What is Prostatitis

Prostatitis is any form of inflammation of the prostate gland. Inflammation of the prostate leads to pain, often during voiding but also in back and rectum. Frequent urination and ...

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I know the whole physical/mental thing is tied together. It just seems like a vicious cycle. If your prostate acts up, you feel crummy and get depressed. If I'm just plain depressed or stressed, it seems like that pain just heads straight for the old prostate. And the urologist I went to gave an info sheet on prostatitis and one of the things was maybe an anti-depressant would be necessary.

I guess I'm wondering if anyone's tried an anti-depressant and if it helps with prostatitis symptoms? I've also heard that certain anti-depressants prevent you from completely emptying your bladder which is no good for the prostate.
Posted on 07/23/07, 12:07 am
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