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Posted 6/6/2014 9:50 AM (GMT 0)
I had no clue what my wife was going through with menopause until I started taking Lupron. The temperature at my house has been at 67 degrees since February. The ceiling fan and a fan on my nite stand has been on 24hrs a day.  I wish I had a tub full of ice next to my bed to jump into when that radiating heat from within start. Even with all of the side affects of lupron...I will fight till the end! I thank you ladies and gentlemen and HealingWell for educating me on this journey. Thank you!
Posted 6/6/2014 2:10 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome Cool,

Just chill out!!! They will get better, er, less troublesome.

Mine came on like a freight train at first but after several months became more gradual and gentle. With experience, I found that when I was busy they were diminished, when I was sedentary they took over, alcohol and caffiene brought them on so I gave up caffiene! Had to be reasonable, after all. Also more pronounced at night. I found that taking a 5mg melatonin each evening helped me relax and sleep through them better.

The one treatment I tried was Megace/Megestral. Didn't work and made me gain even more weight. I am now on a HT vacation and can say that the flashes have greatly subsided.
Posted 6/6/2014 11:41 PM (GMT 0)
After 4 months of lupron, I think I have "settled in" to the hot flashes. I sometimes wake up soaking wet in the middle of the night and then go stand naked in front of the fan. Then I am freezing cold and it can take a while to warm up again. Are those called "cold flashes"?

Definitely exercise keeps them minor, wine makes them major... at least for me.

Enjoy them while you can!
Posted 6/7/2014 1:01 PM (GMT 0)
HI coolergw,

I am on my second round of Lupron and still get them, and when they come on it's like someone threw me into a furnace.

DX 10/04/2013 PSA 187.5
07/11/2013 psa 3.31
3/10/2010 psa 1.87
1/24/2006 psa .87
Biopsy 10/28/2013 4 cores positive gs 9 (4+5)
Bone Scan 12/09/2013 2 hot spots in spine
Hormone Therapy started 12/17/2013 22mg lupron, 50 mg Casodex
Bone biopsy 01/09/2013 negative
RALP 2/19/2014 Non Nerve sparing, Lymphovascular invasion
Pathology T3B NX, MX, prostate size 4.2 X 4 X 3 cm, 31 grams
Bilateral cancer found involving 6% of prostate
03/07/2013 PSA .6
05/29/2014 psa <.01
Posted 6/7/2014 2:03 PM (GMT 0)
Megace has been working quite well for me for the last 2+ years - it hasn't stopped the night sweats completely, but the daytime flashes are almost non-existent. It works for some, but not for others. Check with your Dr, he may have other options, also. There's no need to put up with this if you can relieve the symptoms!
Bob
Posted 6/9/2014 9:36 PM (GMT 0)
I am nearly 4 years (August) and still get hot flushes.

You get used to them a bit and work around them.
Posted 6/9/2014 10:47 PM (GMT 0)
My husband has been on Lupron for more than 18 months. Major hot flashes, etc. Doc prescribed Megace and it did help, but hubby had side effects from it he couldn't tolerate. So he keeps small fans by the bed and his chair in the den. Uses them when he has to. Good luck to you.
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