DOXAZOSIN vs FINASTERIDE

Yesterday I got an injection of ropivacaine and clonidine between the L2 and L3 vertebrae on the right side only. It definitely worked. In preparation for the block, I stopped taking doxazosin the day prior, in order to induce more symptoms on the day of the block than I normally experience. Indeed,

Yesterday I overcame my biggest fear: general anesthesia and surgery. This is my story hopefully it helps someone out there. I canceled my laparoscopic bilateral inguinal hernia repair, twice. The first time was approximately 10 years ago when I was a lot more asymptomatic. The cancelation was pure

I've written this following the format of [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/HoLEP/comments/1ib03og/holep_procedure_january_22_2025_a_positive/) by [u/Mysterious-Employ-68](https://www.reddit.com/user/Mysterious-Employ-68) - it flowed nicely and covered the major points nicely. Thanks for establis

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I'm not sure where to go exactly. And I don't think my doctor or therapist fully know what's going on. I feel like I have to figure what's going on all on my own. So I'm fuckign exhausted. I worked my ass off and at the age of 25 ( 3 years ago) I finally got a job. No more distraction and that meant

Hi! Throwaway because reasons. I'm not sure if this is the right sub, but I'm trying to get just basic information regarding typical progression of a situation I'm experiencing. In my scenario, there is a 75 y/o male (140lb at last check) who has severe cervical spinal stenosis that has progressed

I understand the reasoning and logic behind it, but does it really change any prescribers habit? I see a ton of geriatric patients at my retail pharmacy who take a lot of these older medications with the high sedation side effects just because they're cheaper. Things like: Hydroxyzine/Promethazine D

There's a company developing a formulation for tamsulosin (direct release sachet) targeted at older men with dyshpagia (trouble swallowing) in long term care facilities. Is there really a market for such a formulation? I would think the overlap largely applies to patients already catheterized and wh

My 29-year-old (male, 5.10 inch, 180 lb, non smoking, no medical history before), husband started taking hair loss medications from Hims, which contained finasteride (1.3 mg), minoxidil (3 mg), biotin (2.5 mg), vitamin B5 (11 mg), vitamin B6 (2.5 mg), and vitamin C (100 mg). After just five days on

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78M, height 183cm, weight 58kg, white, primary complaint death. Cause of death given as acute subdural haematoma. Suffered from a TIA exactly two years before he died and suffered from high blood pressure as well as prostate issues. Medications he was prescribed (but I cannot say what he was actuall

I'm an RN and something that happened at a facility where I used to work has been bothering me... We had a couple of long-term patients on finasteride and anastrozole and the nursing staff were required to crush these meds (with a silent knight in the med room) and administer via PEG tube. When I fi

27, male, 160 lbs, 5'8", no fever from what I can tell Please see photo in comments I take Adderall and dutasteride (5-alpha reductase inhibitor, more potent than finasteride) for hair loss, it has been associated with non alcoholic fatty liver. I use nicotine pouches. I had a painful blister on m

I’m in my early twenties and fortunate enough to not have any problems with my health. As I get older, however, I understand there a number of issues I could face where the solution is, “well, if you had started 20 years ago...” So I’m looking for the sort of minor things I can start doing that I’l

We currently dissolve the tablet in 20ml SWIFI and give it one hour. This obviously is getting old. Any recipes out there with longer BUD

28 year old male, 85kg, 172cm. No recent changes in diet when symptoms started, minimal cancer risk factors. Drink socially, perhaps once or twice monthly. Not diabetic. No recurring medications other than finasteride and a multivitamin. For the last 18 months, months I've experienced fatty/floating