After Hormone Therapy

Good luck to you guys coming off the HT. My last injection is due October and I can’t wait. My PSA is currently 0.02 so I’m hopeful....

My counsellor is worried about the time coming off the Prostap as I haven’t dealt with it mentally very well. So we are trying to save sessions for that time. My need to get my head back overcomes my worry about the RT not having worked, although it’s still there at the back of my mind.

Please keep us posted on your journeys after HT.

And again , good luck to you.

Phil

The catch is, not everyone.
Tests show that with 4 Zoladex doses, in 91% of cases, it maintains castrate level (0 - 1.73 nmol/L) over 4 x 84 days.
In 4% of cases, it was only just over castrate level (< 2 nmol/L) .
In 5% of cases, it escaped castrate level for up to 14 days.
In one out of 160 cases, it didn't maintain castrate level at all.
(ref https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2013/020578s034,020578s035lbl.pdf page 10).

I would expect that if you extend the dose period, you would see a growth in the 5% of cases which bob up above castrate level for some days.

The other factor is that it can take some time for testosterone production to kick in even after the horomone dose has gone, but again, this varies a lot between people. I would not assume this is due to any drug still being in the body.

Hairs are now growing back on my legs so I know the effects of HT are wearing off and side effects are reversing.

I feel as fit as a butcher’s dog but let’s see what the PSA test throws up.

I'm really pleased for you Pete. I'm following this thread because it will be good to see how long it takes to reverse the side effects.

Chris

That’s good news. Long may the good news continue. I had my last PROSTAP 3 injection January 3rd, next PSA test 30/9 or beginning of October. 

Well I just joined the ‘last HT jab’ club. My PSA has stayed at 0.08 for the last 2 checks so I’m hoping all is good .

I’m counting down the days till I can feel the HT wearing off. I didn’t really get any physical side effects so I won’t have that to look out for. It’s my mind I want back please 😊. Don’t hear of many on here that get the mental issues with HT, or no one talks about it anyway.

Does anyone recall Mr Angry ? (Iain I miss you) He and I had similar childhoods and both suffered mental issues with HT so it seems its linked to how your brain is already conditioned by any previous trauma.

Iain did tell me that for him it got easier as the HT wore off so I’m hoping and keeping my fingers crossed as there’s no way I want to go back on this stuff....

I don’t think anyone comes out the other side the same as they went in 😳.

Good luck Ido4 and Pete5963, I’m watching your journeys closely 

Oh Chris, so sorry how could I forget your Bi-Polar. 

I asked my counsellor if I’ll ever be normal, she said you weren’t normal before the HT and so the answer is no. She does say I am becoming more like the person I could have been had I not had my childhood issues. Not sure what that means but it sounds interesting 😳😳. I find the journey interesting, especially if I were just a bystander and not the subject ...

Apparently I have suppressed emotions from childhood and so I’m feeling very sensitive as for some reason the HT has caused me to be more emotional. I’m not used to these waves of emotion. I am going back through my childhood adding the emotions I didn’t really have at the time and it’s a journey I can tell you 😳😳.

So I’m hoping that I will come out in the end being more emotional than I was but not so sensitive as I am now. Does that make any sense.

Had to up the Mirtazapine to 45mg . I didn’t want to change anti-depressant so close to coming of the HT.

Also reduced the gap between counselling, which helps. I’m trying this new thingy where you flick your eyes one way. I think it’s for PTSD. We’re also gonna try Mindfulness next.....

The new ME 😆😆. I may be a monster or a pussy cat..........

Thanks for your input guys, much appreciated. None of us on the same road but running parallel to each other.

Shall I post updates on here or do I need to start a new thread ?

Phil.