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Is anyone else experiencing hot flashes a few years AFTER Lupron?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Apr 19 9:45am | Replies (11)
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@pesquallie

Do you have a link to this study? I'm a gleason 9(local) and just ended 18 months of Eligard and just nervous that it might be too early though my last PSA was < .01.

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pesquallie | @pesquallie | Apr 18 10:48am

@dpayton

There are several articles but the one from Duke is most prominent.
https://corporate.dukehealth.org/news/study-solves-testosterones-paradoxical-effects-prostate-cancer

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jim18 | @jim18 | Apr 18 11:04am

@dpayton All Eligard/Lupron (same active ingredient) does is suppress testosterone so as long as it stays down you are still getting the clinical effect. Will last at least 3 months more and may be 6-12 months (if younger recovery tends to be quicker). The 18-month course is likely to give you 24 months of suppression. Continue to check PSA & testosterone. Your body should notice significant recovery without a test (libido).

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