Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hormone replacement therapy => Topic started by: gwenamos on February 26, 2009, 07:22:55 AM Return to Full Version
Title: Flutamide
Post by: gwenamos on February 26, 2009, 07:22:55 AM
Post by: gwenamos on February 26, 2009, 07:22:55 AM
Hi all,
Has anyone had any experience with flutamide? My doctor prescribed it to me as an anti-androgen at the end of December and I've been on it since (along with estradiol and spiro that I've been on for a year and a half now). Lately though I've been feeling more testosterone-y than I have in quite a while and I'm wondering if the flutamide could have something to do with it. I plan to ask my doctor about it but I'd also like to hear about other' experience with the drug. Thanks!
Gwen
Has anyone had any experience with flutamide? My doctor prescribed it to me as an anti-androgen at the end of December and I've been on it since (along with estradiol and spiro that I've been on for a year and a half now). Lately though I've been feeling more testosterone-y than I have in quite a while and I'm wondering if the flutamide could have something to do with it. I plan to ask my doctor about it but I'd also like to hear about other' experience with the drug. Thanks!
Gwen
Title: Re: Flutamide
Post by: paulault55 on February 26, 2009, 09:33:12 AM
Post by: paulault55 on February 26, 2009, 09:33:12 AM
Gwen, Spiro is an anti-androgen why is he giving you Flutamide which is another anti-androgen, you should need one or the other but not both unless your T levels are still way too high. Flutamide does raise T levels but the extra T is converted to E, and has more side effects than Casodex which doesn't. Yes i would ask him why he is giving you two anti-androgen's. I only take Spiro and my T level is less than 30.
Paula.
Paula.