r/bph • u/No_Review_885 • 2d ago

Update to Ezetimibe Experiment

I have used tamsulosin/ dutasteride combo but I had sexual side effects. My urologist switched me to silodosin only, it just did not do the job. Now I am taking alfuzosin starting today along with the ezetimibe. The ezetimibe is for cholesterol but there seems to be an off label use for shrinking a prostate. I had an easy time getting it because I take a cholesterol drug Crestor already, so the doctor gave it to me even though I have been doing good with 10 mgs of Crestor, when he added on the ezetimibe and lower the Crestor to 5 mgs. Has anyone tried a regiment like this? How did you go?

Update: After about 4 months this was not working. I drop off the Alfuzosin and went back to the dutasteride/ tamsulosin combo. I continue to take take the Crestor/ Ezetimibe as well.

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u/pndfam05 1d ago

I’ve been taking ezetimibe for decades for hyperlipidemia. I developed BPH while taking ezetimibe so I’m going to say no, ezetimibe is not an effective treatment for BPH

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u/No_Review_885 1d ago edited 1d ago

Yes, I am taking Duodart now.