Anxiolytic agents for prostatitis
Examples
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Anxiolytic medications may reduce pain in the same way they reduce anxiety.
Why It Is Used
These medications are prescribed for men with prostatitis to:
- Relieve the pain associated with chronic prostatitis/pelvic pain syndrome, noninflammatory.
- Relax tense pelvic floor muscles associated with chronic prostatitis/pelvic pain syndrome, noninflammatory.
- Relieve anxiety associated with chronic pelvic pain syndrome, noninflammatory.
How Well It Works
These medicines can help relieve pain caused by chronic prostatitis/pelvic pain syndrome.1
These medications can reduce or manage anxiety caused by long-term symptoms of chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
These medications can help relax tense pelvic muscles.
Side Effects
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference is not available in all systems.)
What To Think About
These medications may be used in combination with alpha-blockers, which relax the muscles in the prostate.
These medications do not cure problems with anxiety that may have contributed to prostatitis. Curing an underlying problem with anxiety may require counseling with a psychiatrist or psychologist.
This class of medications can be habit-forming. Long-term use of these medications to treat a chronic health problem is not usually recommended.
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| Author: | Monica Rhodes | Last Updated: December 27, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS - Urology/Oncology | |
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