Switching from Tamsulosin to Cialis?

The Cialis gave me a stronger stream, and seemed to give me a more complete void. Not much help with the frequency problem, however.

I haven't heard any cases of Cialis working by itself re BPH.  I have seen where it helped in conjunction w/ the alpha-blockers.

Take Tamsolosin 400 mcg  a day then added Cialis 5mg a day which I find v helpful. I tried firstly chaging from the Tamsolosin to the Cialis but gave in after about 3 wks as urinating became more & more difficult.  Maybe if you took a higher dose of Cialis 10 mg that might prove more effective although if I take 20 mg I get headaches & flushing & wouldn't be able to tolerate taking that on a daily basis.

On the Tamsolosin 400 mcg I was managing (my BPH symptoms vary) but by adding the Cialis 5mg daily (in the evening before I go to bed) has made quite a difference - The other night I slept for 6 hrs without waking or needing to urinate which has not happened for a long time.

By the by, a couple of years ago when on holiday & not sleeping in an air conditioned room, as it was pretty warm I was sweating a lot. Slept like a paper all night!

Thanks you for the replies. Its interesting because my uor ( shes a PA ) said to switch and not to take them together because of a drop in blood pressure. Maybe she was wrong

The reason I'm switching is I think the Tamsulosin was really killing my ability to get erections. I'm also on fenasteride so that probably doesn't help. Has anyone gotten erection help from Cialis with tamsulosin and fernasteride?

Are you on 5mg Daily Cialis or 2.5mg?

I was on 5mg and found it similar to Tamsulosin, but better because no retro and some sexual benefits. That said, neither worked real well for BPH. 

For me, Daily Cialis started to work within a few days and from a pharmaceutical point of view should be up to blood concentration levels very quickly. Not sure what to make about the "4 week" thing, maybe the manufacturer is waiting for the placebo effect to kick in? Just kidding. I'd give it at least a week or two.

Jim

Apparently the work differently relaxing different smooth muscles and that explains why it doesn't work as well. It's not a matter of Tamsulosin working out by Cialis, it's because the Tamsulosin was more effective.

I can tell you for sure it's OK to take both together - my Urologist said it's OK. If you have a reaction then stop or call your doctor - maybe try taking Tamsulosin every second day and Cialis every day and see if that is enough. Cialis should only take a few days to work but if their own web site says otherwise it must be true for some. Having said all that it's probably time to consider surgery before things get worse - unless you've already done that?

Just a quick update. I switched from tamsulosin to cialis about a mont ago.  The first week or so so pretty difficult with very slow flow. Tamsuloson worked well for me during the day but at night it was difficult to pee when I woke up to go. For me cialis has worked quite well. I pee very good during the day and night time flow is pretty good way better than tamsulosin. Mostly no side effects with the exception of spontaneous erections during the day.  Haven't had that since starting take tamsulosin and fernasteride. Very happy so far with cialis.