I have been on Lupron and Xtandi for about 4 years. I take the lupron shots every 3 months; and the xtandi 4 pills every day. The side effects that I am having with both drugs are fatigue, numbness & tingling of my fingers and toes. I told my oncologist about these side effects. At first he said I should stop taking the drugs for a while. I stopped taking the Xtandi for about three days but the side effects were still there. When I complained again to the oncologist, he said that I should see my primary care physician. So, can anyone help with ideas?
Tingling and Numbness in fingers and ... - Advanced Prostate...
Tingling and Numbness in fingers and toes
Xtandi made me a complete invalid at the 160 mg dose.. 80 mg and I have a life... neuropathy is a mean side effect of xtandi and I live with it...going on 4 years now. Gabapentin helps me greatly with pain/burning in hands and feet. Worth a try??
Thank you, Shooter1. I also take Gabapentin 6mg, but this is not helping. How many mg of gabapentine are you taking?
Don't choke!! 3600mg/day. 1200 in AM, 600 at noon and 5 PM, 1200 mg one hour before bed time.
Thank you Shooter1. My error, I am taking 600mg daily and not 6mg. How many mg did you start taking Gabapentine at? Did you start immediately with 3600mg or was it gradual?
Started at 1200 mg. at 2400 mg hands much better, but 2 center fingers on each hand still painful to type with... 3600 mg finally nailed them so only mildly uncomfortable to type, but doesn't slow me down much now... Still drag center toes on each foot.
I have been on the same regime for about two years with no such side effects, but my PSA has started to rise again to 3.5. I am now on Zyprexa (oral chemo) and Eligard because there is a shortage of Lupron. Anxiously awaiting my next PSA test...
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I have same. I rub cbd oil and aspercream with lidocaine on them. I also take gabapentin.
900 , it's 3 a nite beginning dose 300. Do u mean 600?
Thank you Kevinski65. I take only 6mg daily and not 600mg. My doctor started me with 1mg, then 4mg, and now I am taking 6mg. Is this the way you started until you arrived at 900mg?
I've never heard of these small amounts. The usual is 300, then 600, then 900. Look it up on Google. If it helps at that amount then great but I've never heard of those amounts as standard.
No problem, is it helping though?
It is not actually helping me. This is why I am asking for help from this forum. I will see my GP on the 10th of August, and on that day, I will bring up the matter with her. Thank you.
Be sure you don't have iron deficiency anemia. That caused my red blood cells to get bigger to try to adapt to the low iron and it made it so that blood wouldn't get thru the capillaries. There's a drug called trental pentoxifilean that softens your red blood cells to make them go through the capillaries more easily. My dad took it for radiation cystitis and it really made his hands warm for the first time in his life and helped with his tinnitus as well.