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I was on Lupron Depot for 1 year, it took about 18 months to recover. Recovery depends on each individual. See if your doc will do Testosterone with your PSA tests. My T never did recover and is still 25% low.
Joe
I've been on Lupron on and off for 48 months. My first break it took about 4 months till I was anyway near normal and continued to improve for 12 months until I had to go back on Lupron (and Casodex). Unlike the first time I started Lupron, It only took 2-3 weeks after I restarted treatment to quickly resume the libedo associated symptoms. On my second vacation from treatment, the recovery time was about twice as long as the first and just barely long enough to enjoy the cardnal pleasures until I needed to restart treatment because of rising PSA. I always enjoyed vacations, but vacations from the cloud of drugs beats 'em all
I had a 4 month Lupron injection in May 08 which resulted in a total treatment time of 22 months. In March 09 a T-test showed testosterone above "castrate" but still way below normal levels. In August 09, I found myself pausing to gawk at a gorgeous woman at the market. It dawned on me then that I had recovered as it had been some time since looking at women had crossed my mind.
Even though some of my treatments are permanent, I manage to get by quite well with Cialis.
