Anxiolytic agents for prostatitis

Examples

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Brand Name	Chemical Name
Klonopin	clonazepam

Brand Name	Chemical Name
Valium	diazepam

Brand Name	Chemical Name
Ativan	lorazepam

How It Works

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Anxiolytic medications reduce anxiety and may help relax muscles.

Why It Is Used

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These medications are prescribed for men with prostatitis to:

• Relax tense pelvic floor muscles associated with chronic prostatitis/pelvic pain syndrome, noninflammatory.
• Relieve anxiety associated with noninflammatory chronic pelvic pain syndrome.

How Well It Works

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These medications can reduce or manage anxiety caused by long-term symptoms of chronic pelvic pain syndrome.

These medications can help relax tense pelvic muscles.

Side Effects

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See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference is not available in all systems.)

What To Think About

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This medications may be used in combination with alpha-blockers, which relax the muscles in the prostate.

These medications do not cure problems with anxiety that may have contributed to prostatitis. Curing an underlying problem with anxiety may require counseling with a psychiatrist or psychologist.

This class of medications can be habit-forming. Long-term use of these medications to treat a chronic health problem is not usually recommended.

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Credits

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Author	Ralph Poore
Editor	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA
Associate Editor	Michele Cronen
Primary Medical Reviewer	Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer	Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS - Urology/Oncology
Last Updated	January 20, 2006