Having a hard time on ADT

[zbobjacobs]

dx in December 2018 prostate removed in April PSA after the prostate removal was 0.3 had 33 sessions of radiation and coming up on my fourth shot of Zoladex thinking about not having it how dangerous is that for me I’m really doing bad I need my Life back oh yes my PSA to start this whole thing off was 18 I think I’m a T3B it had spread outside the prostate now my PSA is 0.005 appreciate anyone’s thoughts about this I don’t want to do something wrong but I really don’t want to be like this I know some guys of been on this a lot lot longer than me but maybe I’m not tough enough or maybe it just gets me the wrong way thank you

[softwaremom00]

What kinds of side effects are you having from the Zoladex ? Is it bad fatigue ? I have found that I give my husband some oriveda cordyceps and lions mane on tough days and it perks him up. The ones by four sigmatic seems to help too.. but I think Oriveda is the the best brand.. If you go with Four sigmatic get the Elixir... you get 1500mg with those.. and you can buy them on Amazon.. mix them into your coffee or drink them straight with some cinnamon. I don't know if it is true for Zoladex but I think for Lupron they often take the guys off of it after 2 years. I am sure the experts here will help you out. My husband is on Lupron and Zytiga.. for him it is the Zytiga that gets him.. but he has toughed it out so far and will discuss with his doctors in the next couple of months if he can wean off any of these things.

Hugs and prayers for you. I hope you feel better soon.

Softwaremom

[NPfisherman]

What side effects are troubling you.??? There is Lupron to switch to, but none of these drugs are a party cruise... your PSA is .005 and that is great.... We put these meds in us to stay alive but they come with a price...feeling bad--mental fogginess, breast development, bone pain, ED... Tell us the side effects bothering you most, and we'll try to help...

All the best,

Fish

[arete1105]

Nal- what are your other opinions on attacking the undetectable Pca cells?

[Tall_Allen]

You have other options:

- intermittent or continuous hormone treatment

- Casodex (bicalutamide) instead of Zoladex. You can try for the dose that adequately controls your PSA (150 mg/day, 50 mg/day, 50 mg 1-4X/ week).

If you switch to Casodex alone, take with tamoxifen (10 mg/day) to prevent breast effects.

[Wassersug]

Also there are evidence based strategies to manage most of the bothersome side effects of ADT. See: LIFEonADT.com

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My vacation did not work out. I should have checked my PSA more frequently. I wound up with a 'spot" on my spine and one on my hip. May radiation, apparently, had little to no effect.