HT hot flushes

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Posted 14 Jul 2019 at 22:23

Hi there,

My dad has recently started his HT before commencing radiotherapy in September but is experiencing awful hot flushes. Does anyone have any tips on how to help? Thanks in advance

User

Posted 15 Jul 2019 at 01:22

Hi Laura,

There are a few drugs which can help, but none are without side effects of their own. He should contact his oncologist (or specialist nurse if he has one allocated). Acupuncture is also claimed to help by some people. Some support groups arrange these for free or low cost for cancer patients.

Which HT drug is he on?
If it's 150mg bicalutamide, is he on tamoxifen too, and if so what dose and since when?
Tamoxifen isn't usually given for hot flushes, but I heard recently it seems to work for some people too. (It's given to prevent breast growth, mainly due to bicalutamide.)

User

Posted 15 Jul 2019 at 11:27

You can try an "ice cool sweat towel" which you can get from well known online retailers. They stay cool for 2-3 hours it may help.

Roy

User

Posted 15 Jul 2019 at 17:40

John had sage tablets from Holland and Barrett

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

User

Posted 15 Jul 2019 at 17:41

And cotton / natural fibres are much better than man-made, whether that is for clothing or bedding

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

User

Posted 15 Jul 2019 at 18:14

4 years of not so good to quite a few years after whilst they abated.

All good advice above on self help. What helped me most was accepting when it starts there is not much you can do. So try to accept it and try to relax, I know not easy, but the duration and severity eased somewhat from then on.

Ray

User

Posted 15 Jul 2019 at 22:45

Been on the beach in Portugal and hardly noticed them but at home in the winter it's a horrible feeling.

Guess it's being better than being dead.

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