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    Condition: Enlarged Prostate
    3/12/2015 9:36:26 AM

    Reviewer: 55-64 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 3

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    used 6 month, it has cut down on night time trips to the bathroom, but sex drive gone, erctions just barely and penis is shrinking. getting of this stuff

    Condition: Enlarged Prostate
    5/26/2014 6:26:59 PM

    Reviewer: 55-64 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 1

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 2

    Comment:
    I am 60 with BPH. Started Proscar on April 1 (April Fools Day). No notice of change in urination. Same as before. says changes may take up to 1 year. Hope not. will report back at 6 months, Beginning of November with update.

    Condition: Enlarged Prostate
    10/21/2013 9:33:06 AM

    Reviewer: PG, 55-64 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 1

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 1

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    Experienced scary side effects of swollen chest and tremors that felt like excessive heart palpitations. Brought to local ER, no heart or lung problems, just horrible side effects of the med. A urologist denied this but I know how my body reacted and it was extremely unpleasant. Going off it to try something else.

    Condition: Enlarged Prostate
    10/4/2013 9:30:48 PM

    Reviewer: oscar, 65-74 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 1

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 1

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    Seemed to be working ok till I took a mild laxative. Then my urination is become difficult

    Condition: Enlarged Prostate
    7/2/2013 1:40:44 PM

    Reviewer: 65-74 Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 5

    Comment:

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