I have BPH and I am on Flomax. I keep seeing ads about Avodart being able to shrink the prostate. Is this true?
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Q: I have BPH and am on Flomax. Can Avodart shrink the prostate?
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5/15/08 10:51am
Hi Dale Conrad,
You can read about Avodart here in the drugs database. Here is more information on Flomax. Avodart shrinks the prostate by reducing the hormones that is responsible for the prostate growth. Flomax shrinks the prostate by relaxing the muscles in the bladder neck and prostate. Avodart lists several side effects, one of which is impotency, Flomax does not list impotency as a main side effect. Your doctor has prescribed the medication he thinks will treat your particular condition the best.
While online sites are great places to get information, they can not take the place of your doctor's care and advice.
Stay in touch and let us know how you are doing!
Vicki M
8/ 1/09 6:23pm
Avodart states daily use usually takes 3 to 6 months for symptoms to improve, my Doctor had said up to a year. I have been taking it orally daily for 15 months and still have to urinate frequently, often hourly but also up to two hours at times. Avodart to me has not helped my problem. I will be asking my Doctor soon to advise with respect to Vesicare and Flomax.
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