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Are there drugs as effective as alpha blockers in treating enlarged prostrates?
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∙ 15y ago
Alpha blockers seems to work the best and there are many. If you don't like the drug your doctor has put you on then please discuss this with your doctor and try another Alpha blocker drug. Doxazosin (Cardura); Phentolamine; Tamsulosin (Flomax); Terazosin It may also be advisable to get a blood test for FREE testosterone and estrogen levels (yes, men have estrogen), especially if older than 45 and in andropause. Elevated estrogen levels (over 100) can indicate the need for Arimidex 0.5mg three times a week to reduce the estrogen in the system partly caused by a re-cycling of testosterone to estrogen.
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