Description
How do I take Avodart?
The active ingredient in Avodart is dutasteride. Avodart comes in capsule form taken orally. One capsule should be taken daily with or without food or as directed by your doctor.
Side effects
All medicines do have side effects associated with taking them however not everyone will suffer from them. All medication will come with side effect information from the manufactures. It is also best you talk to your doctor if you have any concerns as they maybe able to change the dose you are currently taking or change medications. Common side effects include:
- Dizziness
- Headache
- Decreased sex drive
- Breast sensitivity
- Erection problems
Please see your doctor for more information and to check if the medication conflicts with any existing medical conditions or medications you are currently taking.
Can I buy Avodart online?
First you need to obtain a valid prescription through an online consultation to purchase Avodart as it is a prescription medication. This is a free and short consultation from the privacy of your home. This replaces the face-to-face consult you would normally have with a doctor. Once you have been approved the medication will be sent out to you.
Maeztro –
Been on it for a week and so far I really have seen improvement. Have middle lobe enlarged prostate. Have had symptoms for probably 20 years but mid-lob diagnosis was not found out until a sonogram of the prostate. No side effects so far. Sex drive seems to be okay. Was worried about that one. Now instead of going to urinate 1-2 times an hour I now go about once every 4 hours! Huge improvement.
Drugs.com Reviewed September 6, 2010
Don Jay –
I am 68 and have been using Avodart and Tamusolin together now for about a month. A serious side effect suffered is extreme difficulty obtaining an erection and/or ejaculation. A minor side effect has been light-headedness. At my age the serious side effect does not really bother me but being light-headed is a concern in my employment as a transit driver. I believe the Tamusolin is the light-headedness culprit but my doctor does not want me to continue it much longer.
Drugs.com Reviewed June 29, 2011
ts590 –
I have been taking Avodart for about a year now, it has improved my night urinating, but I really do not like the decreased sex drive and ability to achieve a full erection and decreased semen output.
Drugs.com Reviewed September 30, 2012
1tqd –
I am 65 years old and have been on Avodart for one year. My PSA had increased at a rapid rate to 3.6. Biopsy was benign. Frequent urination was of course an issue. My PSA dropped almost by 50% in the first 6 months. My sex drive is non existent and if I can get a partial erection I am able to have a small ejaculation. Cialis will sometimes work. The most dramatic side affect has been that I now have an almost full head of hair. Prior to the Avodart therapy I was pretty bald on top and thinning on the sides. My barber has been amazed, as have I.
Drugs.com Reviewed December 26, 2012
Slimjim joe –
Been on Avodart for 3 months now. 0.5mg a day. Don’t have to urinate as often. Have regrown almost a full head of hair. Libido and ejaculation are still in working order. Although I take an aromatose inhibitor to help combat having low DHT and high estrogen. For those who have libido issues this may be the culprit as DHT is known to help regulate estrogen in men. Having little DHT will result in an increase of estrogen and low sex drive.
Drugs.com Reviewed January 25, 2013
66 year old –
I have been on this for 2 years. It has shrunk my enlarged prostate so I no longer have discomfort, and I urinate a little less often at night. Most importantly, I am able to postpone prostate reduction surgery. Sexual side effects same as others have noted. Now developing some breast tenderness. I take this with an alpha blocker as well.
Drugs.com Reviewed November 27, 2013
Helmut Harnisch –
After 15 years of Prostate Problems many Biopsies. PSA 139 had acute Urinary Retention and Catherised (not getting Catheter in, bleeding. Put on Duodart slight Improvement, nocturnal from ten times to about 4 to 5 times, very dizzy.
Drugs.com Reviewed November 15, 2014
jpozenel –
In eight months my PSA went from 11.2 to 5.0, to 3.8. I was taking it late in the evening and felt terrible muscle and joint pain throughout the night. If I take it about noon and drink plenty of coffee and water, the nighttime pain goes away. I really don’t feel it during the day when I’m active. I guess that when I take it at night it stays more concentrated and doesn’t get out of my system. I’m getting some thickening of hair at the back of my head, though not drastically thick. It definitely reduces your sex drive. Orgasms can still be felt but not as intense with very little if any semen production. I also take Flomax twice a day. I’m sleeping much better now with far less frequent trips to the bathroom.
Drugs.com Reviewed October 21, 2015
Randall Jay –
Been taking Flomax and Avodart together for about 18 months. They work very well (no more frequent urination unless I drink 2 large teas or coffees) and no side effects whatsoever so far (other than “reverse ejaculation” from the Flomax which is actually a bonus).
Drugs.com Reviewed September 8, 2016
Nick187 –
Urologist was hesitant to put me on this because my young age. He did. First two months were rough. Decreased energy and sex drive.After this my testosterone levels actually sky rocketed and I got muscular and lost body fat and sex drive went into hyper drive.Hair regrowth was minimal but body hair was drastically decreased. Oh and my prostate shrunk drastically and my PSA is below 1 (0.9).I was put on this after floxmax didn’t work to fully evacuate my bladder . My BPH was causing bladder void incompleteness which caused UTI. It took Avodart 2 mths. to stop this where many medications failed.
Drugs.com Reviewed October 13, 2016
lownacldiet –
Been on Avodart for 2 years now, have been on Testosterone Replacement for 15 years, have seen a gradual improvement with urinary tract symptoms, (difficulty urinating, low flow, trouble starting). Continue to have prostitis, pelvic pain, dribbling. Avodart symptoms, no libido, erectile dysfunction, loss of penile sensation, low semen flow, depression (when I first started medication). Used to have High Libido but now have No Libido. Thank Goodness for understanding SO with a “Hands on Approach”. 60 years old.
Drugs.com Reviewed April 8, 2017