Medicines to avoid if you have benign prostatic hyperplasia
Some medicines can make urination difficult.
- Avoid nonprescription antihistamines, decongestants (including nasal sprays), and allergy pills.
- Avoid prescription medicines such as antidepressants, water pills (diuretics), and pain medicines (narcotics).
- Avoid testosterone, including gels, implants, or injections.
- Check with your doctor or pharmacist about the side effects of the medicines, supplements, or herbs you are taking. If urinary retention is listed as a side effect, ask your doctor whether there are other medicines you can take that do not have this side effect.
| Author: | Monica Rhodes | Last Updated: March 24, 2008 |
| Medical Review: | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS - Urology/Oncology | |
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