Prazosin vs Tamsulosin
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| Prazosin is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Prazosin belongs to a class of medications called alpha blockers. It works by relaxing and widening blood vessels so blood can flow more easily. | Tamsulosin is used in men to treat the symptoms of an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia-BPH). Tamsulosin is known as an alpha-blocker and works by relaxing muscles in the bladder and prostate. Relaxing these muscles helps to relieve symptoms of BPH such as difficulty in beginning the flow of urine, weak stream, and the need to urinate frequently or urgently (including during the middle of the night). | |||
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| Add Prazosin review This drug has stopped my night terrors and nightmares. Helped me sleep sometimes. Although it has given me incontinence which I really hate and also I am unable to achieve orgasm anymore. I don't know for sure if this drug is causing it but I think it is because of it being a blood pressure thing. So am thinking of stopping it altogether due to these side effects. Its not worth it peeing in my bed every night and no sex drive anymore. I have suffered for 4 years with PTSD/nightmares until prescribed this drug. I have been taking this medication for 5 months at a dose of 7.5 mg. at bedtime. The nightmares are not as vivid and an able to cope much better. I do, however, have dizziness/lightheaded spells on occasion that I have to be cautious of. | Add Tamsulosin review Scared me the first time I used this medication because my doctor didn't warn me that the immediate side effect is retrograde(dry) ejaculation. I thought I had messed something up permanently. That sent me straight to the Internet for information. The side effect was temporary and only lasted a couple of weeks. I am completely normal now. I do have kidney stones and they get trapped at the pr ... This medication does help with urination but I have these side effects from it. Back pain, Dizzy, Feeling weak, Problem with any ejaculation, Blurred vision and a Sensation of spinning or whirling. I need my doctor to find me something else to use. I am taking this medicine for last 4 years.I am enjoying sound sleep. Before starting this medicine frequency of urinating in night was 4-5 times. Now it is reduced to 1-2 times. I only afraid of its long use? | |||
