Cyproterone and Blood Pressure

[tunybgur]

I am currently on LHRH hormone therapy in preparation for radiotherapy followed by HDR brachytherapy for my locally advanced PCa, T3a Gleason 8, no visible mets fortunately.

I have been suffering from quite unpleasant hot flushes which have shown no signs of going away.

I discussed this with my consultant and he prescribed Cyproterone 50mg once a day.

Well, after a week the hot flushes after an initial very uncomfortable flare have almost disappeared, however I checked my BP this morning and it has risen from its normal 140/70 to 170/85.

140/70 sounds a bit high but for a 76 year old its now considered normal, but 170/85 is definitely far too high!

As a heart attack survivor this is quite concerning, I shall be taking professional advice on this next week but was just wondering if anyone on this forum has had a similar experience with this drug?

Good luck to everyone fighting this nasty intruder.

[Tall_Allen]

You might get relief from hot flushes with acupuncture, venlafaxine, oxybutynin, Megace, or estrogen patches.

[tunybgur in reply to Tall_Allen]

I've tried sage and similar organic cures but nothing has worked, acupuncture is an option though.....

[Tall_Allen in reply to tunybgur]

"organic cures" don't work, except as a placebo.

[Toolatesmart]

Check with cardiologist and if even on current blood pressure medicine, they need to check on any conflicts with cancer medicine and adjust your BP medications or provide different types.

[tunybgur in reply to Toolatesmart]

Yes, I'm off to the docs tomorrow, can't have such high BP for too long

[Grandpa4]

here is what Uptodate says about cardiovascular side effects. Cardiovascular: Extrasystoles, hypotension, palpitations, tachycardia. In other words it causes low blood pressure. Weird. They do say it is a risky drugs for people with cardiovascular disease

[tunybgur in reply to Grandpa4]

Thanks Grandpa, not sure why my BP is so high then.....I'll check with the doc, if I can get an appointment, easier said than done!

[Hotcars74]

salt, sodium will make your BP high, its in almost all food you buy from your store, good luck

[tunybgur in reply to Hotcars74]

We don't add any salt at home, but we had a Chinese meal last week which was a saltfest! Have to be more careful ....

[j-o-h-n]

If the Chinese did not add salt to their cuisine, it would taste like world renowned English fare.....Cheer up Mate.......

Note: I wish to offer my apologies if I offended anyone regarding my so-called humor about "race" or "misogyny". To me, humor is boundless and since we entered this word crying, I thought it would be a good idea to exit laughing.

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Tuesday 12/19/2023 6:46 PM EST

[tunybgur in reply to j-o-h-n]

Thanks John, glass always half full!

Good luck

[raoulmaher]

I find that vitamin D3 & K2 appears to have settled my sweats down

[tunybgur in reply to raoulmaher]

Thanks for the info, unfortunately I can't take K2 supplements because I'm on anticoagulants for AF.