One piece of research that struck home to me appeared in Prostate Cancer International a couple of weeks back. Simply titled ‘Depression in Men on ADT’ , it reports a VA study confirming the observed link between depression and ADT. While the study may pose more questions than it answers, I personally endorse Mike Scott’s advice that … “there should be no shame associated with depression after a diagnosis of prostate cancer (regardless of how you may get treated or managed).” In many cases this is a physiological response to the change in brain chemistry caused by the ADT treatment. In my own case, I felt very fortunate that my experience allowed me to recognize the symptoms of depression and adjust my medication accordingly.
Onward & upwards, rd