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Reviewer: reptileplus, 55-64 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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dont take this poison, it has very bad side effects, and they are permanent, memory loss, fatigue body aches, very high blood pressure ,and a lot more and they are permanent
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Reviewer: Doug, 75 or over Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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Prostate removed 2001; Gleason score 7. PSA zero until 2013, when it started to increase. Started quarterly Lupron injections mid-2013. Testosterone and PSA have been zero since then. Fatigue, awakening every 2-3 hrs. at night to urinate and hot flashes are difficult, but overall I consider myself lucky. Daily Vitamin E seems to help hot flashes. Libido and urinary retention were affected by my pr
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Reviewer: russ, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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has helped prostate cancer side effects terrible. hives are on going hives since may 30 very debilitating, had them all over body ears eyes mouth. can nonger take for my cancer
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Reviewer: 65-74 Male on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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Reviewer: Expat, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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4 1/2 yrs after da Vinci radical prostatectomy PSA started to rise from <0.01 to 0.5 to 0.9 (possible mis-read as it was 0.6 a day or two after the 3 month shot a month ago. Now after the first month it is down to <0.01 with another test in a month just prior to probably starting radiation. Injection was below and behind hip (side of buttock). Next day it felt like a bad bruise but no pain a
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