i am 62 male 180 cm. high  90 kg. weight.
i am active ( tennis, ski, scuba, surfing) felling good .
I suffer from various mild problems
1. Gout under control, for which i take 150 mg. Alloril (Allopurinol)
dayly.
2.high blood pressure (130) for which i take 25Mg. Normalol(Atenolol)
dayly
3.enlarged prostate(once a night) for which i take"Better Prostate" by
Young Again Nutrients.
4. snoring ,for which i know of no remedy (no surgery or sleeping
masks please).
I would like to know if there is a better combination of drugs for my
condition?

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Request for Question Clarification by kevinmd-ga on 04 Feb 2003 04:38 PST

Hello yakirxp,
Each disease mentioned in your question would involve a detailed
explaination of the "best combination of medication".  You may want to
break up the question into seperate parts or price the question as a
complex, multi-part question.  For more information see the Google
Answers Pricing Guide:
http://answers.google.com/answers/pricing.html

Thanks,
Kevin, M.D.

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Clarification of Question by yakirxp-ga on 04 Feb 2003 06:50 PST

as every thing is under control(as Nasa probably said one minute
before the disaster)what i am interested in is not treatment for each
dedease separetly
as  what i do now seems to work well.
i am interested in the effect of combined medication i am taking and
if there is a way to improve that.
i am not familiar with the pricing system(my first question) so be
kind enogh to advise a logical sum for the replay
yours
yakir

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Request for Question Clarification by kevinmd-ga on 04 Feb 2003 07:48 PST

Hello,
What I can do is run your medications through my drug interaction
databases to see if there are any adverse effects.  If all your
symptoms are being controlled, I am unclear as to how much improvement
from combined medicine you are looking for.  Also if you want, I can
say a few words about snoring and what can be done about it.

Thanks,
Kevin, M.D.

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Clarification of Question by yakirxp-ga on 04 Feb 2003 07:56 PST

yes please. that is exactly what i was lookinfg for.
is the sum of 10$ o.k.?

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Clarification of Question by yakirxp-ga on 04 Feb 2003 22:01 PST

i hope that kevin and voila read this comment as i dont find a way to
thank them personally.
I am greatful for the time you took to post your comments which are
extremly helpful.
actually i did not expect more from an answer so my rating to you both
is a full five!!!!
if google accept me as an expert (i am photographer with 35 years of
expirience) i hope to give my share to the web comunity like you.

Hello,
I did a quick search for your question - if you want more information,
I can do a more thorough search in a formal answer.

Running allopurinol and atenolol in the ePocrates multicheck database:
"MultiCheck allows you to quickly check for multiple drug interactions
simultaneously. This feature is integrated with our proprietary drug
interactions database to provide you with concise and
clinically-relevant drug interactions."
http://www.epocrates.com/products/rxpro_features_multicheck.cfm 
 
This shows no interaction between the two medications.

Better prostate by Young Again Naturals containus Beta-Sitosterol - I
could not find any adverse interactions between this and your
allopurinol and atenolol.

Regarding snoring, you may want to visit the following site for more
information:
Medline Plus - Snoring
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/snoring.html

Thanks,
Kevin, M.D.

Hi,

If I'm understanding you correctly, you're wondering if there might be
a medication that could do "double duty" so you wouldn't need 3
separate meds.  Also you're hoping that this medication combination
might also help with your snoring problem.  I certainly don't know of
any but I would certainly put this question to your doctor as he/she
is familiar with your medical history.

As far as your snoring is concerned, have you been evaluated for
obstructive sleep apnea with an overnight sleep study?  Apneic events
can be life-threatening so it's necessary that this problem be
diagnosed first.  If you have a clean bill of health, there are
several sprays on the market which *might* be of benefit.  Please
check with your personal physician before starting any new product.

SnoreFix was developed by a board certified ENT physician but it is
still patent-pending and not yet FDA approved.  It did, however, get
some press on KABC in LA.  http://www.snorefix.com

Best of luck to you,
V