Side effects with estrogen patches (instead on lupron or firmagon)

For those on estrogen patches what are your side effects: tired, brain fog, memory, muscle loss, hot flashes, other?

Any differences fr those taking before lupron or firmagon?

[GP24]

In this trial they compared the side effects of LHRH agonists, e.g. Lupron, and estrogen patches:

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi...

[abmicro]

I am a fan of the patch. Got the prescription from Dr Charles E Myers (retired). I started with 9 patches 0.1 and trimmed down to 2 about 12 months later. (Was running it with other drugs to get my cancer into remission.) Must be taken with a blood thinner to reduce risk of clots. I took aspirin. I had improved memory, improved joints, eliminated all hot flashes, improved my bone density, and felt better overall.

The patches activated an interest in Ballroom dancing. Doctors say estrogen can activate a new interest. It was good for me because I lost weight, got into it a lot and started having dreams about dance choreography. I was on the floor 4 to 5 times per week, 20 hours per week, group lessons, private lessons, weekend social dances, and out of town competitions.

The drugs worked great and got total remission. I met a gal, got married. It was the longest remission ever while I danced. Great times. Great memories.

Only running a half patch for osteoporosis control and hot flash prevention, so that dance interest became less of a passion. I moved on to more advanced drugs for my stage. I still do social dancing sometimes on Sunday afternoons at a place I found in Sacramento called the "Bank at 620 J Street", run by a dance teacher named Barnaly Pande. Starts 4:30 PM Sundays if anybody wants to go check it out.

[Hidden in reply to abmicro]

Amazing story! First time I read of so positive results from an ADT drug! Continue your dance!

[EdBar in reply to abmicro]

No need for blood thinners, since it is absorbed through the skin when using patches it doesn’t cause clots. Snuffy has a video on YouTube where he discusses this. I was a patient of Snuffy too, miss the guy, he was great, saved my life.

Ed

[cesanon]

I think, like abmicro, you want to take Lupron and Estrogen together. Together it didn't seem like they were so bad.

[EdBar]

I chalk all those SE’s up to ADT (Lupron, xtandi, Avodart), I’ve used patches to help with hot flashes, works great, been using them for about 5 years now.

Ed

[Break60]

The only side effects from estradiol are sore nipples and enlarged breasts . Lhrha has a whole list of side effects . Plus estradiol is better for bones. See my profile .

Bob

[Wassersug]

The only think I would add to this thread is that I have personally found the estradiol gel product easier to manage than the patches. The cost for the gel through varies greatly between different countries. Also I have not checked out whether it is more or less expensive than the patches.

Richard Wassersug

LIFEonADT.com