Common prostate drug may help prevent Parkinson's disease

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While scientists still don't know what causes Parkinson's disease, new research shows an association between a drug that some men take for an enlarged prostate condition and a reduced risk of developing the illness.

A team led by scientists at the University of Iowa, working in collaboration with researchers in Denmark and China, found that the drug terazosin and similar medications may have the potential to prevent or delay this debilitating neurodegenerative condition.

https://www.upi.com/Health_News/202...elp-prevent-Parkinsons-disease/1081612825003/
 

I took Tamsulosin for BPH for many years, but I don't
know if it is akin to Terazosin, the names change when
you cross a border.

Mike.
 
Pappy said:
I still take Tamsulosin for BPH, and have for a long time. I don’t know either Mike.
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I don't take it any more Pappy, I had a procedure
in 2017, a PAE, (Prostate Arterial Embolisation), this
shrunk the prostate by more than half, so I got off
the tablets.

Mike.
 
Nathan said:
I would like to hear from those of you that took Tamsulosin:
1.were you satisfied with the results / was it effective?
2.were there undesirable side effects?
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It is effective, but I have occasional dizziness using it. Overall, I am satisfied since it helps me sleep longer periods at night. There is a big difference between 3 or 4 hours of continuous sleep and having to get up every hour. The dizziness I can deal with as it largely happens when I am getting out of a chair.
 
Nathan said:
I would like to hear from those of you that took Tamsulosin:
1.were you satisfied with the results / was it effective?
2.were there undesirable side effects?
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I took it for about 14 years Nathan.

1. Yes I was satisfied with the results, I carried some in
my pocket in case I forgot to take it at breakfast time.

2. I have no memory of side effects, although when I
changed doctors, I was told that I should not have
been taking them for so long, but no reason other than
it was unusual for anybody to be on them for so long.

Without them, I would be dead, drowned sort of in
urine.

If you need any more send me a PM.

Mike.
 
Pecos & Mike thanks for your replies. In checking on Tamsulosin's side effects there were numerous effects that I might not care to experience:

dizziness,
lightheadedness,
weakness, drowsiness,
headache,
nausea,
diarrhea,
back pain,
blurred vision,
dental problems,
sleep problems (insomnia),
abnormal ejaculation,
decreased sex drive,
runny or stuffy nose,
sore throat, or
cough.

The insomnia side effects was my main concern, already struggling with that.

Another concern I have is from reading this ncbi.nlm.nih.gov article that cites a study concluding that Tamsulosin may increase the risk of dementia in older men with BPH.

Well modern medicine is a 'work in progress' and as patients we are part of the research effort(lab rats).
 
My take on side effects is that they are possible,
but not guaranteed, some people have reported
these in the past, if their tablets carried all of the
ones in that list Nathan, then nobody would take
them and no doctor would prescribe them.

Mike.
 
Nathan said:
Pecos & Mike thanks for your replies. In checking on Tamsulosin's side effects there were numerous effects that I might not care to experience:

dizziness,
lightheadedness,
weakness, drowsiness,
headache,
nausea,
diarrhea,
back pain,
blurred vision,
dental problems,
sleep problems (insomnia),
abnormal ejaculation,
decreased sex drive,
runny or stuffy nose,
sore throat, or
cough.

The insomnia side effects was my main concern, already struggling with that.

Another concern I have is from reading this ncbi.nlm.nih.gov article that cites a study concluding that Tamsulosin may increase the risk of dementia in older men with BPH.

Well modern medicine is a 'work in progress' and as patients we are part of the research effort(lab rats).
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One of the things that I have been doing for the last six months is pulling that capsule apart and pouring out part of the contents so that I don't get the full dose. My goal is to get weened off of the stuff gradually. I do see a reduction in the dizziness by doing this. I may be impacted by some of the other listed symptoms, but they are way overshadowed by the Lupron hormone shots that I have had because of prostrate cancer. That should start to diminish in a few more months since I have completed that part of my treatment. I will have a better ability to assess the impact of Tamsulosin when I get beyond those shots.

There is no easy win here.
 
Pecos said:
prostrate cancer
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Best of luck to you Pecos. Prostrate cancer runs heavy in my family from my mother's side-grandfather, all 4 of my mother's brothers, and my brother. So far my PSA tests are reading within the 'normal' range. I'll be 69 this year, I guess the probability of prostrate cancer will get progressively higher as I age.
 
I feel for you Pecos, I would hate to get that kind of news.

Nathan, just tell yourself that you refuse to get it.

I used to speak at patients meetings to encourage them
to be positive and that BPH although uncomfortable is
controllable with drugs and procedures.

Mike.
 

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