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Muscle tone and tension

Inflammation or infection

Nerves (peripheral)

Sympathetic and autonomic nerves

Pain processing

Hormones

Structure

Bladder and bowel function

Sleep and mood

What it means for you

Alpha blockers is aimed at bladder or bowel function and the sympathetic (autonomic) nerves. Relaxes smooth muscle at the bladder neck and prostate by acting on sympathetic signals: aimed at urine flow.

  • Nothing you ticked is aimed at bladder or bowel function.
  • Nothing you ticked is aimed at the sympathetic (autonomic) nerves.

3 questions worth asking the clinician suggesting it

  1. Nothing aimed at bladder or bowel function has had a fair trial yet. What would a fair trial of Alpha blockers look like: how long, and what result would count?
  2. Nothing aimed at the sympathetic (autonomic) nerves has had a fair trial yet. What would a fair trial of Alpha blockers look like: how long, and what result would count?
  3. What would tell us Alpha blockers is working, and when should we stop if it isn't?
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