I've been taking Silodosin and Dutasteride together for three months. Can I now continue with Dutasteride 0.5mg Capsule alone to shrink my prostate?

Asked by Male, Age 74 · 59 days ago

Srishti Bhukta

Srishti Bhukta

B. Pharma

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Combination therapy with an alpha-blocker like silodosin and a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor like dutasteride is often used together at the start, because dutasteride takes months to shrink the prostate while silodosin relieves symptoms faster. Stopping silodosin after three months and continuing dutasteride 0.5mg alone can work for some men, but it really depends on how your symptoms and prostate size have responded so far. Please don't make that switch on your own your doctor will want to reassess you before deciding it's safe to drop the alpha-blocker.

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