking sweats, severe headaches, hourly urination, muscle cramps, and joint and muscle pain. Had to try to sleep with no covers to allow sweat to evaporate. I am cold all the time. I had to quit after 4 months on Lupron, or I believe I would have died. Tests 1 month and 4 months after treatment stopped had PSA < 0.1 and testosterone < 9. Now after 5 months I have all the same symptoms, but they are becoming less severe. Still absolutely no libido or erections. My privates have shrunk about 50% and when I tried a penis vacuum pump, I got bleeding around the scars of my circumcision plus pain. I feel 10 years older than I did one year ago but I still exercise pretty hard for an hour most days.