@lacraig1

Lupron does not cause the side effects directly but because it causes chemical castration of the tentacles, testosterone drops typically to single digit. Low testosterone actually causes the side effects. If you are older like me, 84, you may never recover from Lupron caused low testosterone (mine was 111 at 15-months after my last Lupron shot (4 months total). My urologist put me on TRT to raise my testosterone six weeks ago. Most of my side effects vanished within a week of Testosterone Replacement Treatment. In 6 more weeks, my blood will be tested for PSA and testosterone levels. My TRT will then be adjusted to get me to a normal testosterone level.

Numerous studies have shown that TRT is OK after radiation and ADT treatment because testosterone does not cause or feed cancer as once believed. I have not had a chance to discuss this with my doctor, but it now makes me wonder why ADTs are prescribed, now that we know that normal levels of testosterone do not increase the risks of cancer.