TAMSULOSIN (FLOMAX) - Doctor's Guide to Taking!

If you have an enlarged prostate, the most likely medication that you will be prescribed is tamsulosin or Flomax. This is a medication that has been around a long time that will help you relax your prostate and allow your bladder to empty better. But is it right for you? In this video we are going to go over the most important information you need to know if you are going to take this medication. We'll go over the most common as well as the most serious side effects and help you know how to take it to give you the best chance of success. Good luck!
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[@tomsokoly9895]

Flomax almost killed me due to a severe drop in blood pressure. During the night on the third taking Flomax, I awoke in the middle of the night with a very strange and scary sensation. I tried to get out of bed, and I passed out on the floor…. An ambulance was called, and they found my blood pressure had dropped to ‘68 systolic & 32 diastolic’, which the EMT’s diagnosed as near fatal. The Emergency Room gave me adrenaline, and a ‘fluid drip’ to help purge the Flomax in my system. I was hospitalized for three days…. My cardiologist came to see me and noted that Flomax and Uroxatol worked largely based on learning blood pressure. Another Urologist did a more thorough exam using a scope of my urinary track. My prostate was growing back into the bladder, and orthoscopic guided laser removed the offending prostate tissue in my bladder. In summary, my first urologist did a very quick 5 minute discussion, then wrote a prescription…. Almost killed me. Sloppy medical service….

[@amigatommy7]

My personal best is 2 readings with 60 top number. I take midodrine for low pressure. Have to check it is high enough to not scare the nurse at doctor's apps.

[@user-76hanging-on]

Thanks! I may have the same problem.

[@gregunger7436]

For me, the side effect was retrograde ejaculation, or, no ejac. One-a-day dose reduced the urgency to pee, and 2-a-day eliminated night time pees. But at what price? Give up spontaneity, make an appointment with wife for sex, stop taking Flomax, and hope she remembers the appointment?

[@michaelfforte]

I bought some empty gelatin capsules and I divide the drug in half. I take 1 every 12 hours (1 before bed and another mid-day) rather than once a day and this has eliminated all the side effects of dizziness and stuffy nose. For me it seems much more effective as well.

[@bjhelder]

Everyone I know on this has had retrograde ejaculations. All of us without being told of this before the symptom arises and freaked us out.

[@gr8dvd]

Same tho warned may cause ED (very non-specific). Very suspect of the 1-5% estimate of ill effects. Been taking Finasteride 5mg 1/d for 3 months since with all the benefits & no negative effects.

[@David-kv9yh]

Pass on this one. Ten days was all it took for me to know this wasn't for me. Insomnia, sexual side effects. No thank you. I'll stick with getting up several times a night to urinate. A small price to pay for a normal life.

[@dempsey9554]

It was the same for me i went from wanting sex every day to nothing in no time at all

[@TheCosmicburrito2]

Did your sexual side return to normal after? Been on it for two weeks and, it’s a nightmare for me.

[@actone1030]

Helped with urine floor, but also experiencing retrograde ejaculation..not good!

[@veltg26able]

Are you still on it?

[@Nozzlejockey2]

I have been taking this medication for years now like from 2014. where the VA Urologists put me on it to help with kidney stone fragments passing. I do have the retrograde ejaculation issues and ED.

[@DMac-uv1bl]

Great video Doc! Question, Is there an alternative medication to this that does not have the sexual side effects? (inability, to climax)

[@harryeisermann2784]

ejaculation is not excistend anymore its dry, feeling still there, , I had vasectomy 50 years ago? may influence...

[@hishama4609]

For how much time/how long should I take flomax(tamsulosin) \ thank you

[@tobytanzer]

I started saw palmetto about 2 years ago. Now I am up only once a night, sometimes twice. Zero side effects. It took a few months to help, though.

[@jameskantor0459]

I have be taking Tamsulosin for several years, did seem to help pass two kidney stones as well.

[@nizamuddinahmadaali3244]

One of the best, to the point presentation with clarity. Thanks Doc.

[@johnwood1010]

I have been on Tamsulosin and experienced no adverse side effects. Just eliminated my UTI infections from lack of fully emptying. I take one just after evening meal.

[@TomCrosman]

I have been taking it for several years. Recently I started taking zinc and stinging nettle. They seems to have helped reduce my enlarged prostate and have not been taking tamsulosin for several days with no return of symptoms.

[@garlandetheridge9902]

Tom, Good info r: zinc. If your symptoms re-appear would you let us know. I thinking you could be on the right track. Thinnking of doing the same thing

[@TomCrosman]

Also pumpkin seeds contained zinc and other good things for the prostate. I eat a handful now about 3 times a week.

[@garlandetheridge9902]

@@TomCrosman Thanks again.

[@jessiecawigan3320]

Sir can YOU me picture of stinging nettle

[@wasimahmed1570]

pls add pumpkin seed oil as well

[@terryblais9128]

Thankyou for your excellent explanation. Your demeanor or" bedside manner " is optimal. Happy Trails!

[@JustLearning]

Flomax gave me a severe stuffy nose that not Flonase, not salt water solution, not Vixx nor Benadryl could undo. I had to breath through my mouth and stopped the medication. M doctor gave me another medication that stuffed my nose too.

[@pcarlucci]

I have been on Tamsulosin for just under three months. Life changing! I have never slept better and I can leave my home for long periods and remain in comfort!

[@tml184]

What is best time to take it so I don't get up to pee during the night?

[@stephencrandellsr4915]

I hate the ED that comes with it

[@TexasBoy1157]

What is ed

[@stephencrandellsr4915]

@@TexasBoy1157 erectile dysfunction

[@Theafire]

His late forgotten uncle ED 😂

[@Shane542]

LOL!!!!!!

[@kenthompson3730]

Never an issue for me. I’m 71 and still do just fine after eight years on Tamsulosin.

[@tangatoto362]

Ummm…… so, insomnia is a potential side effect of Tamsulosin ! Isn’t that why you take it, disturbed sleep …… talk about chasing your tail ! Am I awake because I need to urinate OR am I urinating because I was awake anyway. And, another thing, if you take it with breakfast then the impact on ED is negligible by the next morning which, if you’re retired and sleep alone anyway ……. Well, you get my point. 😎

[@haroldspaulding4168]

I took this and My heart went crazy. I had ventricular Tachycardia, supraventricular Tachycardia, pvc’s and syncope. Passed out twice, broke a vertebrae and 2 ribs first time and a bruised rib and other injuries the second time. Doesn’t happen to everyone, I was one of the lucky recipients.

[@emanuelaguayo7811]

Been on it 3 days heart is racing I'm getting off of it

[@milwaukeeroadjim9253]

Flomax causes erectile issues for me. Have to stop for 1 or 2 days before sexual activity

[@10percentwierd]

Blocked nasal passage is a serious issue for me. Try sleeping breathing through your mouth and you’ll know how debilitating it is. Having said that, the drug works great

[@wasimahmed1570]

PLS Use Nasal spray before sleepig.....thanks me later

[@vlugovsky]

CPAP helped me.

[@billgoodwin1336]

Antihistamines can cause prostate issues too.

[@Shakerhood69]

Retrograde or decreased semen volume and a little lightheadedness

[@kevincuzalina3857]

Flomax should be banned forever . Side effects dizzyness and passing out while driving almost killed me!!!! Horrible drug . Also ruined my wax life

[@kevincuzalina3857]

Ruined my SEX LIFE

[@alfst5546]

I have been taking it for years, I take mine in the morning, along with Oxybtynin, never had a problem with either of them 👍

[@Vincent-qh7zz]

I was on Flomax for years but still having four or five toilet trips a night. Dr. Rachel Ross recommended pharmaceutical grade saw Palmetto. After a month, it was working well so I stopped Flomax and still doing well. Thank you Dr. Ross. No more Flomax, and I only get up once or twice a night.

[@davidhalley9795]

My PSA doubled into the double digits (17). My doctor doesn’t know whether my second Covid booster had anything to do with it. It gave me a blood clot landing me in the hospital and ended up on blood thinners. I had an MRI, inconclusive and a biopsy resulted with no cancer, just that my prostate was still enlarged. I’m clearly one the people with side effects not mentioned. It gives me severe congestion so I can only handle the full pill every other day. I’ll have to ask my doctor and see if cutting it in half and taken every day is something recommended.

[@micclay]

I have not had an errection without Ed meds since getting 2nd covid shot.

[@jerryshepherd1645]

That is your problem that Covid shot man you need to stop taking the vaccine shot

[@kellyclover5953]

It's better to ditch prescription drugs in favor of moringa, mushrooms, saw palmetto, pygeum, cortisol suppressant supplements, pumpkin seeds, beta sitosterol, etc. It turns out that male pattern baldness and enlarged prostate have identical hormonal causes.

[@allen480]

You forgot to include granola and grape nuts.

[@OswaldoLafee]

You need a prescription from Merlin though …

[@copout1405]

moringa is just about the worst tasting thing I ever tried to swallow, I hope it does a lot of good stuff for you

[@johnvasko4035]

I took it for about a week with only some light dizziness when I stood up. Then I went on a car trip out east and pulled into a restaurant and ate a big salad. Got back in the car and while driving I blacked out. My wife got me to an emergency room where I faded in and out for a couple of hours before they flew me to a big hospital and insisted that I needed a pacemaker because my pulse was 30bpm and my bloodpressure was 90 over 50. I asked them repeatedly if they were sure that the flomax with my other blood pressure medicine along with the big meal wasn't the cause. They said no. To make a long story short I was right and they were wrong. The flowmax caused my blood pressure to collapse which caused an erratic heart rate. It took me about two years working with the pacemaker doctor to gradually turn down the pacemaker beat rate. Now it paces only 3% of the time when I'm in deep sleep. Bottom line is I never needed the pacemaker. A waste of time and money. When the battery goes dead I'm having it taken out. Flowmax can be bad news. Be very careful taking it and only if you "really" need it.

[@kevinjackson6568]

Been on tamsulosin a while now.All above true with me sex life gone! Lightheadness, But i dont get up a night anymore to pee!😮

[@glennso47]

I still do regardless of taking tamsulosin

[@kamranrauf9655]

Sir, it was very informative but you spoke very fast so please next time be slow while speaking.

[@Whatt787]

retrograde ejaculations, stay away from it

[@kenthompson3730]

Shouldn’t matter unless you’re trying to make a baby.

[@Madarauchiha90x]

i am facing retrograde and i only taked it for 6 days😢

[@lesfideles3554]

Urology is behind the times. These medications have a minimal effect and lead to ED and retrograde ejaculation. Horrible side effects.

[@spiketrimble]

Any recommendations on alternate treatments?

[@dempsey9554]

@@spiketrimble yeah I'd sooner have a bullet than take that crap again it definitely was not for me Viagra works for me I piss like a horse

[@LAHarder7]

@@spiketrimble There are several among some of the other comments.

[@kenthompson3730]

I’ve been on it for about eight years. It changed my life. (For the good). I do, occasionally, get a little lightheaded if I stand up too quickly. No ED at all. Yes, I have some retrograde ejaculation but I’m 71. Who cares? Orgasms still feel great!

[@kevincuzalina3857]

Horrible medicine !!!! I passed out in my car while backing out of the garage hitting a tree

[@jdds1165]

I was prescribed this by my doctor the side effects were brutal. I was nauseous light headed and dizzy, and not for a few hours but for an entire day. I tossed it

[@dwmc1492]

I experienced these very same things last night which was my second night. As well my blood pressure went up to 160 over 80 for maybe a couple of hours. So funny that nothing happened the night prior my first night. Don't know what to think. We'll see what tonight and tomorrow night bring and go from there.

[@obiecastro2482]

Hello Doc Erick,,,what is D.O.? Thanks for d info...loving frm Philippines I have enlrged prostate and i took tamsulosn in 1 month,,but no cure for me,,, Why?

[@alfredhitchcock45]

Doctor of Osteopathy

[@warwickwolf3999]

Evil poison with horrendous side effects.. never ever again 😡

[@ralphchristianson]

I use a catheter all the time and take Flomax. It does help when its time for the monthly change of the catheter. I am not aware of any side effects. My father was also a DO in Canada until he retired in his 90s a number of years ago. In Canada all his work was using manipulation and he helped many people from hockey players to farmers and just about everyone else who came to him for his magic hands. He was trained in the 30s at Kirksville where Dr. Stills had originally started his wise teaching.

[@jameskoran9352]

What do you use a catheter for???

[@theguvnor5964]

Can tamsulosin cause high grade prostate cancer? This medicine may affect the results of the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, which may be used to detect prostate cancer. Make sure you tell all of your doctors that you are using this medicine. This medicine will not prevent prostate cancer but may increase your risk of developing high-grade prostate cancer.

[@Roger-l3m]

Arte you confusing Tamsulosin with Finasteride?

[@williamnutter2740]

I have been on Flomax for at least 6 years ,two capsules a day ,I'm also on Finasteride. Must say it's worked for the most part great but I've noticed just recently that my symptoms have come back and I am getting up much more often. But to add I do have Stage 1 or Gleason 6 Prostate issues . ( I am holding off calling it Cancer because the Medical Profession can decide if it's cancer at Stage 1 Gleason 6).

[@FunPHYSICZ]

Retrograde Ejaculation isn't rare. I know 3 other men who took it in addition to myself and we all experienced retrograde ejaculation. It did wonders for urination, but the RE was a really weird feeling and I stopped taking it because of it.

[@johnaleffi5509]

I had a rapid heart beat when I started taking it. I had to stop. A lower blood pressure means your heart has to pump faster. You never mentioned that

[@richie1654]

Ive used Tamsulosin now for some 6 weeks and as of yet Ive seen no improvement

[@dwmc1492]

So it helps many people by the remarks here and the message my doctor conveys it doesn't help absolutely everyone.

[@MarkSmith-js2pu]

I took it for about 2 weeks and then stopped. I just felt bad and it didn’t seem to do anything expect make me dizzy. Bending over it part of my work. I stopped and it took a couple weeks before I was back to normal. The urologist talked me in to this. I told her that I wasn’t asking for medication but she really seemed to push it. Then the Pharmacy sent me a text reminding me it was time to refill. That’s American medicine. I have all the systems of BPH.

[@christophergros9884]

I wish he was my doctor

[@manila65]

How long do I need to take Tamsolosin? My doctor says I have to take it as maintenance already, if something feels different I need to see right away. Is it true?

[@kirkparson8962]

I’ve heard that Cialis might help with urinary retention plus help with sexual health, but this may not be based in any medical reality.

[@Roger-l3m]

You spelled "intraoperative" incorrectly, but it's a good video

[@disoldman72]

I wonder if anybody has had a side effect of tamsulosin where great gobs of hair are shed down the shower drain. I had this problem within three days of use. My doctor couldn’t find any other reason for this.

[@danausmus9807]

Thanks doc, great video. Old saying " old men spend half of time in bathroom other half of time looking for bathroom ".

[@underleonardshat6546]

I tried Flomax for one month, all I did was cough and cough and cough. They say that is one of the side effects. Is there another drug that works as well as Flomax, but without the side effects of coughing my head off?

[@mmcin719]

I suffered blocked nose, blurry vision and erectile issues such as penile loss of sensitivity and difficulty with. ejaculations. I have been off it for several weeks and the side effects have disappeared. I still want to pee a lot but l also drink lots of water. I have been taking pumpkin seed oil in capsules for 6 months and my PSA has slightly dropped over that period from 6.9 to 6.5.

[@Whatt787]

I got the allergic reaction from Flomax, poison ivy like rash on my legs plus retrograde ejaculations, so I stopped that and took Afluzosin instead, but after that I got morning tachycardia, stopped taking that but moring tachycardia never went away

[@Madarauchiha90x]

@@Whatt787so did retrograde ejaculation goes away?

[@charlesebyjr2925]

Great help for me, please keep the good news coming?😊

[@glennso47]

For all the good I’m getting from taking tamsulosin I might as well not take it at all.

[@stewartstarer344]

Tamasulosin BEFORE or AFTER a meal??????

[@tml184]

after

[@angelobauza3964]

This med was horrible for me tough to breath and severe headaches

[@Steve-O-Resident-Expert]

been taking Flowmax for exactly 60 days as of July 19, now Sept 19. I have sometimes thought I was light headed, but not enough to feel weak or faint. Could also have been minor dehydration, which more people are dehydrated then they know or will admit. Last BP reading a few nights ago was 116/68 which I felt was a welcome side effect as previously I was reading 135/90, but two years ago was never over 120/80 age 64 have 80cm and on catheter for 60 days now. cystoscopy this coming monday. Men do not ignore these problems that can be addressed while not fully blocked. if you do wait, read the above one more time

[@Radosworld]

Stear clear of this drug.

[@barblaforce3991]

My son took tamsulosin for a kidney stone (about 2-3 pills) and now he can’t ejaculated. Driving him crazy. What to do?

[@saviza1]

When and how to take it will help also

[@dancharlton9657]

Doctors in the UK would not prescribe me this. However, got this over-the-counter in Turkey and has been absolutely life changing. emptying my bladder first time not having to get up in the middle of the night. I have been referred to urologist in the UK several times over the last 10 years just to be told slow flow and dribbling is normal. Why are Doctors in the UK so difficult? I am 41 and had this issue since my mid twenties

[@nebojsaborkovich9196]

Beta Sitesterol 500 mg 1--3 times a day . Far stronger than saw palmeto .Better urination within couple of days.Hard to find in many places and outside U.S.

[@chizmo7]

Tamsulosin gave me the worse headache I have ever had. I was awakened at midnight and could not go to sleep until 5 am. And it hurt my eyes. I thought they were going to pop. Terrible. Poison. Never again.

[@JTK639]

Hi.Im so glad I read your post.Im on day 2 and I've already decided to stop taking them.They said the 3 bladder stones where removed last year.But I had an ultrasound that showed quite a few,one being 7.5.Im taking chanca piedra and I'm confident they will flush the stones over time.They also offered to snip the top of bladder with the side effect of dry ejaculation, I was shocked and refused straight away,very frustrating. If you don't mind..what happened to you,I only ask because I may learn something new.Thanks😊

[@wasimahmed1570]

try to take half 0,2mg once in the morning i hope u will be happy..been doing that with out any side effect and all the benefits will nice stream and less pain

[@TheCosmicburrito2]

Been taking this for a few weeks and, I’m having all the sexual side effects. I stopped taking it but, how long does it take for the side effects to go away?

[@kirkparson8962]

I have been on this drug for 4 years. I hope for the day I can get off of it because the side effects make me miserable. Dizziness, plus a long list of other problems. I have had 4 prostate and bladder surgeries throughout my time on this drug. It does work, but at quite a cost.

[@tripplebben8781]

Only side effect is a little less stronger ejaculation, but my sex has been way better since using Flomax. I'm using it for 4 months now, every morning. I might change it to after every lunch....

[@henrydemelay]

dutch:volume ejaculaat ?

[@seagullvictim7563]

I'd love to find some info about this med and urinary retention, trouble starting and emptying problems, constipation and the pelvic floor....

[@howlinhog]

Last Thursday, 3/14/24 I had a procedure called a trans rectal ultrasound. Because I was asked to do an enema I figured It was best not to eat. However, I had already taken my customary two capsules of Flomax. I was so sick and dizzy by the time I made it to the doctor, I thought I was going to die right then and there. The doctor questioned me and we both realized what I had done. I've completely lost my sensation of hunger. I stopped taking Flomax because I'm not eating, which means I'm back to not passing the contents of my bladder. I do self catheter three times a day, otherwise I'd be in worse trouble than I am. I am completely miserable three days later.

[@porterandmjyoung4599]

excellent help re flomax/generic. rarely get up at night to relieve bladder. began using it after prostate cancer treatment (radiation/seeds/very successful). no defined side affects other that possible compication to ED, which showed up after PC treatment (expected but also age related). on it now 14 yrs.

[@LaughingLefty]

I had an allergic reaction to Tamsulosin, I became extremely weak and developed painful waterblisters on the back of my hands and chest. These symptoms went away after I stopped taking it. I recommend not prescribing Tamsulosin if the patient is allergic to sulfa drugs.

[@onexsculler]

Very, very good overview on Tamsulosin! On it for several years with no problems but am about to double the dose to 0.8 mg/day and/or add Pure Encapsulation’s beta sisosterol (sp?). I’m considering Dutersteride or Finasteride too because they actually reduce prostate size eventually.

[@TheNewMailman]

My very 1st time taking it was last night after dinner and I went to bed feeling flu like symptoms (chills, then hot under the covers, sweating in bed and tossing and turning, head warm like a fever)

[@rinusdobbelsteen]

My eyesight (visus) reduced from 100 to 84 using Tamsulosin. 4:48

[@RussellBateman-g6b]

A real game changer. No serious side effects. I had many UTI's before a very competent nurse practitioner prescribed flowmax. Much better life now.

[@rsuhartoo1597]

Terjemahan ke indonesis

[@jbknapp]

worked great for me, except I had no control of my bladder. One thing NOBODY seems to talk about is that it will make you piss yourself all day long. I peed my pants 4 times the first few days on it. Oh, and while at work no less. flushede that stuff down the terlet.

[@borg386]

So a dozen horrible side effects or kidney stones take forever to pass? What a pitiful choice. I'm torn 😫

[@Honestandtruth007]

Thank you for your Explanation and it helps 👍

[@alejandroveneracion9911]

ejaculation no more, should i stopped tamsulosin.....just plain dutasteride? what then?

[@dmitriyp6056]

Thank you, but I took it almost two years and nothing helped, but only a little dizzy.

[@alfredhitchcock45]

Thanks Doc

[@ralphpagan3371]

Leaking at night is a problem taking before bed time .whats the solution??

[@robertwhite2792]

I have been taking 8 mg. each day for over a year, I don't see any large results.

[@megapangolin1093]

Brilliant, clear, well presented explanation of the medication. Thank you for this very useful video,

[@stephenbarnes9196]

I'm taking eyes drops for eye pressure and and other eye drops I stop taking it

[@johnkinsfather6369]

I have a kidney stone, doctor gave me Flomax?

[@lep8622]

Does it help with prostate pain?

[@Matthew-jq7ld]

Yes it helps a lot, makes urinating easier and feel so much better.

[@Allessio777]

What does it tell you if It doesn't work at standard dose? I can start and stop it with no effect whatsoever (except I am less dizzy off it).

[@henrydemelay]

dutch:kan het atriumfibrillatie initiëren ?

[@vintage53-coversandorigina37]

Starting on it in the next couple of days, hoping for good results!

[@couldbwrong]

I’ve had low back/groin/buttock pain. Discontinued and these symptoms going away. It’s taken 2-3 weeks to subside

[@lep8622]

I have these pain’s before taking the medication

[@JimZappa-zz9ls]

I am curious if you can take it every other .

[@paulglad1]

Who has the best info …….❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@howardkerr8174]

Interesting, the advice that this medicine be taken the same time every day and 30 minutes after a meal. When I was prescribed Flomax I asked the doctor about this, his response was that it wasn't all that important but I should probably take at night because it can make you drowsy. BTW, it may be a coincidence, but Flomax does make me drowsy after taking it...for about an hour. Luckily, that seems to be my only side effect.

[@kenhorne5650]

What will happen if I quit. Had uti .

[@b.lakshminarayananaik832]

I have been on (Valtam plus ) Tamsulosin since 10 years.... normally taking at night 10.30pm.but I have get up 1 or 2 times bladder pressure... even after emptying few drops will remains .. once I sit on cot...it ejects ...other wise no problem i am facing from several years years..but my main problem is last sexual erection.. always sagging..lost interest in sex.....i stopped taking for two weeks...then experienced

[@yosinoyagurmet6453]

Thanks doctor. And i´ve biing with tamsulosin for four days and cant stand tairerness and fatig, am I going to be like this for the rest of treatmen

[@humuhumfish2130]

According to the Mayo Clinic here are the possible side-effects: More common Cough or hoarseness fever or chills lower back or side pain painful or difficult urination Less common Chest pain Rare Dizziness or lightheadedness dizziness, faintness, or lightheadedness when getting up suddenly from a lying or sitting position fainting feeling of constant movement of self or surroundings painful or prolonged erection of the penis sensation of spinning I went on Tamsulosin for one week and my experience was terrible. I had a stuffed up nose , headache, cough, congestion in my lungs and feeling dizzy and I felt chills and fevers. On top of that, my symptoms got worse; running to the bathroom every hour at night, as opposed to two or three times at night, with other symptoms associated with coughing and congestion. Contrary to most people my body creates a significant amount of urine and my stream is very strong. I had a cystoscopy recently and my urologist recommended it based on what he saw: enlarged prostate and bladder looking normal. Since I've stopped those nasty symptoms went away. Can anyone suggest an alternative to this drug?

[@wasimahmed1570]

pumpkin seed oil 2 spoon daily,vitamin D3 10000iu with olive oil.cranberry juice daily 2-3 glass.all natural no sides and great benefits.also take zinc 30mg daily...all the best

[@davorzemljak7143]

I take Prostamol Uno - sabal Extrakt, have same sideefect with Tamosin

[@itssam1645]

thnx doc

[@draconian45]

My doctor just prescribed tamsulosin a few days ago. I hope it works because constantly getting up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom really sucks.

[@torpol]

has it worked? My doc just prescribed for me yesterday for same issue! and yes it SUCKS waking up several times a night.

[@draconian45]

@@torpol Honestly it hasn't. My doctor even increased the dosage and it still doesn't work. Looks like I might have to see a urologist.

[@torpol]

@@draconian45 ugh 😕. Good luck.

[@howardkerr8174]

My PCP referred me to a urologist after I mentioned that I often had nights where I needed to get up 2 or 3 times a night...or more. The urologist prescribed Flomax and within a week my need to urinate every hour or two ceased. I also noticed that the flow/amount increased. I was asked if I suffered from E.D. but since I am now no longer sexually active I said no. Apparently, 1 alternative to Flomax is Cialis.

[@tml184]

@@howardkerr8174 What time of day do you take it? Morning or night?

[@dkjazzz]

I’m taking right now for kidney stones

[@Ninetails22]

Did it work

[@syedali5169]

My PSA reading went up from 3=4 to 6-7, then 9, then came down to 4-5, then went up to 7 in Feb 2022.I have been using Tamsulosin and Finastride once a day for about 7-8+ years. Then in Sep of 2022 my PSA went up to 13, from 7 about 6 months back. So I was told to get Ultrasound, which I did. It showed my prostate was not enlarged, but on the higher side of normal size. The ultrasound was inconclusive. Then I was told to get a special MRI for prostate which I did in Oct of 2022. The report said out of the five things(?, which I really didn't understand) three were under 3, one was four and one was five - again this was inconclusive, so am waiting for my biopsy on Dec 7, 2022 in Bristol, TN. Fortunately I have not had any of the side effects mentioned (except one!). I may go to the bathroom maybe once or twice (very rarely). So the doctors want to find out why my PSA is so high! I think they want to rule out a possibility of malignancy.

[@TexasBoy1157]

What is psa

[@stephencrandellsr4915]

Fenesteride tends to double the psa reading the Dr.s should know this

[@themightysquid]

@@TexasBoy1157psa = prostate-specific antigen. It is determined in a blood test.

[@bobwatson8754]

Thank you for this. It reinforced what my urologist told me. I am, after radiation treatment for prostate cancer, taking two pills per day (30 minutes after both breakfast and dinner). No detected side effects after, now, nearly three years.

[@johnrogers5928]

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[@johnrogers5928]

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