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Orgovyx.......... not so great. Radiation.....almost pooping my pants!
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I am two months into ADT, and word is still out on radiation. But yes, the hot flashes... Mine are not as severe, but I've done this: 1) Get a bigger fan. My ceiling fan works great to dry me off at the outset of a flash, if I drop the bedcovers quickly. 2) Get up to pee when a hot flash starts. Getting out of bed is cooling in itself, and anyway, you know you gotta and might as well. Hot flash is over by the time I get back to bed. I also use the early-hour bathroom visit to take my Abiraterone, which avoids having to time my eating around that if I take it during the day.
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Abiraterone really exacerbated my hot flashes, even though I had a solution for it with just ADT.
At night before going to bed, I go in and brush my teeth, When I get back to the bed, I have a hot flash almost every night. I live where the temperature in the house is almost always under 70 at night. Getting up, didn’t Help in my case. Fortunately, my hot flashes aren’t too severe anymore, and my wave device usually keeps it under control, though sometimes I have to turn on my 6” fan right next to my bed. I stopped taking abiraterone three years ago, really helped the hot flash intensity problem.
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@guybe yes mine- at least for now- are not too severe and over quickly..but seem to revolve around having to pee ( this is at night) I dont seem to have many during the day...thankfully.
One thing about this forum is it gives me a bit of calm knowing other guys are going thru similar stuff and making the best...otherwise it would be more worrisome..when I have a particular side effect, I pull up this site and see 'ole so and so' is dealing with it too...if he can handle it, so can I..or misery loves company ;=)