Hi all,
I started treatment last month for stage 4 prostate tumour after 4 months on hormone injections.
After one week I had to stop due to inability to sleep. I could not even rest at night with a strange tremor sensation in my feet. I have since read that this is known as Restless Leg Syndrome.
I do take other medication for severe spine pain and associated stress but prior to the Apalutimide I had been sleeping well enough.
I am interested if anyone else has experience, or knowledge, of this. The medication packet here in Czech does not mention this side effect and my oncologist simply looks at me with a confused look🙄.
I will start again on the medication tomorrow but at a lower dose (2 tablets rather than 4). My guess is that the combination of meds resulted in some sort of chemical shock although this is just my own guess.
Sleep is not just important for me, it is vital. One year sleeping well is preferable than 5 years of exhaustion. No question. I imagine many of you understand.
Thanks in advance for any information or advice,
Eoghan