Signs and Symptoms

How do I know if it’s BPH?
BPH symptoms can change how you live. They can mean you’re always looking for a bathroom. They can keep you from traveling. They can be painful. For many men, getting up at night is what drives them to see a doctor. Other men are motivated by different troublesome symptoms.

Common Symptoms of BPH

Before UrinatingBefore Urinating
 
  • Feeling like you always have to go, day and night

  • Having to go urgently

  • Waking up 2 or more times at night to go

While UrinatingWhile Urinating
 
  • Trouble starting

  • Slow stream

  • Hard to go

  • Flow starts and stops

  • Burning sensation

After UrinatingAfter Urinating
 
  • Can’t stop dribbling

  • Never feel done


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Important Safety Information

CARDURA XL is used to treat the symptoms of enlarged prostate, or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). It is not meant for women or children.

CARDURA XL is not indicated for hypertension.

Do not take CARDURA XL if you had reactions to terazosin or prazosin, or if you are allergic to any of the ingredients in CARDURA XL.

Talk to your doctor if you have ongoing constipation, or liver problems.

Like other drugs in its class, CARDURA XL may cause low blood pressure at first. This can make you dizzy, especially when getting up from sitting or lying down. Until you find out how CARDURA XL affects you, avoid situations where this could cause injury. Eye complications during cataract surgery have occurred in some patients who take, or have taken, alpha blockers like CARDURA XL. Before taking CARDURA XL, prostate cancer should be ruled out.

The most common side effects of CARDURA XL are headache, dizziness, cold or flu, fatigue and back pain.

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