Vivelle Dot Patch for hot flashes

BB_Fan,
The hot flushes are caused by low testosterone and you probably have not recovered from the recent HT. If they are bad enough, you can ask your urologist for a shot of Depo-Provera (150 -200 mg) and that should help.

Going back to the estradiol patch would also help with the flushes, but would slow down your T recovery. If they are not too bad, do nothing and your T rebound will eliminate them.

RalphV

Breast tenderness, and I bit of enlargement. Probably from the patch and casodex. Had radiation but it didn't quite do the trick.

7 months into HT, my hot flashes are becoming VERY annoying..My doctors don't seem to have any solution but my U-docs nurse swore that a supplement called Black Cohosh would do the trick..She recommended taking the pills with Soy Milk, and substituting Soy Milk for cows milk in all things..

So I'll get religious about taking the Cohosh and let you know how it works..

My GP recommended I remove refined sugar from my diet completely as he had done. He said the sugar consumption in the United Stated was astounding and VERY unhealthy, leading to all sorts of problems in addition to the rampant increase in obesity and diabetes..

Other patches include Mylan (larger) can be had in .1-mg, a friend on mine went on patches exclusively and uses 4 Mylan patches of .1mg per week and showing results in his 13 yr. battle on PCa. Vivelle patches in Canada .025/ 24 hr. 40 ct= $150 in US dollars at www.northdrugstore.com  )

Ralph has a link to estradiol information and some from Dr. Premoli whom has plenty of patients using it. The pluses of estrogens- cancels hot flashes and sweats (alot or all), assists in bone density and helps against memory loss from using LHRH drugs. Breast tenderness is among the only noticeable side effects, not a big deal. Breast enlargement might happen, but same with using casodex and ways to offset that may work with drug or radiation to breats with electron rays. www.pcainaz.com/Pages/ETE_eng.pdf   (info on estrogenics and estradiol etc.)

Post Edited (zufus) : 6/16/2011 7:27:23 PM (GMT-6)

The common thread here seems to be estrogen in one form or another suppresses hot flashes..

The Black Cohosh is loaded with phytoestrogen as are Soy beans..

I'm taking two of the Cohosh a day, 540mg, 12 hours apart. I'll let you know if it does anything...