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A member asked:
Men with bph, how long did it take before flomax (tamsulosin) became effective?
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2-3 days: It should start improving stream in 24 hours and continue to improve over 1st week of therapy.
Answered 10/10/2016
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Rapid: Flomax (tamsulosin) is a nice Alpha blocker. There are many similar. My experience is about 2 hrs to onset lasting about 19 hrs.
Answered 5/16/2019
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