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POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF HORMONE-BLOCKADE DRUGS
The side effects of hormone blockade are similar whether the treatment is being used as an adjuvant treatment for early stage tumours or as a palliative measure for advanced cancers. Some of these effects may appear early on while others may only appear after a year or more of treatment.
Alcohol intolerance (with Casodex and Eulexin); Anemia; Anxiety or depression; Arthritic symptoms; Appetite loss; Blood in urine; Breast swelling and tenderness (gynecomastia); Cholesterol and triglyceride increase; Constipation; Diarrhoea (eulexin); Disturbed sleep; Drowsiness; Dry mouth; Emotional instability (esp. Crying); Feet or lower legs, swelling of (peripheral edema); Flatulence; Flu syndrome; Hair: decrease in pubic and axillary hair; facial hair grows more slowly; Headache; High blood pressure (hypertension); Hot flushes; Hyperglycemia (high blood sugar ); Impotence (during the period of treatment and some months after); Indigestion; Itching; Insomnia; Liver problems; Memory loss; Methemoglobinemia (a crystallization in the blood); Nausea; Nocturia (need to urinate frequently at night); Nervous and twitchy legs; Osteoporosis; Pain: abdominal, back, chest, in right side; Pressure: feeling of extreme pressure in head; Prickling sensation on the skin; Shortness of breath; Testicular atrophy (shrinking) & soreness; Sweating; Weight gain (weight gain may continue for a while after treatment); Weight loss.
The following symptoms may reflect serious problems and if they occur, medical attention should be sought immediately:
Bluish lips, fingernails, or palms of hands; Dizziness (extreme) or fainting; Fatigue, weakness; Pain: bone, joints, pelvic; Numbness, coldness, or tingling of hands or feet; Infections; Rash; Urinary incontinence; Urinary tract infection; Vomiting; Weak and fast heartbeat; Yellow eyes or skin.
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