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Rapaflo Vs Alfuzosin

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Dr. G.Srinivasan MD

I am 76, have taken two apo- alfuzosin 10 mg pills per day along with oneproscar pill for ten years--works fairly well but causes loss of lidido and sinus congestion. Would rapaflo be better? my present ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. G.Srinivasan ( Urologist)
Dr. P. T. Patil MD

avodart 3 times a week, alfuzosin 10 mg daily and prostavar 3 tablets daily. Prostavar is naturals for bph abd has saw palmetto etc. I am ok with my urination. I tried to stop alfuzosin but that did not work ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. P. T. Patil ( Urologist)
Dr.  BR Hudda MD

Was taking alfuzosin for 10 years, BPH, started having problems with insomnia , dizziness , exhaustion. Stopped alfuzosin 2 weeks ago. Still dizzy, especially standing up. Also, a UTI was diagnosed 2 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. BR Hudda ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.    Muhammad Sareer Khalil MD

BPH on Rapaflo 2 years, good results. need to stop Rapaflo for 10 days becouse interaccion with Clarithromicin for H.Pylori treatment, , any suggestions to prevent possible urinary retention? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai MD

I am on Rapaflo 8mg 1X day, just started to use 500 mg of Metformin 2 X day. My glucose # has not come down. Is this due to the excess urination caused by Rapaflo? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai ( Endocrinologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Suryakanta Baraha MD

i have BPH and my Doctor gace me Rapaflo for treatment and my wife still want nus to have one child does Rapaflo affect fertility? Does Rapaflo Affect Fertility? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suryakanta Baraha ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Indu Kumar MD

My Dad was taking Flo max 0.8then was changed to rapaflo. Since being on Rapaflo, he has had 4 back to back UTI s. Could it be that the Rapaflo does not help with urinary retention? The only reason he ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Indu Kumar ( Radiologist)
Dr. Prasad MD

ureter . My urologist prescribed alfuzosin but i am also hypertensive taking losartan 25mgs (half). When i first took alfuzosin, my bp dropped to 90/60. My cardiologist suggested to stop losartan while i m ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prasad ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Arnold Zedd MD

I was recently taking Rapaflo and Finesteride, and my uralagist told me that I could discontinue the Rapaflo. Should I be concerned about my symptoms returning. My recent PSA was 2.2 The symptoms ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arnold Zedd ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

I had been taking free samples of rapaflo for 3 weeks, seemed to work in reducing nighttime ... make any sense that Rapaflo is better or is there some other random factor ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)