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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate BPH / June 2009Avodart With Proscar ?
Hello, Have been taking Avodart now for about 5 months. Jury still out if it is helping. Had tried Flomax previously, but didn't seem to help. Anyway, was speaking to my Cardiologist today, and he mentioned that although he isn't a Urologist, he's heard that a combination of Avodart with Proscar has proven to be the most effective. Anyone have any thoughts or opinions on this ? Thanks, B. >Have been taking Avodart now for about 5 months. >Jury still out if it is helping. >Had tried Flomax previously, but didn't seem to help. >Anyway, was speaking to my Cardiologist today, and he mentioned that >although he isn't a Urologist, he's heard that a combination of >Avodart with Proscar has proven to be the most effective. >Anyone have any thoughts or opinions on this ? Get a new cardiologist! Obviously this one can't even look up the PDR. ******* Proscar: PROSCAR* (finasteride), a synthetic 4-azasteroid compound, is a specific inhibitor of steroid Type II 5?-reductase, an intracellular enzyme that converts the androgen testosterone into 5?-dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Avodart: AVODART is a synthetic 4-azasteroid compound that is a selective inhibitor of both the type 1 and type 2 isoforms of steroid 5?-reductase, an intracellular enzyme that converts testosterone to DHT. [the ? in the above is because the Greek "alpha" doesn't translate well into the current character set and I'm too lazy to investigate further.] ********* IOW combining the two would be like taking both Prozac and Effexor (both SSRI's) for depression. What he's probably heard is that combining [ONE of either Avodart OR Proscar] AND one of the alpha-1 antagonists (Flomax, Uroxatral, etc) is supposedly more efficacious, in fact there are some (dubious) studies asserting this very point. Personally I'm unconvinced that such a combination is of general use which is to say that there may be small minorities for whom this combination will provide relief. IOW, YMMV. >>Have been taking Avodart now for about 5 months. >>Jury still out if it is helping. [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >well into the current character set and I'm too lazy to investigate >further.] If you need Greek letters, you can find most of them in a Math font or Symbol font. Chris >********* > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >small minorities for whom this combination will provide relief. IOW, >YMMV. >Have been taking Avodart now for about 5 months. >Jury still out if it is helping. SNIP >Anyone have any thoughts or opinions on this ? I'm going to step into this sideways. AVODART tends to cut the PSA by about half. Make certain you get DRE to confirm what is going on internally, and that you watch for trends in your PSA. Pca can sneak up on you if you are not careful, in spite of the docs telling you "you"re fine" when looking only at your PSA numbers Hello: What is "DRE" please ? What is "Pca" ? BTW: if the normal psa test is so distorted, what do most folks request from their MD in it's stead as being "good" to have ? Much thanks for reply and help. Appreciate it very much. Bob ---------------------------------------- >>Have been taking Avodart now for about 5 months. >>Jury still out if it is helping. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > of the docs telling you "you"re fine" when looking only at your PSA > numbers on 12/24/2008 9:37 AM (ET) Robert11 wrote the following: > Hello: > > What is "DRE" please ? > Digital rectal examination (uro sticks finger up your a.s to feel the prostate). > What is "Pca" ? > Prostate Cancer > BTW: if the normal psa test is so distorted, what do most folks request > from their MD in it's stead as being [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > >  SignatureBill In Hamptonburgh, NY In the original Orange County. 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