Should I Take The Galantamine,4 Mg As Prescribed By The

Posted on Sun, 14 Oct 2018

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Question : Should I take the galantamine,4 mg as prescribed by the neurologist?

The reason I am asking is because I a have been taking Tamsulosin 0.4 mg. This medication was prescribed because I needed to push too much to urinate. I have no side effects from it.

The neurologist said, as I recall, the galantamine would increase the urination in the beginning but would normalize in a while. Do the two medications contradict each other?

Follow up: Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (4 minutes later)

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Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
You can take them both.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor service.
I read your query and here is my advice.

Galantamine can block your bladder making it more difficult to urinate.
Tamsulosine relaxes the muscles of bladder.
Galantamine may give you more frequent urinations in small amount but will get better as time goes.
They affect bladder in different ways but don't interact with each other.
You can take them both and Tamsulosine relives the side effects of galantamine on bladder.

Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.

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