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John - 07 Jul 2003 02:35 GMT

Anyone have any experience with Avodart? I recently went to my GP to
get an annual physical. I've been taking Proscar for about a month, I
rec'd a Rx for it from my urologist after visiting him for kidney
stones (which turned out to be 'false kidney stones' - it hurt like
crazy but I didn't pass anything and nothing showed up on xray). But
my GP says there's a new drug, slow working but works in about 1/2 the
time as Proscar, and if it works right, shrinks the prostate 20% or
more, as opposed to 15% for Proscar. So I asked my urologist about it,
he says he's happy to try me on it, but it has only been out a short
time and doesn't have the track record of Proscar. So I said, let's do
it. My insurance pays for both (he wasn't sure if it would pay for the
new drug). Anyone's experiences with it would be helpful. -John-

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Richard F. Somer - 23 Jul 2003 19:52 GMT

> Anyone have any experience with Avodart? I recently went to my GP to
> get an annual physical. I've been taking Proscar for about a month, I
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> it. My insurance pays for both (he wasn't sure if it would pay for the
> new drug). Anyone's experiences with it would be helpful. -John-

I had a sonogram of the prostate last month to measure any shrinkage
from Adovart. And lo! it had shrunk by about 25 percent. So it works. I
am taking Flomax as well. Dr. Te says that the two work together in the
shrinking process. Go for it, John.

Dick

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Jan H - 07 Oct 2003 08:21 GMT

>> Anyone have any experience with Avodart? I recently went to my GP to
>> get an annual physical. I've been taking Proscar for about a month, I
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>am taking Flomax as well. Dr. Te says that the two work together in the
>shrinking process. Go for it, John.

That's very good news! Maybe you or somebody else can answer this
question for me:

What to do after obtaining the maximum result, say after a year or so.
Does that means that you can stop the medication and that the prostate
starts its natural growth again, as it did before using Avodart?
Or will there be an accelerated growth until the prostate has its
original bigger size again?

Jan

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Mike - 02 Nov 2003 14:17 GMT

>>> Anyone have any experience with Avodart? I recently went to my GP to
>>> get an annual physical. I've been taking Proscar for about a month, I
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>Jan

I'd be alert to any other side effects.
Particularly, watch for premature ejaculation
and erectile quality.

Regards, "Mike"
-- mikeellison3xxxatzzzyahoo.com --

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Don J H - 05 Aug 2005 02:27 GMT

I have been having a problem with BPH for a long time. My Urologist suggested
that surgery to reduce the size of the prostate was needed. I cannot go
under anesthesia for any surgery due to my heart condition .
Is Avodart safe for someone like me?

Don H
Fair Oaks, Ca.

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