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Reviewer: Elliot, 75 or over Male (Patient)
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Reviewer: BillSav, 65-74 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Only been using this drug for 10 days, back pain started after 1 week and is getting worse. Biggest problem is I am getting erections that are painful and that I can not get rid of
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Reviewer: cricketer, 75 or over Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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real difference in first month but after that the effectiveness seems to wear off
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Reviewer: 55-64 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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I have used this drug for about 7 months. It has helped in the flow of my urination only. The frequent of using the bathroom at night is twice or once,provided I did not take any liquid beyond 7pm.It has not reduced my enlargement.The side effect for me sometimes is painful ejaculation,and return of sperm to my system,as well as dizziness.
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Reviewer: scenicview, 45-54 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I started taking tamsulosin 0.4 mg few weeks ago. I do not have any side effects so far although I cannot tell how effective it is yet. No stuffy nose either which seems to be the most common side effect. I decided to post my review because majority of reviews are pretty scary. Remember happy customers tell 3 people and angry customers tell 3000, so the same rule applies. The side effects are usua
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