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Is ADT causing anemia

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I am so sorry to hear that : (((. My husband was anemic after RP surgery and he went to his primary care dr. and demanded B12 injection. His blood count improved immediately. B12 stimulates red blood cell production and is completely harmless. In Europe it is often given to patients for many other things and for some reason in the USA it is "unknown" option (?) . It is definitely worth trying since it can do zero harm !

I am sending you best wishes and healing vibes ✨🍀 and may your blood count improve in very near future. Keep us posted .

PS: Also, maybe you can try to switch to Estrogen patch as ADT form ? Perhaps estradiol does not cause anemia. And if not perhaps they can put you on Orgovix and Nubeqa - maybe those have less negative effect on blood count ?

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@surftohealth88 You're right that B12 is important.

I started on B12 supplements (200 mcg/day) when we were eating a lot of vegan meals, due to a family member back living with us for a while. I'd never had to worry about B12 deficiency before as a vegetarian, because it's abundant in non-meat animal products like eggs and dairy, but there is no B12 in vegan or other 100% plant-based diet (unless added artificially, e.g. in nutritional yeast).

I know one vegan who was just dragging themself through every day until they started taking a B12 supplement. Things improved almost instantly.