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Hot and cold: Any tips for living with fluctuations of temperature?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Mar 9 6:42pm | Replies (37)Comment receiving replies
I just started ADT (Firmagon - Dr & I wanted to use Orgovyx, but I didn't meet the criteria required for pre-authorization. That is a long story so I won't recount it here.) Looking ahead to when I DO experience hot flashes, I turned to my daughter who is currently going through them as part of menopause. She has found that a single drop, or sometimes two, of CBD oil works wonders for her (she is by no means a pothead). I have not broached the subject yet to my oncologist, but will let you kow what he has to say.
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I started ADT on Eligard and it took about a month for the hot flashes to start. With Eligard you get about a 2 week hormone surge before testosterone drops, we all respond differently, but I would guess 2 or 3 weeks before the hot flashes. I moved from Eligard to Firmagon after 6 months. Hot flashes continued, a little different but no less frequent. Urologist prescribed Megace for the hot flashes and it works great.
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@georgemc I'm sorry to hear you're stuck on Firmagon. I had 2–3 days of flu-like symptoms after every monthly injection during the 2½ years I was on it, as well as rashes and egg-sized swelling around the injection site.
Here's hoping your monthly acute side-effects around the injection are much milder. 🤞