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Can Long Term Use Of Alfoo Cause Side Effects?

Posted on Sat, 8 Aug 2015

Question: I TAKE ALFOO10MG 1 YEAR,IS THEIR ANY SIDE EFFECT,HOW LONG IT WILL BE TAKEN,IS THEIR ANY SEX PROBLEM..WHEN I STOP ALFOO THEN MY URINE PROBLEM IS STARTED AGAIN..SO TELL THE SOLUTION

Answered by Dr. Dr. BR Hudda (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
It causes various side effects, please provide more information

Detailed Answer:
Hello
I had gone through your question very diligently and I will try to help you out in best possible way

Alfoo( Alfuzosin) relaxes the muscles in prostate in case of benign prostatic hyperplasia and helps in voiding of urine.

It causes various side effects like postural hypotension, drowsiness, blurring of vision and gastrointestinal disturbances
long term use may cause erectile dysfunction.

Here I would like more information to guide you better
Since you long you are taking it?
Have you seen doctor or ordered any investigation, if yes than please upload me the reports
Any other relevant medical history like diabetes or other metabolic disease

Please revert back to me with these details so that I will be able to tell you even more accurately.
Best wishes

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj