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What Are The Side Effects Of Terazosin?

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Posted on Thu, 2 Feb 2017
Question: how do this medicine affect my prostate?
terazosin hcl 5mg
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (56 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
It relaxes smooth muscles of prostate and improve symptoms

Detailed Answer:
Hi and welcome to HCM.

This is used for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). This relaxes smooth muscles of prostate and improve symptoms. There is usually a rapid response, with approximately 70% of patients experiencing an increase in urinary flow and improvement in symptoms of BPH. It may also reduce hypertension. It may have some unpleasant but rare side effects,such as nausea, fatigue, impotence or headache.

Feel free to ask further.

Wish you good health.
Regards
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What Are The Side Effects Of Terazosin?

Brief Answer: It relaxes smooth muscles of prostate and improve symptoms Detailed Answer: Hi and welcome to HCM. This is used for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). This relaxes smooth muscles of prostate and improve symptoms. There is usually a rapid response, with approximately 70% of patients experiencing an increase in urinary flow and improvement in symptoms of BPH. It may also reduce hypertension. It may have some unpleasant but rare side effects,such as nausea, fatigue, impotence or headache. Feel free to ask further. Wish you good health. Regards