Casodex (bicalutamide) Side Effects, Uses Dosages
Side Effects for Casodex (bicalutamide)
I would not recommend this drug
Extreme soreness in nipples, significant weight gain, sleeping problems and serious bouts of depression.This is after receiving 8 weeks of radiotherapy.All in all can't wait to stop taking this drugPSA is zero but have had a prostatectomy
When I first started taking it I had hot flashes but they went away,boobs grew and we're sore
We're sore,I stopped for 4 months and soreness and hardness went away
Enlarged breasts, sore nipples.hot flushes .
It is helping me to live, and that is the main thing.I also had radiotherapy for a month.
Extreme fatigue..sore nipples..right breast growing..severe ed
I hate this drug but it is keeping me alive..in last 2 months however my psa is rising already at 22.6 as of last week..doctor wants to up dose to 150mg daily I'm not wanting to do that but again it is keeping me alive
aching,tender nipples, enlarged breasts, hot flashes.
Stopped taking after one month.
I have had no side effects that I can contribute to Casodex since I am taking other medicines that might be causing the weakness and lack of energy. The other medicine, imipraine, seems to be the major cause of my weakness. I also had an orchiectomy (castration) and that didn't help either. All in all I praise the Lord that I am alive and can still get about.
When I started taking casodex my PSA was 0.6. Now it is less than 0.2. I watch my liver "numbers" since I have also had hepititis B and have a core antibody resulting from that. So far so good.
I have had not side effects that I can contribute to Casodex since I am taking other medicines that might be causing the weakness and lack of energy. The other medicine, imipraine, seems to be the major cause of my weakness. I also had an orchiectomy (castration) and that didn't help either. All in all I praise the Lord that I am alive and can still get about.
When I started taking casodex my PSA was 0.6. Now it is less than 0.2. I watch my liver "numbers" since I have also had hepititis B and have a core antibody resulting from that. So far so good.
Hot flashes, but they are diminished. Urinary frequency, but diminishing. Sore knees! Sudden onset of arthritis, osteoporoesis? AHHH!
after 4 months of 50mg breasts began to swell and real sore behind nipples....penis shrunk with severe ed...2wks to go on treatment and hope things improve
I had a 23 PSA & a 9 Gleason T3a--Score after LRP surgery and 60 days after surgery my PSA was 0.35 and should have been less then 0.20. I was put on 100 mg of casodex per day, after 30 days my PSA reading was <0.05 a very acceptable level. I am now on 50mg daily and should be taken off the medication in 6-9 months. I do recomend it.good luck.
loss of muscle tone,sex drive,and all male traits. have had depression and i think this drug sucks.
CASODEX (BICALUTAMIDE): Bicalutamide is used with another drug (LHRH-type such as leuprolide, goserelin) to treat prostate cancer. This medication works by blocking the action of male hormones in the prostate, slowing the growth of cancer cells. This medication should not be used in women and children. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)
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