Fatigue after Eligard and proton Beam

@wrig1jam, you may be interested in this related discussion:
- Hot Flashes and Hormonal Therapy for Prostate Cancer https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/hot-flashes-3/

Fatigue is a common side effect as @bruto1 @dandl48 @mrbill @semeon @kujhawk1978 @waynen and others can attest to.

Jim, do you find that physical activity (even low level activity) helps improve the fatigue and hot flashes?

I have a routine exercise program that included aerobics and weights. I also go to cardiac rehabilitation twice a week for stent placement at the end of June. I live on a 7 acre wooded property so I frequently spend a few fours every week splitting logs or picking up branches and burning brush pills.

I haven’t been able to associate the fatigue with anything but when I get it I feel like a zombie. When I talk to someone they look at me like there is something wrong. The hot flashes are associated with eating, getting too warm and stress.

Has anyone experienced fatigue a year after their last hormone injection….testosterone almost undetectable

Low testosterone , I believe , can really make you tired during the day and sleep poorly at night. At least, that is what happened to me. I have been off of ADT for 6 months, testosterone has increased from 6 to 19, starting to get hair on my legs and in the last couple of months had lots more energy and feeling and sleeping much better. ADT ( lupron) is good and necessary treatment, it was not too bad for me, did me good and probably in time go back on it. I hope that it continues to starve the cancer.

Thanks for your reply….it’s a necessary but brutal drug. Hoping my husband gets his energy level back soon!

I mentally push myself to stay active, especially when I feel the fatigue setting in. I'll head to the gym to get on the treadmill, or take a walk around the block. I could easily just plant myself on the couch and watch TV but I'm terrified of a downward spiral

I agree with pushing yourself when you feel tired. During my radiation treatments I had a schedule where I would head to the YMCA immediately after treatment. I swam three days a week and worked on exercise machines the other two days. I also took a 30 minute nap each day. Although I am now almost 3 months beyond my 6-month Eligard treatment, I still have hot flashes and am up three times a night to urinate. Fatigue and lack of libido remain issues. I am assured by my urologist that these side effects will disappear once my testosterone significantly increases. My T score is currently 47.

I found that lots of coffee and aerobic exercise brings my energy levels up.

I miss coffee. I recently had some urinary retention and a UTI, so I've gone to green tea. Is a cup of coffee OK occasionally?? Also on Eligard too. Fatigue, body aches, hot flashes. Finished radiation in May. Thank you. Hope everyone has a good day.

Bill
North Carolina

No Doc every told me not to drink coffee. Force yourself if you need to, but at least walk at a good pace, listen to music it really helps. I like the FUNK genre. I'm walking full speed at dawn for 45 min. Cause it's too damn hot. Then take a cold shower....WOW! wakes me right up.