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Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

Someone has suggested having CBD oil at night (2 drops under the tongue) for better sleep and less stiffness in Parkinson's. Has anyone used it? Please share your experience. Any side-effect in short/long term? Any interference with C/L? Thanks

Hi. I’m wondering what you should test or look out for if you have negative antibodies for hypothyroid whilst having a higher TSH number? I get my bloods done every 4 months. The TSH is high, but not high enough to be medicated for (in the UK). I get my bloods done by the nurse and there’s no chat with

Hello everyone! I posted this over three years ago: I am 53. Had RP in October (2020). Pathology was G9 pT3bN1M0 with ECE, SVI and positive margin. Had 39 IMRT salvage radiation sessions. Just had my 3rd three month Lupron injection and take the 4 horse pills daily. Right now my PSA and testosterone

A friend of mine with osteoporosis recently broke her leg and used Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy which accelerated healing and apparently stimulates osteoclasts. Has anyone here used this for osteoporosis without a fracture, and if so, do you have results to share?

Hi im a 67 yr female and live in the uk . I was diagnosed in London privately over 30 yrs ago and since then have been on dopamine agonists , when things got bad I just changed Dop Ag . I was also under a rls specialist in Bath who when I had a problem just upped my dose! When I queried augmentation

Good evening everyone, I’m new to this forum. My somewhat depressing story is in my bio. Anyone had a similar diagnosis that’s further down the line and can offer any encouragement? One tiny bit of more positive news is that since starting the hormone treatment my back pain (which was the only real symptom

My PSA had been increasing slowly since my nadir of .75 in 2017 reaching 1.19 in 2022. Both RO and Uro weren't terribly concerned. I wanted PSMA after 3rd consecutive increase but both recommended a wait and see approach, especially the RO who seems honor bound to wait for 2.0 over nadir. I skipped

I've had my two years on ADT, and now I'm 6 months into my "vacation" (iADT) PSA has hit 2.0, and the plan is to restart ADT when it hits 5.0. Assuming there are no complications, I'm okay with that plan. Also assuming there are no complications, my MO says we won't be doing a PSMA scan, or any radiation

My 71 year old dad has been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer with neuroendocrine differentiation - he had absolutely zero symptoms until a lymph node on his neck swelled up. It’s metastasised to his lower spine and sternum too. He’s just had his oncology appointment today and they’re going to

When the time comes to stop ADT and abiraterone, for good reasons. Does anyone here have info on abiraterone weaning planning? Including prednisone weaning? TIA

There recently was an excellent discussion about the how to overcome anxiety and depression caused by this cancer. It seemed to focus on the use of medicines and some herbal solutions. While I have no issue with that approach I was going to attach my comments to that thread and had second thoughts for

Hi All Please can you give me some advice? I would like to begin taking Estrogen (Lenzetto spray) and Progesterone (Utrogestan) again. I am fearful though, when I began taking it last time my TSH went up to 28 so had to stop taking it. I was taking it a few hours in a morning after my thyroid

Hi everyone, I have been taking 150mg of thyroxine for over 10 years. At the beginning of the year, I spoke to my doctor because my fatigue was increasing, I didn't feel like myself, and I was having heavy periods. I thought I was starting to become perimenopausal. The doctor said I was depressed

Dad has been on orgovyx ADT since 3 weeks. Since 3-4 days he complains of not getting proper sleep like earlier. Does ADT cause this ?

Hi everyone, I really need some advice! I have had severe pains everyday for a year along with fatigue, nausea ect. Everything's been ruled out apart from endometriosis which is what all my symptoms and history points at. I booked an appointment with a specalist last year and he gave me meds and told

Re the Endo who was determined to take away my T3 whilst all I wanted was a blood test to include T3. After an exchange of letters, he phoned this morning. He had back pedalled so far he was out of site. He agreed T3 was vital, he agreed testing the full TSH, T4 and T3 were needed to make a positive

https://www.cureus.com/articles/267994-antiandrogen-withdrawal-syndrome-after-discontinuation-of-enzalutamide-in-patients-with-metastatic-castration-resistant-prostate-cancer-a-report-of-two-clinical-cases-and-a-literature-review#!/ Abstract Metastatic prostate cancer treatment is based on

I am a healthy 79 year old woman who still runs one marathon a year. Had tinnitus suddenly occur in both ears. My question is does anyone associate tinnitus with HRT or dementia?

I have had problems with one eye for 9 months now. Started with gritty feeling, watering eye. Inflammation and baggy eye bags. Then fatty bumps appeared to be coming through above one eye, and one eye ball seems slightly higher than the other, and pushed forward slightly. Then came the double vision

I was diagnosed in November 2020 with stage 4 Ductal adenocarcinoma of the prostate. I had EBRT and 24 months of ADT which was terminated in October of 2022. My PSA at that time was undetectable and my Testosterone was also undetectable. It’s now July 2024, and my PSA is 0.2 and my Testosterone is 10