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Hi all I'm on lupron for about 7 months side effects are not too bad except bone thinning. Lumbar is now giving lot of trouble scans all negativ PDA in jan. . Was .2 I'm going to change to casodex. I'm also on finasteride. Q. Is ther a waiting period before I start casodex or can I start right away I'd love to hear from you I'm seeing urologist on mar. 10. Thanks for all ye are doing sincerely john a
My urologist had me going on Casodex at the same time I started 6 months of Lupron. He said the Casodex was to counteract the initial spike in testosterone from the Lupron.