Hytrin for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia User Reviews

• Cha...
• May 16, 2015

"I have been on Hytrin for at least 20 years. Started at 1 mg daily. It helped my flow immediately. Now at the age of 84, I am on 15 mg. It still works pretty well. I have occasionally had episodes of low blood pressure leading to dizziness, but I'm not sure whether that is from Hytrin or other blood pressure medicine I take. My blood pressure seems to fluctuate a lot. Again, I don't know the cause(s)."

• Anonymous
• July 21, 2009

"I have been using Hytrin for 8 or 9 years. I started on 5 mg and am now taking 7 mg every night. I get up once during the night in order to urinate, and the flow is strong. On the few times I forgot to take it, I could see a greatly reduced flow the next day. My PSA was never high, now it is 1.1."

• Anonymous
• March 27, 2012

"Using 10 mg/night for the last two months - it works okay, but side effects include low libido and a very noticeable reduction in endurance and muscle strength. As a distance runner, age 50, my performance is severely impacted running and in bed. Going to ask my doctor to try something else."

• Anonymous
• June 16, 2009

"I hit 28 on the PSA test, was prescribed Hytrin, and gradually went from 1 to 5 pills a night. After a couple of weeks or so, the side effects were so bad I had to stop taking it. Intense headaches, nausea. It was unpleasant. Awaiting my doctor to find something else. On the 'plus' side, after a month, my PSA went from 28.3 to 8.8, and I have no trouble peeing."

• Goo...
• August 20, 2011

"I am 50 yo and was on 1-4 mg Hytrin for 7 months for urinary retention and disliked it. It barely made a dent in my symptoms and made me tired and fatigued - muscles always felt weak, was frequently irritable and interfered with my sleep. Took forever to build up to 4 mg. However, I still had a libido with few sexual side effects, which was a very nice surprise. Recommend trying it to see if it works even though it's one of the older alpha-blockers."

• TRa...
• November 27, 2013

"I have been taking this for night trips to the bathroom. Started at 3 mg 2 years ago and just started slowly increasing to 10 mg. I stopped taking it due to the side effects of rapid pounding heartbeat, chest pains, dizziness, no real change in sexual functions, which is a good thing. Not a big change in night trips to the bathroom. Off to the doctor today."

• Anonymous
• August 23, 2008

"My PSA level dropped from 15 to 5.8 in the first month of taking only 0.5 mg of Hytrin each night. My urine flow has improved dramatically."

• big...
• January 3, 2009

"I have been using it for more than 10 years now. Began with 1 mg and now on 12 mg. They are still working."

• Anonymous
• March 17, 2009

"It's a wonder drug. I have been using it for the last four years and have found the problem to improve dramatically."

• Tom...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• May 18, 2013

"Would not quit this medicine, it helps immensely."

• Anonymous
• October 1, 2009

"Working well for me, and I have had no side effects. I did reduce my other blood pressure medication."