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Withdrawal from orgovyx: How long will fatigue and hot flashes last?
Having hot flashes and fatigue 2 weeks after stopping orgovyx. Is this to be expected and for how long?
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 14, 2024
Warmth in back? Not hot flashes...I had those, after Lupron shot
I was treated with IMRT from Oct-Dec 2019 for prostate cancer contained within----no spread. Had one Lupron shot (to last 6 months---tho I am aware...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 18, 2020
How long do the hot flashes last? Another 3 month Eligard shot today
Hello all. I have completed my 5 1/2 weeks of EBRT for intermediate risk prostate cancer and had first injection of Eligard 3 months ago....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 6 10:34am
Are my partner's Hormone therapy side effects affecting me?
My husband is receiving hormone therapy for stage 4 prostate cancer. I am now experiencing hot flashes. It's not menopause, I went through that 2...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 21 2:20pm
Anyone else on Megace (Megestrol)?
I guess I'm just cranky and hard to please. I'm on ADT, so the Megace is to stop the hot flashes. It's working. But the...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 22 10:39am
How long do the side effects of Lupron/Eligard last?
This Monday I am getting my number 3 and last injection of 6 month duration Eligard/Lupron. This is after 39 Proton Beam sessions which began...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 3 9:21am
How long after stopping Orgovyx did you notice a difference?
I just got off Orgovyx . One of the benefits of Orgovyx is supposed to be quicker testosterone recovery. How long can I expect the...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 9 12:14pm
Hot flushes and the vagus nerve
Has anyone had any luck using vagal maneuvers to manage hot flushes while on ADT? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagal_maneuver The huge vagus nerve is involved when people go...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 24, 2024
Does anyone take gummies or edibles to manage going through radiation?
Lupron shot was 3 weeks ago (Hello, hot flashes). Simulation is 3 weeks from now, with radiation starting a week later. My sister-in-law suggested I...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 8 9:11am
Relugolix and Sleep
Hello All: I have been on this drug for over two months. Tests indicated I went from a .93 PSA to a PSA of <...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 14, 2024
Orgovyx done. What to expect?
I have been off Orgovyx for 7 days. Having increased number of hot flashes and still having leg pain at night. Libido still gone. Anyone...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 13 1:21pm
Lupron side effects a year after one injection
I’m experiencing whole body hot flashes a full year after receiving a Lupron 6 ( supposedly) month shot a year ago this past August ,about...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 28 1:17pm
Any diet restrictions with radiation? What were your side effects?
Starting 40 treatments mapping appointment next Monday.. just curious what diet restrictions and other requirements are typical? Currently on 2nd month ADT some mild fatigue...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 1 7:49am
Recovery from Orgovyx?
I took orgovyx for about 1 year. Had 28 IBRT treatments for Gleason 6-7 prostate cancer. While on orgovyx my PSA was undetectable. I have...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 9 11:42am
Side effects three days post prostate radiation?
Just finish 35 rad. treatment for raising PSA. I'm also about two month into lupron therapy. Have had the hot flashes, joint pain, diarrhea but...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 1 8:37am
After Lupron Depot, which med?
I've been given Lupron depot at a 12-week dosage (22.5mg, into the butt), but still have significant side effects of over a dozen hot flashes...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 11 7:50pm
Orgovyx Holiday
So, I just finished 12 months of Orgovyx and as of today, I begin a Holiday. Of course, how long that lasts depends on when...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 1 12:29pm
ADT: How long until I can expect the hot flushes to kick in?
Hello - I just started ADT. I was a month on Erleada (still taking 240mg/daily) and two weeks ago I had my first shot of...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 15 1:14pm
Fatigue after Eligard and proton Beam
In November 2020 I had a six month Eligard shot, then completed 44 proton beam treatments on April 9, 2021. Today August 2, I have...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 3, 2021
Starting Orgovyx - how long for side effects to occur?
I've been taking Orgovyx for about 3 weeks and so far have zero side effects: no hot flashes, no fatigue or tiredness, no weight gain,...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 25 7:23pm