Some men will find that sleep is less frequently interrupted if they reduce their fluid intake in the evening prior to retiring. If, after consultation with a physician, it is determined that an enlarged prostate is the most likely culprit, Proscar will decrease prostate size and may improve symptoms. I am 80 and get up once at night to urinate. There is a definite relationship between the development of bladder stones and prostate enlargement. These microscopic crystals formed from calcium and uric acid salts do not cause a problem as long as urine flows continuously from the kidney to the bladder and out of the body.
Stones can cause chronic inflammation within the bladder and lead to recurrent infections.
The timing of ingestion of Hytrin and Proscar relative to each other is unimportant. Hytrin is a drug that relaxes prostate smooth muscle by interfering with smooth muscle stimulation. These side effects occur because Hytrin affects other alpha receptors in the body, not just in the prostate. Thus, if improvement in voiding symptoms does not occur with Hytrin and the dosage cannot be increased, tamsulosin is an alternative. Proscar shrinks the prostate by 20 to 30 percent by reducing levels of a potent androgen within the prostate cell.