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Prostate cancer: Do you experience hot flashes from hormone therapy?

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Hi everyone,

Hope you're doing well today!

Hot flushes are a common side effect of hormone therapy for prostate cancer, especially for those on LHRH agonists or anti-androgens. In fact, up to 80% of men on these treatments experience them. For some, the flushes improve over time, but for others, they continue throughout the course of treatment.

They can range from a few seconds of feeling warm to hours of intense sweating. You might feel flushed in your face, chest, neck or back, and sometimes you’re left feeling cold and drained afterwards. At night, they can also disrupt sleep and leave you feeling exhausted.

Do you get hot flushes during your hormone therapy?

What do yours feel like: mild, moderate, or severe?

Have they affected your daily life or sleep?

Have you found any ways to manage them?

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Whether you’ve had them for a while or you’re just starting hormone treatment, your experience could really help others know what to expect and how to cope.

Take care,

Somya from the Carenity Team 🌼

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17/04/2025 at 23:11

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Still getting the hot flushes and now just had my 11th session of radiotherapy, not as many nor as bad, at there worst my tee-shirt would be soaked and my head being bold would be dripping with sweat, only help I found was to find somewhere cold. Luckily no major side effects from the radiotherapy apart from now starting to get very tired


Prostate cancer: Do you experience hot flashes from hormone therapy? https://www.carenity.co.uk/forum/other-discussions/living-with-prostate-cancer/prostate-cancer-do-you-experience-hot-flashes-from-hormone-therapy-5685 2025-04-17 23:11:05

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25/04/2025 at 21:21

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Yes I've had the hot flushes, quite bad at times, so much so I have to kick all the bedding off due to getting to hot and in day times the sweat will pour out , being bold it just runs down my neck and back, still happening now had 15 radiotherapy sessions , I mainly try and wear light weight clothing and lose fitting. They do say taking sage helps, not tride yet myself. I just remind myself think of the end goal.


Prostate cancer: Do you experience hot flashes from hormone therapy? https://www.carenity.co.uk/forum/other-discussions/living-with-prostate-cancer/prostate-cancer-do-you-experience-hot-flashes-from-hormone-therapy-5685 2025-04-25 21:21:29

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