Elderly people taking Finasteride usually can’t stop, need to take it for a long time, so as to inhibit prostate hyperplasia, if stopping the drug may lead to the rebound of the condition.
Finasteride is a 5 alpha reductase inhibitor, often used in the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia, can reduce the size of the prostate, if the elderly suffering from prostatic hyperplasia, need to cooperate with the doctor to take finasteride, helps to reduce the prostate hyperplasia caused by related urinary symptoms, such as urinary diversion, urinary urgency, night urination, etc., and most of them need to be taken for a long time.
If elderly patients with prostate enlargement stop taking Finasteride, the prostate will increase in size again, which will lead to a rebound of the condition.
Finasteride medication should be noted that allergic to the drug components are prohibited, after the use of the drug may appear ejaculation disorders, semen volume reduction, skin rash and other adverse reactions, if the adverse reactions are obvious, you need to stop the medication and consult a doctor in a timely manner.