How long do the hot flashes last? Another 3 month Eligard shot today

Bring them on in the Winter time. It's good timing I got my first Eligard 22.5-per 3 months shot right when it started getting cold in my area during November.

Now, with these crazy hot-flashes coming on at night, I'm needing to lower my thermostat or even turn it off at certain times during the night.
Certainly makes my utility bill look nicer!

Prior to receiving the treatment, never thought of this, never saw it coming, and no one ever shared with me that this would be a "blessing in disguise."

@thanks4sharing
I use an Embrlabs.com Wave 2 Device to control, hot flashes, and pretty much stop them at night.

The device works quite well to control the daily hot flashes, It doesn’t completely stop them, but reduces the intensity. At night, I found that it completely stops my hot flashes and hot sweats. Normally there are $300 but with this code you can get them for $200 BFCM25.

If you do get one, post a message on this Forum and I can give you instructions for how to configure it the best way. I beta tested the product five years ago and I’ve used it ever since. I still work closely with the company to report any problems I find with the Software or hardware.

Please read my Post. It's about the hot flashes being a "blessing in
disguise" for me this time of year because they're allowing me to keep my
thermostat lower and utility bills down.

The Dr took me off Eligard and reduced my daily rerequirement of Xtandi because my psa went from 40 to >0.1. It has maintained this low level for 3 years so far. However, the hot flashes and night sweats remain. Several years ago he put me on 300mg of Gabapentin ending at 900mg. This did not help, but ended up with Neuropathy. I no longer take the drug. Am still having hot flashes and getting electrical nerve stimulation on my ankles and feet from a Neuropathy Center. Hopefully this will help. Just wanted to share. Good luck to you.

@dsingstock
After 2 years hormone Lupron/chemo/proton/ I continue to have hot flashes
I take 100mg gabapentin an black cohosh at bed time which helps

@thanks4sharing
I know when I was having that problem at night the bed would get wet under me. It would be quite uncomfortable.

When the warmer weather comes around it may be time to do something.

@dsingstock
Hopefully you mean < .1 you have the arrow pointing to greater than.

You don’t mention how long you’ve been off of the Eligard. It can take nine months to a year before the hot flashes become very minor. You need to have your testosterone checked so you have an idea what’s going on. Once it hits 150 or 200 things should be a lot better. My brother had six months of ADT and it took him over nine months before his hot flashes Reduced enough to not be problematic.

I take 600 mg of gabapentin three times a day. It prevents my joints from hurting, Had both knees and one hip replaced so far and the other ones gives me a hard time. The gabapentin eliminates their real pain, but doesn’t help hot flashes at all.

My oncologist had me get depo-provera Shots every three months to stop my hot flashes from bothering me while on Lupron. It really worked, until I went on Zytiga.

I used an Embrlabs.com Wave 2 device To reduce the intensity of my daily hot flashes and pretty much stopped the night, hot flashes, and hot sweats. It has two buttons, and you can set one for day and one for night. They’re normally $300. They have a $100 off deal right now with this code BFCM25. They have a 60 day moneyback guarantee

If you do get one post a message about that on this forum and I can send you the instructions for setting it up the best way. I’ve used the device for over five years and beta tested many of their products.

Amen to that!!!!

I have been taking Eilgard since Jan 2024 and, just 2 weeks ago I had my last injection. I too am very interested about the afterlife of Eiligard!
For information, I had hot flashes for about 6 months and then they became less frequent. I was recommended by a friend to try Eqinovo tablets. I just searched yahoo USA, without results. However, the ingredients are:
Bromelain (from pineapple extract)
Papain (from papaya extract)
Protein-containing Lentil Extract (sometimes referred to as Defensan®)
Selenium (as Sodium selenite)
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
I rarely get hot flashes, but heat up just when I'm trying to sleep.
Concerning fatigue, exercise has really helped me. If you possibly can do some exercise. I nearly always feel better. Basically, if I am going to feel fatigued, it's on my terms.
Good luck for the future.

Although hormone therapy and ADT do cause hot flashes, hot flashes are also caused by low or absent testosterone. Going off the drugs will lower the frequency and intensity of your hot flashes, but they will continue as long as your testosterone levels are low. How fast your testosterone comes back has a lot to do with your age, your testosterone level before treatment, how long you were on them and your general health. As always, exercise helps.