12th May 2008
[QUOTE=lampman;3565917]...Guess we are going to try intermittent meds now. Has anyone had experience with stopping Casodex and Eligard injections at the same time??
[COLOR="DarkGreen"]I have stopped Lupron, equivalent to Eligard, and then timed stopping Casodex for when the effect of Lupron was due to be mainly ended, continuing finasteride into the maintenance ("off-therapy" period).
I have the "hot flashes", night sweats, and low libido as a result of the current meds, does one think I will get the "urge" back when meds are stopped?
[COLOR="darkgreen"]Not right off the bat, but chances are strong that you will gradually recover from the side effects, including the flashes, sweats and low libido. ;) You will probably sense recovery beginning fairly soon, as testosterone production starts picking up again. :) For some reason recovery seems to happen more quickly for those of us also on finasteride (probably Avodart too), perhaps because finasteride greatly reduces conversion of testosterone to DHT, and I suspect that the greater amount of testosterone leads to a faster recovery. But that's just my thinking as a layman.
A lot of us recover fairly fully in the three to six month range, and my impression is that younger men tend to recover more quickly; men in their seventies have reported longer recoveries, as have some men who have been on blockade for longer than two years. However, it's an individual thing. Some recover very rapidly, and an unfortunate few take a very long time or may not recover (rare).
For the past two off-therapy periods the flashes decreased a lot by the three month point and were completely gone by the six month point.
I also have aches and pains in the joints that from what I have read can be a side effect of the current meds?? Anyone out there had these symptoms too?
[COLOR="darkgreen"]I experience some slight stiffness and minor aches but not pains in muscles and joints. Usually for me they decrease after a few months on blockade. I take 1,500 mg of glucosamine daily, drink a lot of liquid, and exercise regularly, all of which may help limit these side effects.
Take care - Jim
[COLOR="DarkGreen"]I have stopped Lupron, equivalent to Eligard, and then timed stopping Casodex for when the effect of Lupron was due to be mainly ended, continuing finasteride into the maintenance ("off-therapy" period).
I have the "hot flashes", night sweats, and low libido as a result of the current meds, does one think I will get the "urge" back when meds are stopped?
[COLOR="darkgreen"]Not right off the bat, but chances are strong that you will gradually recover from the side effects, including the flashes, sweats and low libido. ;) You will probably sense recovery beginning fairly soon, as testosterone production starts picking up again. :) For some reason recovery seems to happen more quickly for those of us also on finasteride (probably Avodart too), perhaps because finasteride greatly reduces conversion of testosterone to DHT, and I suspect that the greater amount of testosterone leads to a faster recovery. But that's just my thinking as a layman.
A lot of us recover fairly fully in the three to six month range, and my impression is that younger men tend to recover more quickly; men in their seventies have reported longer recoveries, as have some men who have been on blockade for longer than two years. However, it's an individual thing. Some recover very rapidly, and an unfortunate few take a very long time or may not recover (rare).
For the past two off-therapy periods the flashes decreased a lot by the three month point and were completely gone by the six month point.
I also have aches and pains in the joints that from what I have read can be a side effect of the current meds?? Anyone out there had these symptoms too?
[COLOR="darkgreen"]I experience some slight stiffness and minor aches but not pains in muscles and joints. Usually for me they decrease after a few months on blockade. I take 1,500 mg of glucosamine daily, drink a lot of liquid, and exercise regularly, all of which may help limit these side effects.
Take care - Jim