Hi Group!

Here I am a new "kid on the block" and I have all of these questions. Thanks for the help you have already given me in clearing up some of them.

I know that this is a natural prostate treatment group andyou use natural therapies but have any of you at one time been, or know of anyone who has been,  on Lupron? I am concerned about its many serious, side effects.. The Lupron package has a long list of warnings.. In light of my husband's advanced PCa, Lupron is not a treatment of choice but, for the present,  a necessity.It is my hope that in the near future myu husband can switch over to  Prostasol.

 I have to acknowledge that  Lupron, together wiyth Cassodex) brought my husban'ds PSA level down very quickly.. Now that he has been on Lupron alone, there was a slight rise in his PSA last month. This concerns me.

From my researach I got the impression (I might have the facts all wrong) that Lupron signals the pituatery to block production of hormones. I  don't think  it can <selectively>  tell the <pituatary> to <only<  shut off estridiol and testosterone production without also <> other systems of the body. I see changes. He is becoming anemic. This is one of the side-effexcts of Lupron. Each new blood test shows a drop in hemoglobin, another side effect of Lupron.  His hair and skin have become dry. I think his thyroid is being affected.

What has your experience been?

Thank you for respondng to my concerns.

Ksenija.

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