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Lupron and Zytiga side effects

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Dec 22, 2025 | Replies (22)

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I was on Lupron and Zytiga for 2 years. I started at the age of 62. Before taking these drugs I always had energy, exercised, and never felt fatigued. Hot flashes I noticed typically while sleeping. The fatigue was very extreme for me. I never felt so drained in my life. I didn't stay in bed all day, I still work for a living, but if i could have I would have loved to stay in bed. I did continue to exercise, but the desire to do so it was minimal. I always had been self motivated, but now I had none. The fatigue was brutal. The hot flashes I didn't notice after 6 months. Some people get brain fog, but for me I was still very lucid. Until the last three months, at the 1 year nine month point, I began to feel somewhat unclear in my head. Fortunately, At the 2 year mark, the ADT drugs was stopped. I was in remission. Then I was freed from the cloud of fatigue. I had radiation treatment, SBRT, after 6months of ADT. I experienced no side effects from radiation.

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@conservative, the fatigue sounds like it was very debilitating, but you pushed through. Your post gives hope. I'm so glad that the cloud of fatigue has lifted. Are you still working? Is retirement on the horizon?