prostate enlargement

Men's health
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Hi,

I am writing this post for my father. He is 65 years old person who lives abroad. Recently, he had complaints related with urinary system, and went to a doctor. His doctor told him that he has prostate enlargement at the beginning level. Can you recommend a drug for him? I wanna cargo a drug to him from USA. I think medicine and drug sector is so developed in USA. I will be happy if you recommend a drug or supplement  that I can buy with no prescription.

Thank you.

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Which country is your father ?

I don't think you'll get any responses offering you suggestions. Most people would say only a doctor who has examined your father should prescribe for him.

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What exactly are his complaints?

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Drugs tend to be cheaper abroad than in America

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For me in the beginning doc started me on Finesteride and Flomax. That worked for me for 2 or 3 years.

Jim

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Don't waste your money on supplements. They do nothing for the  prostate.

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I've had decent success with Dutasteride, sold under the brand name Avodart among others.  I've been taking it for ten years.  Size is definitely well controlled.  Symptoms?  Not so much.

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Never allow your father (or anyone else!) to be given Cipro or one of the other fluoroquinolones. Read the discussions under fluoroquinolone antibiotics here on this site to see what I mean.

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Thank you for your response, Pepasan.

He lives in Turkey.

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He told me that he is going to restroom so often at nights.

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I thought that maybe there are more effective drugs in US.

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Thank you for the notification, miriam65408. I am going to tell him to review the ingredients of his drugs.

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Thank you for sharing your experience.

Is Dutasteride a supplement or a drug?

Can I buy it with no prescription?

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Hi lester,

I did some search on the internet, and I learnt that a plant which is called "saw palmetto" is effective to relieve the patients. Recently, I found a supplement which contains saw palmetto in CVS's web site. What do you think about it?

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Thank you for sharing your experience, Jim.

 

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They were doing GL laser in Turkey while only a couple of doctors in England were doing trials of it.

They had banners over main roads advertising it.

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I took saw palmetto for about nine years. I did not stop it from growing from 35grs to 75 grms but it did help with symptoms.

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Hi Hagi,

Here's the thing. Different symptons (diagnosis) require different treatments. So before you waste time and efforts on drugs or supplements that may not be relevant to your father's condition, he needs a proper diagnosis. Ideally, he would see a urologist who would run some tests. One important test is called a post void residual (PVR). It is non invasive and can be done in the doctor's office. Another is called a bladder/kidney ultrasound. Depending on the results, he may want to have what is called a cystocopy.

Going back to his complaint of getting up at night. This is a common complaint but sometimes has nothing to do with the prostate, especially in older men. So even the best drugs for the prostate may not help.

In addition to the doctor tests, suggested above, you could try something at home. Find a plastic beaker that has measurements on it. Have him urinate into the beaker for 24 hours. Each time he urinates, have him write down the time and the amount of urine in milliliters. This is called a void log. Then post the results here. This is a very simple test to rule out another condition, non prostate related, that may be causing him to go to the bathroom at night.

Also, please keep in mind that none of us are doctors here, just trying to help the best we can.

Jim

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Any other symptons. You can google "IPSS Score" and have your husband take the simple test online. Takes just a couple of minutes. It will give you a better idea in terms of what symptoms he has and what treatments may be needed. Again, this is not a substitute for seeing a doctor, but the test is used by doctors to get helpful treatment information. Feel free to report back the results.

Jim

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He also needs to keep a record of his liquid intake