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"Temujin" <steve@heckmantube . com > wrote in message
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> I had the same reaction to Avodart - complete loss of libido, poor
> erections, retro, all within a couple of days of starting it. I quit
> it after a couple of months with no BPH syptom relief, and had only
> partial return of libido, etc. There were some very old posts on this
> NG that said these side effects of Avodart were permanent, and my
> experience seems to bear that out. I wound up with low testosterone,
> and I think the Avodart may have contributed to that, since it raises
> E2, which is converted from testosterone and drives the T down.
> Anyway, if you are having these symptoms, I would get off the Avodart
> immediately, if having a sex life is an any way important to you. And
> the low T and high E2 make you weak, tired, and foggy-brained in
> addition to the sexual effects. If you're not having BPH symptoms, the
> 80 gram prostate isn't that big a deal. You can always get a PVP if
> you start having problems.
>
> On 25 Jan, 14:01, "Boomer" <Boomer1...@comcast . net > wrote:
>> I've been reading this ng off and on for about 7 years. I have BPH, I
>> had
>> TUMT about 5 years ago, so far I've had no problems with flow and it
>> seems
>> to have worked pretty well. My prostate continues to become larger and
>> larger. I don't remember the size of my prostate, I think 80 grams (?)
>> Does
>> that seem feasible? My PSA's have pretty much been all over the place
>> from
>> the 4's up to 9. I was using Saw Palmetto until I heard it can give false
>> low readings. Since I've stopped using it, my PSA's have been in the 6
>> area. I've had 4 biopsies, they've all come back clear. My uro put me
>> on
>> Avodart a month ago to, hopefully, shrink my prostate. Since then I
>> can't
>> seem to maintain an erection for more than a couple minutes. It's almost
>> impossible for me to have an ejaculation. I don't like this at all. My
>> uro
>> advised against using Viagra and the other ED meds due to Ischemic Optic
>> Neuritis which I was diagnosed with 4 years ago. I wasn't aware of the
>> connection between Viagra and ION until recently. I haven't talked with
>> my
>> optometrist about the possibility of Viagra being the cause of the ION,
>> although I'm due to see him in a couple weeks. .
>> Is this a common reaction to using Avodart? Is there any hope of
>> regaining
>> the ability of getting an erection? Are there any other options to
>> raising
>> an erection without the use of Viagra and it's counterparts? Is the pump
>> a
>> viable option? It's not exactly a spontaneous thing. I'm aware of the
>> injection method, but the expense hardly seems worth it. I'm very
>> up-front
>> with my uro, I'm not shy about asking him anything and everything,
>> although
>> I haven't talked to him since starting Avodart. I see him every 4
>> months,
>> next appt is in April.
>> IS MY SEX LIFE OVER? I'm "only" 60 years old. I'm not ready for a life
>> without sex.
>> Comments anyone?
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