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Please share your experience with Abiraterone/Prednisone
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@jeffmarc Husband was just put on prednisone after proton therapy finished. He already has an ascending aortic graft from an aneurysm removal. He goes into afib periodically, especially when tired or fatigued (before and after the graft he was in afib on several occasions). He just started the prednisone to shrink his prostate and is going for hours and days with no sleep. I'm really concerned with his heart and the lack of sleep. Suggestions?
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If he is really having sleep problems, the prednisone could be a direct cause. You might ask the doctor to reduce the dosage to help Resolve that problem. Normally people on abiraterone Must have Prednisone because abiraterone Stops the body from producing cortisol, and the prednisone restores the amount that is missing. Without that prednisone, there is a tremendous amount of fatigue.
You don’t mention if he is on abiraterone, So I’m not sure Exactly why your doctor prescribed prednisone.