No sleep after 3rd shot of hormone therapy

jannnett

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Posted 10/22/2015 7:58 AM (GMT 0)

My father diagnosed prostate carcinoma last year in August. Radical prostactomy was done and psa was 7.Gleason score was 4+5. Started hormone therapy after that and psa dropped to 0.02. Now probleem is he had third shot few days back and now no sleep in night since then. Can anyone please help.

Almost a 10

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Posted 10/22/2015 11:52 AM (GMT 0)

Hi Jannett,
Sleep patterns can get disrupted with Hormone Therapy. I was finally prescribed a sleep aid. It is very mild, non addictive and just helps me relax enough to fall asleep at night.

John_TX

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Posted 10/22/2015 2:07 PM (GMT 0)

I fall asleep but I'm awake about every hour with a hot flash.

PeterDisAbelard.

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Posted 10/22/2015 4:58 PM (GMT 0)

What does he say about his problem? Is he anxious? or does he wake up hot? or cold? (Some men sleep through their hot flashes but then wake up cold and clammy because they have discarded their covers and the perspiration leaves them damp.)

Is he keeping active during the day? Load bearing exercise helps with the physical atrophy that hormones can cause (muscle and bone loss) but just keeping busy in a more ordinary sense during the day tends to help with the sleep problems at night.

goatts

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Posted 10/24/2015 7:44 PM (GMT 0)

I have same problem. I exercise so I'm tired and I take Benedryl about every other night. I still get up multiple times to pee.

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