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kevin66749
kevin66749

Can health anxiety and stress cause prostate cancer

Am so worried am not weeing right just dribbling out then a weak flow! I been doctors and sending me for a blood test but I've been reading up on the net and one site said it can cause it! Am only 32

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  • Aspinan
    Aspinan kevin66749

    Posted

    Hi Kevin, I'm not aware that health anxiety or any anxiety can cause prostate or indeed any other sort of cancer, there is no medical link to it I can find.

    If you have health anxiety don't google! You can find almost anything you want on the net including complete tripe! 

    Certain medication such as anti depressants can enlarge the prostate which would give rise to those symptoms.

    Neil 

    • Blu02
      Blu02 Aspinan

      Posted

      Hey Aspinan, "Certain medication such as anti depressants can enlarge the prostate....."

      Really, which ones??

    • kevin66749
      kevin66749 Aspinan

      Posted

      Hi Neil am on pregabalin and duloxetine as well as diazepam when I need it! Very consipated as well
    • Aspinan
      Aspinan Blu02

      Posted

      I think venlefaxine has it as a possible side effect. Venlefaxine causes me to have problems passing urine.

      N 

    • Aspinan
      Aspinan kevin66749

      Posted

      Sounds like you need to take a laxative for constipation, have a read through your meds leaflets to see if constipation or difficulty passing urine is a side effect. N 
    • Blu02
      Blu02 Aspinan

      Posted

      Thanks Neil, the last thing I want is problems passing urine, it's bad enough already!

      I'm on Sertraline and didn't notice it listed as a side effect, I'll have to do some further investigation.

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