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Anyone Taking Combined Therapy of Tamsulosin + Finasteride for BPH?
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Coleen,
Thanks so much for doing that. I wasn't receiving any responses to my post, but perhaps now i will, thanks to your effort. I appreciate your help!
About your question, yes, I have noticed some improvement. As I told my urologist recently, since starting Tamsulosin last year, my nocturnia (trips to the bathroom at night) have gone from 3-5/night to 1-2 now (mostly 1), which has been very manageable, no complaints. He was confident that I would benefit from adding the finasteride as a combined therapy to see if that will help decrease the size of my enlaged prostate. It takes time (6 months to a year for complete results I'm told). My urologist was optimistic. We'll see. So far, so good, and I'm not experiencing any "major" side effects from either med that I can't live with. But I have to give it more time, of course.
Thanks again!
Terry
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Hi Terry, I'm also on that same medication regiment for a few years now and I was like you 3-5 trips per night and now I could set a watch to the 1 time per night. I haven't had any side effects either. Sleep is a wonderful thing.
Hi @tgregg99 ,
I am on this forum to help my dad with his BHP. He is 97, had prostate radiation treatment decades ago, and is having a real hard time getting up 6-8 times a night to go the bathroom. He has been taking Flomax for years, and his MD today recommended adding finasteride (5mg) to the mix. That's why it has been helpful to see the experience of others who have been taking both meds. His prostate has enlarged and the MD says he is getting bladder obstruction that prevents draining the bladder when he does urinate. Interesting to read that it might take 6 months to a year to be effective. I'll keep you posted on his progress.
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Hello tgregg99! I did take Tamsulosin and Finasteride as prescribed by my Urologist in the VA for BPH! I think the length of time was 7-8 years. The problem I have in explaining my perception of its effect on my enlarged prostate! My enlarged prostate eventually grew upwards and into my bladder, to a size that eventually led to urine retention. Tests confirmed the need for prostate surgery…..I chose HOLEP for the solution. I would say that Finasteride didn’t reduce the prostate size as it was eventually removed anyway. But…..perhaps it slowed its growth! This is my opinion only, not a doctor’s! Hope this helps you!