Q: What is the risk of women taking Uroxatral?
Doc gave it to me to relax urinary tract muscles to help pass kidney stone. All info on it says ” women should not take it”. It is prescribed for male prostate issues to help relax urinary tract muscles to help them urinate easier. Why shouldn’t women take it? What is the risk?
A: It probably just says women should not take it because they haven’t done a lot of tests on how it affects a pregnant woman. The FDA is pretty strict about pregnancy issues and since Uroxatrol is normally for dudes they can get around that by just
Tadarich saying “not for women.”
Q: What are the risks of women taking the drug Uroxatral?
My doc gave it to me to help pass a kidney stone, but the articals about it all say “women should not take it”, but nothing says WHY women shouldn’t take it. It says its to help male prostate issues, to relax the urinary tract muscles to make it easier to urinate. I really need to know what is the risk of me, a woman, taking this med.
BS Firesport. I would appreciate a real answer, PLEASE.
A: Ask your Doctor why it was given to you if it is not supposed to be taken by women and get another Doctors opinion. Make sure you drink at least eight 8oz glasses of water or more a day to help it pass.
Have you read “Water: For Health, for Healing, for Life: You’re Not Sick, You’re Thirsty! “(Paperback) by F. Batmanghelidj and he has other books about why water is so important.
Q: Uroxatral has anyone used this for enlarged prostate?
Im in my 20s and have an enlarged prostate. My urologist put me on Uroxatral. Has anyone ever taken this? What results did you see?
A: I tried Uroxatral but it seems like Flomax gave me better results when I was having prostate issues. The nice thing about Uroxatral was that I did not have the side effects that Flomax gave me, mainly headaches and dry ejaculations.
Both drugs take a while to work. The advice my urologist gave that seemed to help was to take the medicine 30 minutes after the LAST meal of the day.
By the way, my original diagnosis was prostatitis, but my updated diagnosis is chronic pelvic pain syndrome, so I just take the Flomax when I am having urinary/prostate symptoms.
Good luck with your treatment!
Q: Are there any other drugs like Uroxatral that can be used to help with a tight sphincter in the urethra?
A: in the uk this is called Flomax(UK),Iincrediblyidly effective , i belive the generic is called tamsulosin hydrochloride(UK),You must be Male for this to work,they are alpha adenagenic blocking drugs.Orgasms,you will not enjoy them,you will *ome in your bladder (retrograde ejaculation) but you will not be in danger of retention,an emergency,where the bladder does not empty,thus the kidneys get put under pressure with old waste.That would require a supra-pubic catherter,a stab straight into your bladder-then a catheter plumbed straight into it,it’s (done whilst awake,in my case).beuty of tamsulosin, is you can stop the drug for a few days and have good sex,but if you elect for a bladder neck incision like i did,you feel like you are on tamulosin all the time.Sexually that puts 25 years on you,but + side,no more surgery,its simple,your not taking drugs,you learn new ways to stimulate yourself,with some input.Its very difficult emotionally to go through and men tend not to get much help with emotions,we are meant to deal with it.
Q: what is the difference between flomax and uroxatral?
A: Both drugs are once-daily alpha blockers for increasing urine flow for patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). While they are in the same class of drugs, they definitely have different chemical makeups.
However, what’s probably most important to a patient is which drug is efficacious and which is safe. There is nothing that would suggest one drug is more effective than the other, but based on the official clinical trial data, Uroxatral seems to have a far lower rate of side effects than Flomax. Just for example, Uroxatral reported that 5.7% of patients on the drug experienced dizziness, whereas Flomax had 14.9%.
It is important to note that different drugs work differently in some people, so someone may take both drugs and have dizziness from Uroxatral but no dizziness from Flomax. It is important to talk to your physician or urologist about which drug may be best for you. Best of luck.
Q: Uroxatral + alcohol?
I read the guidelines on the package, but they seem to be non-specific. Anybody have experience with drinking while taking Uroxatral? Thanks for any input.
A: it taste good
Q: Why shouldn’t women take the drug Uroxatral?
My doc gave it to me to help me try to pass a kidney stone, but everywhere I look it up says ” Women should not take it” but it doesn’t say why. WHY NOT? What is the risk? Does anybody know?
I know its for male prostate problems. I was told to take it to relax the muscles of my urinary tract in order to possibly more easily pass a kidney stone. Thats fine but when I look it up it says women shouldn’t take it. What is the issue with women taking it. What will happen if I do take it?
A: when i looked at information for it, i found that the drug treats an enlarged prostate. Women do not have a prostate, so it would not work for us.
Q: What does Uroxatral do?
Its a medicine, and i found a pen that says that on it, but i don’t know what it does! Just curious.
A: Uroxatral is a prescription medicine that is called an “alpha-blocker”. Uroxatral is used in adult men to treat the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Uroxatral may help to relax the muscles in the prostate and the bladder which may lessen the symptoms of BPH and improve urine flow.
Q: benefits of uroxatral?
Started this drug (uroxatral) today. Can any one tell me how effective it is?
A: Uroxatral or Alfuzosin is an alpha blocker used to treat BPH. It works well on the receptors of the urinary tract that relaxes the smooth muscles allowing increased urinary flow. It is reported to be very effective but of course not every medication works for every patient.
Q: My doc gave me UROXATRAL for BPH,know anything about it??
Does it affect blood pressure,etc etc
A: First off I was given the same thing stopped taking it
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I got dizzy as hell
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I changed over to the herb Saw Palmetto about 5 years ago
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an I no longer have to get up every 20 minutes while trying to sleep at night
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I now only get up when I have to and even then I have an erection
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That is the bodies shut off valvue to the pee time need
Q: Uroxatral was prescribed for a kidney stone. Was this correct?
A: It is helpful in benign prostatic hypertrophy, not in kidney stone.
Please check-
http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/druginfo/uroxatral.HTM
Q: Avodart, Flomax, & Uroxatral for BPH (Enlarged prostate)?
If you have an enlarged prostate and a Dr has described one of these medicines do you have to take them for the rest of your life? And don’t say ask your Dr. I forgot to ask him. Anybody have any experience with these meds? My Dr gave me Uroxatral. I did not like the long list of side effects of Avodart and Flomax. Thanks
A: Call on the phone and talk to the nurse if she’s free for a minute. If it were only one med. I would say talk to your pharmacist, but this is getting complicated. You should either find a new doctor with a better “bedside manner,” or if necessary go for another appointment.
Q: What could cause the ejaculation of semen to be restricted somewhat and a weaker urinary stream?
I have noticed upon ejaculation a lot of my ejaculation does not come out but rather has to be squeezed out, and my urinary stream is weak. These two symptoms must be related, what could be causing this? And What are treatment options?
Doctor suggested a tight sphincter, and prescribed Uroxatral, but it didn’t really help.
A: Prostate troubles make it more difficult to urinate, and the prostate is also involved in “propelling” semen. This is EXTREMELY common among men older than 30. It’s not that big a deal if it gets a little bit inflamed. You can ask your doctor to check it out.
Cranberry juice is good for your prostate. Also, take a Men’s vitamin every day as they have lycopene and possibly other prostate health supplements.
Q: What could be causing a blockage in the pathway that carries semen/urine?
I have noticed upon ejaculation a lot of my ejaculation does not come out but rather has to be squeezed out, and my urinary stream is weak. These two symptoms must be related, what could be causing this? And What are treatment options?
Doctor suggested a tight sphincter, and diagnosed Uroxatral, but it didn’t really help.
A: The urine thing could be a kidney stone but you would be in a lot of pain. It might take a little while for you medication to kick in. Go to a different doctor if this one isn’t on the ball. You would be surprised how many “stupid” doctors there are. Solving problems and memorizing text are two different talents.
Q: Semen getting obstructed on way out, weaker urinary stream, what could be the cause?
Doctor said tight sphincter muscle and prescribed Uroxatral, but didn’t help too much. Any other possibilities?
