On September 19, Gordy inquired:

Excercise the mind. And a couple of meds listed here:

http://www.prostate-cancer.org/education/sidefx/Strum_ADS.html

Regards,

Steve J

Caffeine definitely helps me.  I think walking does as well, but haven't
done enough testing to really know.

On Sep 19, 5:01 pm, alv...@gmail.com wrote:

Gordy...A number of studies suggest that memory loss in men practicing
ADT is more likely due to estrogen loss rather than testosterone loss
(in men, estrogenic compounds are formed from testosterone; hence, no
testosterone, no estrogen).  Estrogen patches concurrent with, or in
place of, your Lupron could be considered.  If you are interested in
learning more see

Therapy Insight: Parenteral Estrogen Treatment for Prostate Cancer-A
New Dawn for an Old Therapy
Jeremy Ockrim; El-Nasir Lalani; Paul Abel
Nat Clin Pract Oncol.  2006;3(10):552-563
this article can be viewed at
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/546361_print

Testosterone loss and estradiol administration modify memory in men
J Urol. 2006 Jan;175(1):130-5
Beer TM, Bland LB, Bussiere JR, Neiss MB, Wersinger EM, Garzotto M,
Ryan CW, Janowsky JS.

and references there in

If you remain interested, discuss these articles / references with
your doc...Best wishes and good health, ron

I would try some things suggested by Steves J and K.

1. Mental exercise.  If thinking is hard, think harder!  This has
been shown to make a difference even for Alzheimer's patients.

2. Physical exercise.  It keeps the blood flowing and moves
more oxygen and nutrients to the brain and everywhere else.

3. Coffee.  Of all the drugs proposed, caffeine is one that
has been used most by the most number of people and has
clearly been shown to stimulate mental activity.  Some of
the others suggested by doctors don't seem nearly as safe
to me and their effects are necessarily well documented.
It also tastes good - at least for those of us who like it.
But I wouldn't overdo it.

I would think the absolute worst possible thing to do is to
tell yourself that there are certain mental tasks you just
can't do any more.  That's a slippery slope that leads to
perdition.

   Alan