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Has anyone lowered their Abiraterone Dosage? To what effect?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Aug 14 2:48pm | Replies (35)Comment receiving replies
I reduced my abiraterone from 1000mg to 750mg due to side effects impacting my heart.
My PSA went from 18 in July 2022 to 0.07 in March 2023. I did get my hematology oncologist permission.
I received 25 rounds of proton therapy radiation in July -August 2023. My PSA dropped to 0.04. As of October 2023, my PSA is 0.05. I was also on Lupron for a year. Hope this info helps. Good luck
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So, maurq61, how long have you been on the reduced abiraterone, and as I asked in my op, what effects have you noticed -- that you would attribute to the reduction in the abiraterone? (All such effects from reducing the abiraterone, and if you feel comfortable with sharing, the the change that the reduction has had on the side effects that had been affecting your heart.)
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Congratulations on your PSA dropping, my PSA was a 13
two months ago, now it's 0.03. My Doctor put me on Abiraterone at 1000mg, with 5mg of Prednisone. I haven't gotten the proton radiation treatments yet but I'm hopeful that I don't have to get any proton treatments, but if I have to I will. I'm in the process of getting PSA testing every 3 months, and getting a Lupron injection every 6 months. Thank you for your update, it give all of us fighting the battle hope to continue on. Thank you again for your good readings and sharing your experience.