How long does Zoladex last?
Stan Johnstone
intervals. After two implants which brough my madly escalating PSA from 33.6
down to about 25, and which time I had a course of radio therapy 18 months
ago.
Meanwhile the Zoladex implants continued, and post radio treatment the PSA
dropped below the 0.12 detectable level and has remained at that level ever
since. However because of the side effects, I asked that the Zoladex
implants cease at the beginning of this year (ie 10 months after the radio
treatment) - the total dosage was six implants over a period of some 21
months.
I was told the Zoladex side effects should disappear in 6 to 9 months, and I
"would feel like a new man". Well I haven't felt like a "new man" and I
would be interested in the experience of others who have had the heavy doses
of Zoladex over a short period, and to know how long it took for the side
effects to completely wear off.
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Stan Johnstone
http://member.melbpc.org.au/~stanj/
Honorary Life Member - Melbourne PC User Group, Australia
gerry
it doesn't answer your direct question, may have some benefit to you and
others.
After a very short period of Zoladex injections, all the traditions side
effects took place......loss of libido, erectile failure, loss of body hair,
loss of muscle mass, loss of strength etc, etc,
I hadn't realized the importance to testosterone to my very being as a man,
but the truth came to me very suddenly. For a while I didn't really care.
Loss of libido just goes away and for some reason it isn't missed, because
there is nothing there to tell you how great it was.....and at the same time
we tell ourselves the "option" is even less desirable.
Well, I went this route for years, then said...."there's got to be more to
life than this", and went off Zoladex. The answers to my question of "When
will I see some positive results? went unanswered because very little had
gone on in the profession to come up with anything quantitative. The
responses went from "no idea!" to "length of time could have put
testosterone production out of action...permanently!
Anyway, on we went and about a year later......yahoo! a little erectile
activity......yahoo! my head turned when an attractive (or not so
attractive) female walked by....and then.......yahoo! there were sessions
reminiscent of puberty, when with a lot of imagery, and accompanying effort
an actual orgasm took place. Granted it was dry, not the great gush that
occurred when you were 11, with the accompanying worry about you Mom
noticing the skids in the morning, but also with the same kid like feeling
of recapturing one of the most significant times of your life....it's great!
From there one level of improvement leads to another and you are on your
was.......always hoping, of course that your psa remains low and that you
aren't faced with the decision to go back onto Zoladex......knowing the new
hairy, horny you...enjoying an occasional midnight wank or even better a
romantic encounter with the opposite sex, might have to go back "on the
wagon again."
Life's a bitch!"
Keep us informed, Stan
Gerry
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