my bph experience

[Blindbeggar83]

I just wanted to share this as sometimes it feels like I’m alone or maybe some people can relate to this but anyway I just thought I’d share my experience.

I’m 41.

I started developing BPH symptoms towards the middle end of 2022 when I noticed I was struggling to empty my bladder before bed. After going, I would find myself straining to get the last bit out 10 minutes later. - I had been taking 500 mg of vitamin b3 Since February 22.

I upped the dosage for two weeks in 2023 two 3000 MG a day over a two week period. I went into full retention which required a catheter..

the capital was taken out after two weeks and everything was fine so I started taking vitamin B3 again, again after two weeks could fill something wasn’t right with my urine flow.

for the next 6 to 8 weeks, I could not pass urine standing up at all. I found myself wanting to go to the toilet almost every half an hour- even with my bladder empty.

The straining I’ve put myself through, was equivalent to childbirth. On two occasions, I strained so hard my vision went black.- for some reason and I don’t know why it just didn’t occur to me that there is no urine in my bladder. It was probably the most frustrating time of my life.

In the months that followed, and I don’t know whether this was psychological or not, but it was as though I had my bladder on timer. If I didn’t pass every two hours, I would be in retention.

For most of the year, I’ve forced the situation for me to pass urine every three hours.

I have been on tamsulosin since September, and while I can pass urine in standing, I don’t feel the need to go when I wake up- small a case of knowing I should do than feeling the need to go.

It’s only this week when I have literally realised keeping my brain on a timer isn’t even helpful. Yesterday, alright didn’t pass you in for four hours.- and even then I didn’t feel the need to go, despite my bladder being full.

last week I was told I have a heart murmur- I am linking that with the amount of straining I done, hopefully scans will be clear.

[Blindbeggar83]

just to add, I had a ultrasound last week. It appears my prostate has shrunk by 9mm 🤔

[Omniscient1]

Hi , I had an enlarged prostate, and had to pee every hour, but that reduced my capacity, I could never not dribble it out. I resigned myself just to not peeing much. Tamsulosin worked for a while, and sounds like it's having positive effects for you. Ultimately you may need some sort of op.

[LondonB]

have you spoken to a urologist about urolift to tack back the prostate if blocking urine flow?

See my earlier posts / replies.

No negative side effects.

[Norwich1]

Why were you taking the huge doses of vitamin B3? The recommended daily dosage is 16.5mg per day and a lot of that may come from your diet. Large doses of B3 risk liver damage.

[Blindbeggar83 in reply to Norwich1]

Got glaucoma, some doctor published trial results which show high doses to be effective. So went from 500mg for over 16months to 3000mg over 2 weeks.

I’m interested to know why my prostate has shrunk- didn’t think tamsulosin did that.

[Blindbeggar83]

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