Re: avodart and rheumatoid arthritis

Frank Annunziato wrote:
"Pete" <pete@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Frank Annunziato wrote:
I have been on Avodart since October 2005. A month or so ago, I was
diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. My rheumatologist said that he
had experience with other men on prostate medicine who developed
rheumatoid arthritis. I did a little research and found that at the
University Hospital Regensburg in Germany scientists are looking at
the role of reduced levels of androgens and the development or
rheumatoid arthritis. see www.hon.ch.News/HSN/526027.html
The research article is published in the June 2005 issue of the
Journal of Arthritis and Rheumatology, which I haven't been able to
get my hands on. Any of you have any knowledge of the role of
Avodart, or other prostate medicines and arthritis?
Thanks,

Frank...I just checked the package insert for avodart and did not
see any adverse reactions pertaining to arthritis (please check it
yourself, in case I missed something)...Pete

you're right, there are no warnings about arthritis in the Advodart
literature. My point is that I believe this is fairly new research,
June 2005 is the publication date. Since I am not a scientist, I was
wondering if anyone was more familar with this research. I have
decided to stop the Advodart because the possibility that I may have
developed rheumatoid arthritis as a consequence of Advodart is not a
good enough trade off for me. I have sent the research literature to
my uro, with a cover letter explaining the research. I told him I
stopped the Advodart and asked for his opinion. Let's see.

Let us know what he says, or if he gets mad at you for doing your own
research :-) ...Pete


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