Drug Ratings for FLOMAXAverage Rating: 2.5 (404 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FLOMAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 3 | PBS | Reduced semen, stuffy nose | M | 42 | 2 years 20 1X D | 5/17/2013 | 3 | stone | tight scrotum, burning sensations while ejaculation, dizziness, low libido, som back pain, | i had all these symptoms and have been very worried that is there any permanent sexual side effect there? but guys what i have experienced is, side effects are bad but they go after 5-10 days of quitting the drug, and you become normal. | M | 32 | 2 days 0.4 mg 1X D | 4/19/2013 | 1 | BPH | No ejaculate, no erection, no libido, reduced pleasure with orgasm and a stuffy nose | This drug turned me into a eunuch for the 3 days I took it. It wasn't worth the moderate symptom improvement. | M | 56 | 3 days 0.4 mg 1X D | 4/7/2013 | 1 | Prostate | Feeling like passing out.rapid heart rate,intermittently | Need to research heart effects | M | 93 | 14 days 0.4mg 1X D | 1/22/2013 | 2 | PROSTRATE CANCER | At 4 am i wake and i hve to pee everywaking hour, i also feel chills fever like symptoms, weak , I will continue taking , but i,not going 3 months out | M | 60 | 7 days 5MG 2X D | 12/27/2012 | 1 | prostatitis | loss of libido, difficulty getting erection, short erection duration, abnormal ejaculation | M | 47 | 3 months .4 mg/day | 10/3/2012 | 3 | couldn't pee | My prostate was fine but was having trouble peeing after a bought of tense pelvic floor muscles. Not sure why doc gave me this. I ended up doing pelvic floor muscle massages and stopped this med because it didn't seem to help my situation at all after 2 days.. | Only side effects I had were a stuffy nose which actually felt like a cold on and off. And retrograde ejaculation, which was way weird in itself. All these side effects went away over a course of two days after stopping the drug. I'm sure this drug does great for those who need it. If it's short term use, the stuffy nose and ejaculation problems are only temporary. A permanent fix to urinating issues is worth that, right. | M | 48 | 3 days .4mg 1X D | 9/23/2012 | 1 | Enlarged Prostrate | Besides the common problems listed by others, the following have been stressful: Panic attacks in situations that I previously coped well with. Also, waking at night with panic attack lasing 15-mins or so. Anxiety has led to drop in self-confidence. Also find nose bleeds and subsequent sores in nasal passages are a nuisance. | Is it worth actually taking this medication? The side effects seem worse that what it is supposed to cure. I am going to stop and see how I get on without it. | M | 49 | 1 years 400mg 1X D | 9/22/2012 | 1 | to improve urine flow | CATARACTS!! Extreme fatigue, headaches, nausea, pelvic discomfort, general malaise. | Not sure if the medication, the physician, or myself (for being so damn compliant) was the worse part of this experience. The urologist insisted Flomax would improve my urine flow that had been severely decreased by nerve damage from MS and Spondylitis. Eventually, some of the side effects subsided to a tolerable level but six months in to treatment my Opthamologist discovered very, very small cataracts forming. Not uncommon for my age and was told I had many years before we needed to worry about it. Fast forward 5 1/2 months and I was referred to an eye surgeon. He was the one wbo told me about cataract formation being a huge side effect of Flomax but it is regularly down played by some physicians. Even though I am back to square one and $10,000 poorer there is always a silver lining. My once very poor eyesight is now 20/20! | F | 1 years 1X D | 9/21/2012 | 1 | BPH | This was the nightmare for an sexually active male. Worst was taking after onset of cold and then getting stuffed on air flight home Insomnia actually related to masturbating for 4 hours without the whimper of orgasm No sex drive at all despite attempts at Internet videos. Most scientific attempt was inability of Asian semiprofessional masturbation to yield a drop despite coexistent deep hummingbird like prostate stimulation. (pulseless while giving young Asian cardio workout- even more perplexed about what to tip) Rather deal with post void dribbling than Simultaneous head clamping,equivalent to mailing your sex organ out of earth's atmosphere. Should be must for convicted sex offenders. Other than that a great drug. | M | 53 | 1 days .4 mg | 9/17/2012 | 3 | NONE | It does not stop me from urinating frequently. | M | 60 | 0.4MG 1X D | 8/24/2012 | 1 | prostate infection | Lower back pain, impotence, no ejaculation, dizziness, tireness, would need sleep during day, exhaustion, after a short walk legs felt heavy and felt I could not make it back | This drug should be taken off the market. Even though I explained the symptons to my urologist, he asked if I was over 60 and asked me what I expected at my age. I really thought my life was over. After stopping for 2 weeks symptons went away. Have my life back!! Have been having some withdrawals such as headache, nervousness, sleeplessness but worth it. | M | 68 | 12 months 30 1X D | 8/17/2012 | 2 | enlarged prostate | I don’t think I needed anything, did not have a problem with urine stream, or waking up at night before going to the doctor. The doctor was convinced I contracted a UTI because my bladder was not completely emptying, prescribed Flowmax. Took one dose just before bed, what was flowing fine the day before now turned into a painful dripple, was up all night with 6 of those painful dribbles. Will not be taking anymore, I don’t know if it had a different effect on me because I really did not need it? | I have freinds that swear by this drug, not the one for me. | M | 50 | 1 days .4 MG 1X D | 8/9/2012 | 5 | Kidney stone | Unbeleivable sex drive, difficulty ejaculating, but that's ok- wife's good with that too. Rock hard erections, heightened penis sensitiivty. I'm 40yrs old and I feel like a 25 year old again. | M | 40 | 10 days .4MG 1X D | 7/20/2012 | 1 | 7mm kidney stone | use it for passing 7mm kidney stone, the first three days were ok and stopped for 3 days. dr asked me to continue and use it again for 6 days. my nose is totally blocked and cannot sleep at all! Felt like a flu, fatigue, soar throat and even buring chest. Do not use it more than 3 days! And the stone has not passed after four weeks! | M | 32 | 6 days 40mg 1X D | 7/6/2012 | 2 | BPH | Abdominal pain, leg pain and cramps, back pain, headache and dizziness. I also feel tired and have no energy. Still have to urinate every 2 to 3 hours at night. No semen and weak erection. | I was on Calais for a few days which seemed to help the BPH and also my sexual life but I got back pain at night that would not allow me to sleep at all. Got off of it and no more back pain. Will give Flomax some more time but will go every other day and see what happens. | M | 66 | 60 days .4 MG 1X D | 6/28/2012 | 3 | kidney stones | I am female and was given prescription at the hospital because of stuck kidney stones in the ureter.. It did relieve the pressure and some of the pain and increase my urine flow but it made me feel tired and weak and felt like vomiting but didn't for the entire week I was on it and it made me feel sort of nutty...nuttier. I stopped taking it and I still feel a twinge where the stones are stuck...I don't think I passed them yet as I haven't been straining my urine. I guess I will find out in a couple of days if the pressure returns after the Flomax gets out of my system...ps...I've had 2 stones stuck in my urteter for almost 6 months now. I may go back to the Flomax if I didn't pass them ...I don't have insurance and can't afford any other procedures. The flomax wasn't the worst thing in the world but I needed a break from the kookie feeling and nausea. | F | 47 | 7 days 1X D | 6/26/2012 | 1 | Possible kidney stones | Younger Guys and older men. Donot take these meds unless u really have to. Side effects are out of line!!!! Seriously. Took generic form of flomax third day. No semen!!! I frieked the fuck out. My nose was stuffy me thinking I was catching a cold in the middle of summer. Depression was another side effect. I would sleep 11 hours and would feel like shit all day. Guys the worse was the orgasm w/o semen really messed with my mind. Stop | M | 25 | 3 days 0.4 | 6/26/2012 | 2 | enlarged prostate along with BCG t | increased frequency, severe sore throat and congestion, cough, weird dreams, | I have been on the generic but after reading these reviews and my own experiences the past 2 I am seriously considering stopping use. | M | 65 | 14 days .4 mg 1X D | 6/25/2012 | 1 | Kidney stones | dizziness, headache, nauseated, retrograde orgasm, fatigue, depression, anxiety, loss of appetite, lower back pain, constipation. | Got this from my urologist as a help to pass a kidney stone.(10mm) I tried it for two weeks but it had changed me in a constipated, anxious, nauseated zombie with a horrible headache... I quit yesterday and I am slowly becoming my old self again. Oddly enough the side effects became worse the longer I took this drug; usually it's the other way around. PS: the stone hasn't passed. | M | 58 | 14 days 0.4 mg 1X D | 6/20/2012 | 1 | Kidney Stone | My doctor prescribed Flomax because of my tendency to get kidney stones. I was told it would make it easier to pass stones if I got them. I took the two .4 mg pills two hours prior to bedtime. I got the worst headache of my life and couldn't sleep until about 7 hours later. | I think I'd rather risk getting another unpassable kidney stone than to take this medication. | M | 55 | 1 days .4 mg 1X D | 6/12/2012 | 1 | Prostate | Fainting, Dizziness, Leg Cramps, BP Unstable, Confusion, and Stomach Pain This product is potentially deadly. | M | 80 | 3 months 10 | 6/11/2012 | 1 | Kidney stones | Random and lengthy (duration) erections, tight feeling in grundle area, retrograde ejaculation...as in orgasm with no ejaculation through penis, lower sex drive and getting depressed becausr of these affects. | M | 35 | 8 days 0.4mg | 6/6/2012 | 2 | urinary urgency, to improve flow | Started @ .04 x 1 a day....worked a little but leveled off, urgency persisted, increased to 2 per day. Adjusted after 3 days urgency symptoms gone, flow did not improve that much. 9th. week started experiencing moderate vertigo bad enough to interrupt all activity.. Up until then put up with the runny nose, sinus pain and pressure, orthostatic hypotention, weakness, and tinnitus. Most importantly became very frightened when I learned that being on this drug could cause a NON-REVERSIBLE change in the iris of my eyes. Could make cataract surgery in the future VERY difficult. Stopped Flomax, waiting for it to wash out of my system, vertigo diminishing daily, my eyes will be anyone's guess...??? | There needs to be MUCH MORE DISCUSSION about the "floppy iris syndrome" with your Dr. about this issue!! Even one course of this drug could produce a NON-REVERSIBLE change in the smooth muscle in the iris's of your eyes. If cataract surgery is ever attempted, it could turn out to be a VERY difficult surgery. Make sure you inform your Opthamologist if you have ever taken Flomax....!!!!!! | M | 57 | 9 weeks .04 x 2 2X D | 5/21/2012 | 1 | getting up to pee at night | My father took this drug while hospitalized a few years earlier & had vivid realistic sometimes fightening dreams. Most recently, last summer he began taking it again & began having hallucinations after taking for 4 days. He stopped taking but a couple of weeks later "had a bad dream" and ended up being taken to the hospital after a violent episode. Doc diagnosed him as having dementia, but has been fine since getting out of the hospital almost 8 months ago. The only time he was messed up was within the first few weeks of taking flowmax. | M | 89 | 4 days | 4/23/2012 | 1 | Kidney stone | Burning feeling when I urinate and I tried to masterbate and when I climaxed nothing came out. After doing research on why this was happening I found out that it wasn't my stone because I already passed it that day but it was flomax. Don't take it. | M | 19 | 2 days 1xD | 4/12/2012 | 3 | BPH | There were too many side effects w/ generic flomax so I changed to brand flomax. I still get some jaw and throat irritations. | Brand flomax is $375.00 per 90 caps. Much better product than generic, I take 1 cap every other day and the sex is much better just about normal. I also take 1 lycopene 1 pomogranate and 3 pumpkin seed oil caps with cranberry juice and "just black cherry" .juice daily.I do not have any urinating or sex problems. | M | 69 | 3.5 years .04 1X D | 4/4/2012 | 3 | Weak Urine Stream | Took the second dose this afternoon. Tonight, climax but no semen. Not a drop. No other negative side effects noticed. | One other thing I did notice, my back has never felt so good without being on pain killers. I don't know if it's a coincidence, but a drastic reduction in back pain. | M | 42 | 2 days 0.4 mg 1X D | 3/30/2012 | 1 | Kidney Stones 6mm and 7mm | Retrogade ejaculation, mood swings, crazy dreams and dizziness. Was very worried when not seeing any semen upon climax and have only taken 2 pills. Also experiencing pains in my pelvis in the last hour. Horrible drug, avoid!! | M | 26 | 1 days 1x40mg PD | 3/15/2012 | 4 | Possible kidney stones | It opens up flow of urine. Pee like a racehorse. Not kidding. | F | 33 | 1 days 8mg | 3/14/2012 | 1 | kidney stones | Restlessness, feel like I have to pee so bad it hurts at all times, frequent urination, nausea, dizziness, groggyness. Just plain awful | F | 21 | 4 days .4 mg 1xd | 2/25/2012 | 2 | bph | intermittent retroejaculation; severe nasal & chest congestion 6 hours after taking, even on reduced dose every other day. | Turns out probable allergy to the sulfa component, despite some claims in some ircles that allergy to sulfa drugs will not affect those taking flomax; nasal & chest congestion disappeared when switched to Rapaflo, although retro eja more severe with Rapaflo & Rapaflo a much more expensive drug | M | 66 | 1 years .4 mg 1X D | 2/16/2012 | 4 | kidney stones | taking average dose, feel very run down and under the weather but kidney stones at to that. im aged 17 and had these last year at 16 both times taking this is has stopped me ejaculating (retroejaculation) | M | 17 | 14 days not sure 1X D | 1/23/2012 | 3 | BPH | retrograde ejaculation and inability to ejaculate | I've been on 2 (generic) capsules per day for maybe 6 months after being on 1 capsule for over 2 years. I have not experienced any side effects other than the retrograde ejaculation and inability to ejaculate. While on one capsule I had no side effects. I need to change this as the side effects are frustrating and creepy. I'm going to the urologist soon to discuss this. The need to double the dosage seemed to coincide with my switching to the generic so maybe going back to Flomax will help and allow me to go back to one capsule per day. | M | 63 | 3 years 0.4mg 2X D | 1/17/2012 | 1 | Kidney Stone | Sleeplessness | I took one flomax after dinner and had no problems until I tried to sleep 4 hours later. I laid awake ALL night. This NEVER happens to me, I am a good sleeper. Funny thing I don't feel tired at all. I do have a CYP2D6 mutation so I wonder if that has something to do with my reaction to this drug (probably had decreased clearance). I'm calling the doctor today and don't want to continue taking this medication. | F | 46 | 1 days 0.4mg 1X D | 1/13/2012 | 2 | bph | Retrograde ejaculation immediately after taking. | It did help a little with emptying my bladder. But the retrograde ejaculation was not worth it. It may not be harmful, but it is not as enjoyable and it is emotionally scary. | M | 40 | 3 days .8 1X D | 1/12/2012 | 4 | BPH | Now taking Flomax (generic) every other day, alternating with lisinopril (both lower blood pressure). My BP is fine with this mix, as is my doctor. Since reducing the dosage of the Flomax this way, I still benefit from a better ability to empty my bladder. As to the side effect of dry or reduced ejaculation amounts, I now ejaculate a normal amount, although it flows more than spurts. Another change is that after taking the flomax (about 4-10 hours), my erections tend to be very strong - almost like with Viagra. And my nocturnal erections are much more active. Usually getting up and urinating makes the erection subside, but if not, masturbation takes care of it. All in all, I would say that if you take an ACE inhibitor like lisinopril and need Flomax for BPH, try alternating them. This has worked well for me in keeping my blood pressure in check and eliminating any erectile dysfunction problems from Flomax. | M | 59 | 3 years .4 1X O | 1/7/2012 History | 5 | Prescribe for BPH | Went to site to hear about patients' side effects | Sometimes "congestive heart failure" or "CHF" can cause nocturia or increased "peeing" at night, by increased fluid shifting into the internal organs - lungs and kidneys. Think of your body like a sponge. When the sponge is flat in a pan of water the water absorbs throughout the sponge. When a sponge is hung up with a clothes pin the water drips out of the sponge by the force of gravity. If you have any degree of CHF (congestive heart failure), excess fluid pools in the most dependent (lowest)part of your body because the pump (heart)is less efficient. If your legs are down during the day you can get fluid accumulation there - even some swelling or "edema." When you lie flat at night the fluid moves out of the dependent (low) areas and into your kidneys and lungs causing you to "pee" more and some people get short of breath if flat due to fluid moving into the very sponge like lungs. Anyone who has these constellation of symptoms should have their heart checked (there is a blood test for CHF). A person can have both CHF and BPH or kidney stones. | F | 56 | 1X D | 12/8/2011 | 1 | blocked urine flow | experienced feeling that right leg was heavy as well as numbness in right foot; lightheadedness, racing heart and irregular heart beat at times. Urgency leakage at times. | Side effects of heavy leg feeling and numbness went away after stopping the use of Flomax. Episodes of irregular or racing heart has reduced since going off Flomax for 2 weeks. Episodes of urgency leakage became non-existant. | M | 66 | 5 months 0.4 2X D | 11/20/2011 | 1 | Kidney Stone | The first day no side effects. The second day shortness of breath.The third day was the worst and stopped taking it because of leg pain, felt like a snake was wrapped around yor leg constricting the blood flow it was very painful. I stopped taking it two days ago and the pain is now in my lower back, I have used a full body heating pad at night to get some relief, hopefully this drug will be out of my system in 3.5 days like I read on another site. I was leary about taking this drug because it is not meant for women, I was given it at the emergency room and was supposed to take it for seven days. I took it for only two more days and the side effects were almost as bad as the kidney stone. Would not recommend this drug for use by women and hope I do not have any long term side effects. | F | 59 | 3 days 0.4MG 1X D | 11/17/2011 | 3 | Frequent night urination | I wanted to ask anyone if they have had this type of experience: My dad (mid 80's) was on Flomax for some time and it worked great to keep him from getting up all night long. He was recently hospitalized and had trouble voiding at the time. Then it appeared that his usual pattern for voiding reversed: he would not go all day and get up every night. Any insight into why this may have happened or what could be done to reverse this change? Changing his pill time has not helped. Thank you so much. | M | 85 | 1X D | 11/8/2011 | 1 | My doctor is crazy I guess | When my wife and I were doing "the deed" last night... I knew something was bad wrong. I was traumatized (and she cried)! | I got up early this morning to see if I was a failure as a lover... or the evil Flomax! After reading the side effects, I knew it wasn't me. My wife wants to pour it down the toilet! I bought a three month supply. If you want to play a practical joke on your friends... tell them it is an amazing new energy pill, and it takes about 3 days to really kick in! | M | 45 | 3 days 4 mg 1X D | 10/21/2011 | 2 | Weak urine flow | Extreme nasal congestion (but only at night), headache, retrograde ejaculation | Urine flow and ease of starting much improved after one tablet. But extreme night-time nasal congestion with feelings of suffocation, sufficient to wake me 2 -3 time each night in a half-awake panic which could only be resolved temporarily by getting up, waking up fully and clearing my nose, plus dry ejaculation made me discontinue after 5 days. I tried taking a decongestant (pseudoephedrine) overnight concurrently but with limited success. | M | 65 | 5 days 40mg 1X D | 9/16/2011 | 2 | BPH | Substantial weight gain, retrograde ejaculation. | Only minimal relief of symptoms of weak stream and night time frequency (4-5 times, even while on the drug). Moved from Uroxatral because of minimal emptying of bladder which my full dosage of Flomax did help with. However, the worst side-effect for me was the almost immediate truck tire sized body fat that surrounded my mid-section. Within a very short period of time I had gained well over 30 pounds. I tried (and stopped) Flomax back in 2007 because I perceived the same results. Figured I'd try it again because the general practice physician that prescribed it to me back then swore that no way was the drug causing my weight gain. Like clockwork, the same thing happened the second time around. | M | 50 | 9 months 0.4 MG 2X D | 8/24/2011 | 1 | Kidney Stones | Increased urine flow moderately to help pass a stone. Psychological and physical effects are not worth taking this medication. I experienced severe depression and anxiety from FloMax. This medication should not be taken by anyone and should be taken off the market. | I would rather be in pain than go through what I did because of FloMax. No one thought to tell me any side effects and I had to find these on my own. | M | 25 | 4 months .4mg 3X D | 7/7/2011 | 1 | BPH | Dizziness,lightheaded,headaches,stuffy nose,fatigue | M | 62 | 14 days .04 1X D | 6/11/2011 | 2 | BPH | pain & lumps in throat,sinus drip, sensitive teeth. I take Brand name Flomax only it still has side effects but there are much fewer. | I take flomax every monday,wednesday and friday. I have very good sex on weekends. I take saw palmetto,pomergranate,lycopene,zinc, selenium on a daily basis. I also take pumpkin seed oil caps 3x daily.Cranberry,blueberry,pomergranate juices every day.My PSA went up only 1.1 pts in 3 year period.(3.7 to 4.8) I do not take finastiride and choose to take naturals described herein. So far so good. finistiride kills sex, period end of story. | M | 68 | 2.5 years 0.4mg 3X W | 5/31/2011 | 1 | Kidney Stone | Complete sexual loss | I was quite amazed at how quickly and how totally this stuff completely killed ALL sex. Over ten 10 days and 6 attempts at sex I was completely unable to obtain an erection 3 times. Three times I was able to however 2 of those times orgasm was impossible and the one time I was able to it was a complete disappointment and an absolute lack of ejaculate. The orgasm quality was less satisfying than a trip to the toilet. Looking at the stats for dysfunction it is at 18.1%. Now considering that this happens only to men and men are 50% of the test population it means that 36.2% of all men will suffer these effects, that's almost 4 out of 10 men. Bottom line if it is not absolutely NECESSARY don't take it unless you really have the desire to become an eunuch. If one absolutely could not urinate this could be a blessing but it WILL cost you. | M | 50 | 10 days 04 1X D | 5/29/2011 | 4 | For enlarged prostrate | Nasal Congestion resulting blocked nose | For seven months I did not experience the problem and benefitted by the use. Last month I developed cold and after that nasal congestion continues. I find that If I stop the drug I find relief. | M | 63 | 8 months 0.2mg 1X D | 5/13/2011 | 3 | urgency | It does reduce the 'gotta hold it back' routine; Hard to decide what's worse; not being able to sleep from getting up to go at night, or not being able to go back to sleep after getting up one time to go from the swollen sinuses and throat.... I'll keep taking it and see if the side effect subsides. | M | 54 | 10 days 4mg 1X D | 3/26/2011 | 1 | pass a kidney stone of 4mm size | Dry mouth, fatique, dizziness.. | I took this medicine without knowing of side effects for two weeks. Day I passed kidney stone, I stopped taking this medicine but its side effects are still continues. Dry mouth slowly fading, dizziness slowly improving.... after two weeks. So, In short I just want to tell if you discontinue medication the side effects will not go away instantly, it will take month or so to come back all body funtion normal. Additionaly, When not on flomax I used to get strong hunger sensation, after flomax I get very weak sensation that I m hungry. My tooths also became sensitve, I feel strange pressure in jaws all time.. waiting when that gets normal. Overall, it does mess up with your complete body system. | M | 37 | 2 weeks .4Mg 1X D | 2/26/2011 | 4 | BPH | Decreased volume of semen; less intense ejaculation | Resolved my problem of not being able to completely empty my bladder, therefore needing to go more frequently; If I don't drink a lot late at night, I can sleep 7-8 hours without getting up. | M | 54 | 4 years .4 mg caps 1X D | 2/18/2011 | 2 | To help kidney stone to leave | Dryness in mouth at night that has steadily gotten worse. I wouldn't have thought that was the cause if I hadn't read about side effects. It is so bad I cannot sleep. Ejaculation strength and volume started decreasing after 3 days and now there must be retrograde ejaculation because nothing comes out. It may be harmless as some places claim, but it feels very strange, is uncomfortable, and is not satisfying at all. | My kidney stone still has not moved. I have quit using flomax and am hoping all the side effects go away quickly. I would not recommend this except maybe for 2-4 days assuming the effects are not long lasting. | M | 64 | 6 days .4 mg 1X D | 2/6/2011 | 3 | kidney stone | Nothing major | M | 30 | 7 days 1X D | 1/22/2011 | 3 | BPH | Side effects greatly reduced when I changed from generic to brand.($342.00)for 90 pills. I no longer have any sexual side effects. There are lots of side effects with generic even the ones from Canada.(see add comments) | I take 1 flomax brand pill every other day.I take 3-1000mg pumpkin seed oil tabs daily with one Lycopene and one pomerganate tabs daily. I Drink 100% cran/pomergranate juice daily.My PSA has risen only 1.1 over 30 months. Daily exercise good diet,no alcohol,no smoking. | M | 67 | 26 months .4mg 1X D | 1/22/2011 | 2 | BPH, urinary retention, repeat UTI | Chills lasting 20-30 minutes, several occurences. Rapid heart beat (132-142 BPM at peak) gradually easing after 8 hours. Two brief instances of double vision. Stuffy nose. Retrograde ejaculation. Increase in blood pressure. | Took Tamsulosin, generic for Flomax, starting and stopping due to perceived side effects. Final attempt at using resulted in elevated heart beat for over 8 hours. Was seeing some improvement even in this short time. If you have chills or rapid heart beat, STOP USING ! I am also seeing similar effects with Hytrin though these are different classes of drugs. This may work well for some, but sadly I can't tolerate it. | M | 60 | 7 days 0.4 MG 1X D | 1/22/2011 | 3 | BPH Difficulty emptying bladder | M | 51 | 0.4 1X D | 1/18/2011 History | 3 | Docs cant figure out what I have | Sleepiness, my lower esophageal sphincter hurts every time I eat because of Flomax. It is an ALPHA-Adrenergic antagonists that closes up that muscle. Makes it hard for me to eat. | Does anybody have that problem? I been with a condition for about a year and two months of frequent urination, on and off, and burning once in a while. However, doctors can't seem to find out whats wrong with me. HELP! | M | 27 | 5 days 0.4 1X D | 1/7/2011 | 3 | Urinary retention | Just took flomax three days ago. | Has any body experienced trying to urinate and your mind says you cannot it happens. I have this mental problem with urinating but I don't know how to solve it. Going to the bathromm is always a struggle. This problem was brought about after surgery when the nurse ask me to urinate before going home but I can't. It happened more often after that. It's becoming like fear of not being able to urinate. Can someone help. Thanks. | M | 57 | 0.4 1X D | 12/13/2010 | 3 | BPH | I have also developed constant dizziness since last entry in August.Degree of dizziness varies from mild to intense. | My Primary Care Doctor gave me a sample pack of Avadart, and in just 1 week all of the side effects lessened and the retro-ejaculation completely stopped. When I finished the sample pack and started the Flomax back all of the negative side effects returned. I have no health insurance but once I finish the Rx in a couple of months I am going to switch to Avadart even though the cost is much more. Plus Avadart has an additional positive side effect of causing hair growth. | M | 52 | 134 days 0.4 MG 1X D | 12/1/2010 History |