Hormone treatment shots wear off
Hi I had hormone shots before I decided to have my prostrate removed I couldn't stand the side effects and was so weak I decided not to get the radiation and get it taken out. Question is how long is it gonna take for 2
3 month shots of Loupron to wear off What can I do to help put them all
I meant help it along
@Parlo I'm not sure of the answer on this one. Someone will be along with more clarification on this and some feedback. Community Moderator, Diane
I too had a hormone shot prior to receiving 40 radiation treatments and following a rise in my PSA 5 years after my prostate was removed. The shot was the 6 Month Shot. Some 14 months later I was still getting over the impact. I did not do well with the shot - many many hot flashes daily + night sweats, loss of sleep, depression, emotional outbursts (crying for no reason) and a 35 pound weight gain.
I had a high Gleason score of 9 at my time of diagnosis and learned that surgery after radiation was very problematic so I decided to do surgery first. IF you have an interest go to www.TheProstateCancberCoach.com where I did a series of videos on my 8 weeks of radiation and my reactions to the 6 month Lupron shot. How long your reactions will last is unknown - best advice is to keep active with exercise - I found it helped a lot - I also picked up a small hand held fan with a water spray it helped a lot in the summer months - ditto on a ceiling fan when i slept. All you can do at this point is work your way through it. There are some drugs you can take to help offset the impacts of Lupron etc but I understand they have issues as well. Good luck and keep us posted
Dennis(ProstateCancer.net TEAM)I had my last Elidard shot in mid April 2021. It was the 4th shot one every 12 weeks. I am still having hot flashes. Some muscle weakness, burning tingling feet. Part of the problem is my T level is <3.
