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Posted by Reggie BoStar on May 26, 2006, at 18:02:50
In reply to Re: Trouble urinating on various meds? » Reggie BoStar, posted by Larry Hoover on May 25, 2006, at 7:29:16
> > > I have no idea how old you are but an enlarged protrate requires a doc to insert the catheter with a different type of cathether. Love Phillipa
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> > Today my Cymbalta dose goes from 30 to 60 mg/day. I'll soon find out if that's the problem. Thus far I don't have much to report on Flomax; it seems to help a little, but that could be a placebo effect. Fortunately I don't have to pay for the first batch, because it's a sample kit.
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> > Take care,
> > Reggie BoStar
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> Reggie, I am seriously concerned that you are going ahead with this dose increase. Your doctor's orders are not gospel. How much adverse effects are required before you will question what is going on here?
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> Saw palmetto has entered Western medicine as an effective drug. Somehow, even doctors have begun to approve of a mere herb. There is no reason whatsoever to endure prostate enlargement.
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> Lar
>Hey Larry,
That's a good idea. I hadn't thought of Saw Palmetto. I'm going to give it a shot to see what happens. How long does it typically take to start working?Thanks,
Reggie BoStar
Posted by Larry Hoover on May 26, 2006, at 23:48:27
In reply to Re: Trouble urinating on various meds? » Larry Hoover, posted by Reggie BoStar on May 26, 2006, at 15:26:29
> > Saw palmetto has entered Western medicine as an effective drug. Somehow, even doctors have begun to approve of a mere herb. There is no reason whatsoever to endure prostate enlargement.
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> > Lar
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> Hey Larry,
> That's a good idea. I hadn't thought of Saw Palmetto. I'm going to give it a shot to see what happens. How long does it typically take to start working?
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> Thanks,
> Reggie BoStarI swear I noticed a change right away, but they say it might take six to eight weeks.
I'd take it for three months, and then stop and see what happens. If symptoms return, stay on it afterwards.
Best of luck with it. It almost always works.
Lar
Posted by Reggie BoStar on June 7, 2006, at 18:33:00
In reply to Re: Trouble urinating on various meds? » Reggie BoStar, posted by Larry Hoover on May 26, 2006, at 23:48:27
Hey Lar,
I either forgot to ask you about dosage, or lost that info along the course of being redirected to this board.I'm taking the Brooks Pharmacy house brand, which claims to contain 320 mg standardized "Serenoa repens" extract per softgel. The recommended dosage is two softgels per day, so the total dose is 640 mg/day. I see that Dr. Weil has recommended about half this dose for whatever reason.
Also, I haven't called my urologist yet for his opinion on this herb. Who knows what his take will be?
Reggie B
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