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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate BPH / August 2004Use of Avodart
I read the recent thread on Avodart. I am 72, have BPH, am now getting up 6-7 times during the night, ruining my sleep. My regular doctor (internal medicine) gave me enough samples for 5 weeks. He mentioned it takes about this time for any effect. I am at the point of deciding to fill my perscription. At 5 weeks, I notice no effects, no change. I realize people are different, and it may be too soon for judgement. Any commments about how long it may take to see some effect, and side effects that show up? No disrespect intended, but I am very surprised by what your doctor told you. (I am NOT a doctor or a medical scientist, but have been reading widely about BPH ever since I was diagnosed.) In many cases Avodart and Finasteride (both inhibit DHT) take a long time to work...6, 8 MONTHS, sometimes more than a year--you may react better/faster?? Even GPs know that, or they ought to. If you are getting up 6 to 7 times a night why in the world didn't your doctor also prescribe alpha blockers such as UROXATROL, FLOMAX, CARDURA OR HYTRIN which relax the urinary tract and allow emptying of the bladder? You may want to ask him both questions, one more time. Best of luck to you. > I read the recent thread on Avodart. > I am 72, have BPH, am now getting up 6-7 times during the night, ruining my sleep. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Any commments about how long it may take to see some effect, and side effects that > show up? > No disrespect intended, but I am very surprised by what your doctor told > you. (I am NOT a doctor or a medical scientist, but have been reading [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > >>show up? Thanks for the info. I filled my perscription- that is spendy. My GP did, several years ago, give me Flomax samples. While I noticed NO effects, I looked it up and the potential side effects cancelled my interest in it. |
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