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Reviewer: null, 55-64 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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62 y.o. male. It did help with easing urine flow, but had to quit because of the side effects: stuffy nose in the morning, water retention leading to migraine headache, retro-ejaculation. After quitting lost 3 Lbs immediately in 3 days - all water. Tried other alpha-blockers, but all had these and other side effects
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Reviewer: Sunrise, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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Side Effect ....severe constipation.
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Reviewer: 75 or over on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Has helped with having to get up frequently at night however, I developed a serious eye infection with loss of vision after cataract surgery. Has this happened to anyone else? I had no idea that this could happen
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Reviewer: Patient-M, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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It seemed to help with frequent urination problem. However after 1 year lost interest in sex and at 18 months lost ability for sex. I stopped using it and things seem to be getting better.
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Reviewer: 55-64 on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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Worked much better at first, but as time goes on, its effectiveness seems to have diminished.
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