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Taking Flomax
55 Patients currently take Flomax
10 Patients stopped taking Flomax
DeeWalter Sensation: moderate Overall: mild Cognition: moderate Vision: mild Speech: mild Swallowing: mild Upper limb: mild Walking: none See profile DeeWalter 0 mg daily since Nov 13, 2000
seajay Sensation: moderate Overall: none Cognition: none Vision: none Speech: none Swallowing: mild Upper limb: none Walking: mild See profile seajay 0.4 mg daily since Oct 24, 2007
Self Sensation: moderate Overall: moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: severe See profile Self 1 mg daily since Nov 01, 2005

What is Flomax? Flomax is a brand name for the drug Tamsulosin HCI, an alpha blocker drug used in the treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). Flomax is a brand owned by Boehringer Ingelheim. Read more...

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What we've learned

Why Patients Take Flomax

Bladder problems	27
Other	15
General health	6
Disease-related symptoms	4
Insomnia	1
Peripheral neuritis (neuropathy)	1
Urinary retention	1

Patient Dosages


0.3 mg daily	0.4 mg daily	0.8 mg daily	1 mg daily	4 mg daily	5 mg daily	8 mg daily	10 mg daily	12 mg daily	20 mg daily	80 mg daily	200 mg daily	400 mg daily	N/A
1	29	6	1	3	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	9

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Flomax

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
0	4	7	11	10	16

Why Patients Stopped Taking Flomax (multiple reasons could be selected)

Did not seem to work	4
Doctor's advice	2
Side effects too severe	2
Other	2
Course of treatment ended	1
Not indicated	1

How Long Patients Took Flomax Before Stopping

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
2	2	0	3	2	1

Average: Flomax Ratings

	2
	2
	1

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