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Celexa Uroxatral Interaction

Health Encyclopedia: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Medications

Medications

The two primary drug classes used for BPH are:

Alpha-blockers. These drugs relax smooth muscles, especially in the urinary tract and prostate. They include terazosin (Hytrin), doxazosin (Cardura), tamsulosin (Flomax), and alfuzosin (Uroxatral). Alpha-blockers help relieve BPH symptoms but they do not reduce the size of the prostate. The can help improve urine flow and reduce risk of bladder obstruction. They are often the first choice, especially for men with smaller prostates.
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...larger prostates, according to a 2006 study in the Journal of Urology.The alpha blocker alfuzosin (Uroxatral) slows the progression of BPH and improves lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) but does... Read more »

Depression Medications, Antidepressants, Suicide Risk

...(Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), paroxetine (Paxil, Asimia, Seroxat), fluvoxamine (Luvox), citalopram (Celexa, Cipramil), and escitalopram (Lexapro, Cipralex). There are no significant differences... Read more »

Bipolar Medications

...Reuptake Inhibitors. Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as fluoxetine (Prozac), citalopram (Celexa), sertraline (Zoloft), and paroxetine (Paxil), are sometimes used to treat bipolar... Read more »

Alcoholism: Medications

...alcoholism. They include fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), paroxetine (Paxil), citalopram (Celexa), and fluvoxamine (Luvox). Studies indicate that these antidepressants may reduce cravings... Read more »

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