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Firmagon and Fever

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Anyone else getting Firmagon injections having to deal with a fever during the 24 hours after the injection? Tylenol seems to take care of it. Just curious what anyone else’s experiences were.

PSA is undetectable (<0.02).

Been on Firmagon for three years almost. Was off for 10 months after RP. Started again before radiation. That’s when fevers started. Gleason 9.

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Hey OldChappy ! My first shot was firmagon . It took my Psa away . I don’t remember any pain or fever but I was in an state of pain anyway back then . I’m on a pill form adt undetectable five years now .. firmagon in my opinion is effective and worth a little pain . I hope that you live many years with QOL and happiness ..

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Thanks!!! Yes, I feel as if the Firmagon is doing what it’s supposed to. I was just curious if anyone else was experiencing the same thing. I too hope you live many years with happiness and QOL!!

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I’m sure most men experience adt somewhat differently.. yet chemical or physical castration both drive our decline while extending our stay here a bit longer? I wouldn’t be here today without adt . Doing so well that no one wants me to drop it .? I have had so many random pains in bones and muscles . Still do .. all from adt eating both muscle and bones .. I hope that the firmagon stamps down the pc for many years .Some happiness and some QOL ? I’ll take what I can get .. 🎄

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My husband has been on either Lupron or Firmagon for almost 6 years. Last month he got a fever and severe chills a few hours after the shot (first time it's happened).

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It didn’t happen at first. Now it comes and goes. I’m glad to see it’s “normal “ and nothing else.

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NevsMates

Do you take antihistamines after the injection?

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I don’t. But I read in another post here about that and I may try that next month.

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carguy

I have been on Firmagon for 22 months and had no fever or chills. Ten hours after getting my shot in November, I developed severe chills and woke up that night with a fever. Thinking I had COVID, I was tested and the test came back negative. I then thought I caught some kind of 24-hour bug. For my December Firmagon shot, the same chills and fever occurred! I told my MO and he recommended I switch to Eligard.

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Raptor11

It's one of the listed side effects.

bing.com/search?q=firmagon+...

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