Did a short intense cardio session this morning. Have not been feeling up to par since Friday evening. I visited the Doc on Friday afternoon and he put me on FLOMAX for my BPH.
BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia) is also known as enlarged prostate, but the enlarged prostate itself is not really the problem. The trouble is that the urethra, the tube that carries urine from your bladder out of your body, passes right through the prostate. As the prostate grows, it applies more and more pressure inward, on the urethra, which causes the urinary difficulties associated with BPH.
A word on what BPH isn’t: BPH is not prostate cancer. BPH does not cause prostate cancer, nor does it increase your chances of developing prostate cancer. However, BPH and prostate cancer can have similar symptoms, so check with your doctor. Only your doctor can tell if your symptoms are due to BPH and not another condition such as prostate cancer.
FLOMAX is approved to treat male urinary symptoms due to BPH. Only your doctor can tell if your symptoms are due to BPH and not another condition such as prostate cancer. Common side effects of FLOMAX are runny nose, dizziness and decrease in semen. A sudden decrease in blood pressure may occur upon standing, rarely resulting in fainting.
I feel like I have a head cold with the runny nose and some dizziness and just an overall feeling of being out of it. I have been taking the FLOMAX in the morning. I may need to switch to taking it at night.
Looking forward to a reduction in the frequent urniation issues I have been having. I just hope that these side effect start to go away.
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