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Tips for getting off Flomax (tamsulosin)?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jul 16 9:29am | Replies (29)
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I started taking Flomax after my third viewray mridian linac treatment as I was feeling more restricted. I finished my 5 treatments in February and got off the Flomax about a month ago. In April, I started taking it every other day, at night. No issues. My radiation oncologist told me to get off of it on my own schedule. She also said that if I wanted to take a second pill that it was ok but to check with her first.

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hergiew | @hergiew | Jun 7, 2023

For years I had taken Tamsolusin in hopes that I would not get up as often at night. Recently I concluded that even though I was taking Tamsolusin I was getting up at night as often as I was before I started taking it. Thus, I quit taking it and there have been no adverse results. Sometimes I get up every 2 hours once in awhile I don't get up for 4 hours. I expect I am off it permanently and that's okay with my physician.

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