Muscle relaxants for prostatitis

admin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:00:19 +0000

Examples

Flexeril, Valium, Skelaxin

How It Works

These medications relax muscles throughout the body. They are believed to work because they calm both the central nervous system and the muscles. These medications may make you sleepy.

Why It Is Used

Muscle relaxants may be used to treat pain caused by chronic prostatitis/pelvic pain syndrome, inflammatory or noninflammatory.

How Well It Works

The use of these medications to treat prostatitis has not been carefully studied. However, doctors find that these medications are often helpful, especially for men with chronic prostatitis/pelvic pain syndrome, noninflammatory.¹

Side Effects

The side effects of these medications include:

Drowsiness.
Dry mouth.
Urinary retention.

Prescribed medications and erection problems

admin — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:59:30 +0000

A number of medications are associated with erection problems (erectile dysfunction). Let your doctor know if you are taking any of these medications. If they are affecting your ability to have an erection, your doctor may be able to modify the amount you take or find an alternative.

Medications with a high incidence of causing erection problems include:

Leuprolide acetate (Lupron), which is used to treat prostate cancer.
Flutamide (Eulexin), which is used to treat prostate cancer.
Clomipramine hydrochloride (Anafranil), which is used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Naltrexone hydrochloride (Trexan), which is used to treat alcohol dependence.

Other medications associated with erection problems

Drug type	Examples
High blood pressure reduction	propranolol (such as Inderal) metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol XL) atenolol (such as Tenormin) methyldopa (such as Aldomet) nifedipine (such as Adalat, Adalat CC, Procardia) amlodipine (such as Norvasc) clonidine (such as Catapres)
Diuretics	hydrochlorothiazide and metoprolol (such as Lopressor HCT) chlorothiazide (such as Diuril) hydralazine (such as Apresoline) spironolactone (such as Aldactone, Spironol) triamterene (such as Dyrenium) acetazolamide (such as Diamox) chlorthalidone (such as Hygroton, Thalitone) hydrochlorothiazide (Carozide, Diaqua)
Antidepressants	nortriptyline hydrochloride (such as Aventyl HCl, Pamelor) amitriptyline (such as Elavil, Endep, Vanatrip) imipramine (such as Tofranil) phenelzine (such as Nardil) isocarboxazid (such as Marplan) tranylcypromine (such as Parnate) fluoxetine (such as Prozac, Sarafem) paroxetine (such as Paxil) citalopram (such as Celexa) escitalopram oxalate (Lexapro) fluvoxamine (such as Luvox) sertraline (such as Zoloft)
Antipsychotics	thiothixene (such as Navane) perphenazine (such as Trilafon) chlorpromazine (such as Thorazine) thioridazine (such as Mellaril) fluphenazine (such as Permitil, Prolixin) haloperidol (such as Haldol) risperidone (such as Risperdal)
Hormones	luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analogues (such as Zoladex, Lupron) estrogens
Cholesterol-lowering	gemfibrozil (such as Lopid) niacin (such as Nicolar, Nicotinex)
Anticonvulsants	phenytoin (such as Dilantin) carbamazepine (such as Carbatrol, Epitol, Tegretol) phenobarbital (such as Solfoton)
Cardiovascular	digoxin (such as Lanoxicaps, Lanoxin)
Ulcers and heartburn treatment	cimetidine (such as Tagamet) famotidine (such as Mylanta AR, Pepcid) nizatidine (such as Axid AR, Axid Pulvules) ranitidine (such as Zantac) metoclopramide hydrochloride (such as Reglan)

Other medications that may have an effect on erections include medications for:

Hepatitis C or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), such as interferon alfa-2a or recombinant (Roferon-A).
Parkinson’s disease, such as levodopa (Sinemet).
Nausea and vomiting, such as prochlorperazine (Compazine) and promethazine (Phenergan, Promethegan).