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Stopped Orgovyx When did you see increase in testosterone and/or chamg

Posted by pamperme @pamperme, 3 days ago

I completed 38 Sessions of Imrt for prostate reoccurrence 3 years after prostatectomy and completed 6 months of Orgovyx on June 18. My age is 72, I know this impacts testosterone going back to normal levels. My blood test 18 days after stopping still shows <12 testosterone and a PSA<.02. My symptoms from the Orgovyx and lack of sleep have been hot flashes, short term memory loss, loss of muscle strength/ endurance, and emotional anxiety. I am interested in others when they saw changing in testosterone or saw changes in their symptoms. I know it is early but I was hoping to see testosterone to go above twelve. My next blood test is 1 month from now. I also had low calcium even though I am taking a calcium supplement and D3 along with foods with calcium. This may be due to the radiation proctitis I currently have. My time for watching PSA and hoping it does not increase has begun again, the PSA test by the radiation oncologists 3 months from now when they expect testosterone will be back Best wishes to all
Timmy

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jim18 | @jim18 | 1 day ago
In reply to @sdm47 "What is ADT, besides a security company? Anyone having issues with memory? 4 example, I left..." + (show)
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What is ADT, besides a security company?

Anyone having issues with memory?

4 example, I left a note to call Dr. X, and I called dr. Wolf. That was my teen dentist, day 55 years ago!

His real last name could be dr. Smithy.

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@sdm47 Androgen Deprivation Therapy (i.e. medical castration).

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chippydoo | @chippydoo | 1 day ago

I felt the turn starting about 3 weeks afterwards.

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retiredboomer71 | @retiredboomer71 | 5 hours ago

At age 71, I was on Orgovyx for a year.

2-3 weeks after stopping, I began feeling noticeably more energetic during my daily 2-mile brisk walk.

2 months after stopping Orgovyx, my testosterone had almost fully recovered at 430 (it was 454 prior to treatment).

Nowadays, 2 years after completing radiation therapy (SBRT + HDR Brachytherapy), my latest tests showed testosterone at 450 and PSA at 0.26.

Given my Gleason 9 pre-treatment PSA 31, I feel VERY fortunate and VERY happy with my current outcome.

And shout-out to Dr Chang and the entire team at UCLA for their world-class care and excellent continuing follow-up.

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scottbeammeup | @scottbeammeup | 3 hours ago
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@scottbeammeup From reading the data Jeff provided and 54% of people taking it for a year had a median of 86d to get back to normal range. This leaves people who take longer. Did you start feeling less symptoms along the way. Best Wishes always thanks for the reply

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@pamperme The side effects did get better once my testosterone crossed 200 or so, which was six months after stopping (I was on it for six months). Strength came back, mental health improved though still had some memory issues, anorgasmia went away, I stopped getting chills all the time (I never got hot flashes, just chills), and sleep improved. I still stayed mildly anemic and it wasn't until about a year after stopping that my body hair started to return and I had to shave more than once a week.

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