FLOMAX Reviews (TAMSULOSIN HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.2 (614 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare FLOMAX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FLOMAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 day | 12/8/2011 | 4 | prostrate infection | M | | 8/6/2003 | 4 | enlarged prostate | Retrograde ejaculation | I have been on generic Flomax for about 13 months; the ability to pass urine is great; most nights I only have to get up once; and feel great when I awaken. The retrograde ejaculation was really bad at first but now the sex drive is very good and frequent and frequently the sensitivity to the penis is very satisfying; there is at times ejaculation; seems that less aggressive masturbation seems to be the key for me. My urologist says I am candidate for urolift and could go off meds; he also says the retrograde ejaculation would end and normal function would return. I am seriously considering this option. | M | 68 | 40 mg 1X day | 1/5/2017 | 3 | bhp | to the gentleman that posted on 6/26 yes i have used both flomax and uroxathrol and both had the same side effect. no ejaculate and loss of sensation.within two days of stopping medication on either drug everything pretty much went back to normal. | M | | 7/28/2007 | 3 | BPH | M | | 7/8/2008 | 3 | BPH | unexplained weight loss | Has anyone else had this problem? I cannot find it in the literature | M | 51 | | 4/6/2009 | 3 | BPH | 1X day | 9/7/2013 | 3 | | 2/14/2003 | 3 | | 6/26/2005 | 3 | Aid in the Passing of Kidney Stones | No ejaculation, slight dizziness (especially before noon), significant nasal congestion, minor insomnia, and headaches. | Have been taking drug for 2 weeks (.4MG to begin with, now .8MG daily). Have experienced some pain and bladder spasms due to movement of kidney stone, especially after increasing dosage to .8MG. Stone has yet to pass into the bladder, and will not know how much it has moved until next X-ray. | M | 38 | | 6/17/2005 | 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 day | 11/8/2011 | 3 | NONE | It does not stop me from urinating frequently. | M | 60 | 0.4MG 1X day | 8/24/2012 | 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 day | 12/13/2010 | 3 | BPH Difficulty emptying bladder | M | 51 | 0.4 1X day | 1/18/2011 Patient History | 2 | Urinary retention | Took for a month and developed muscle pain in upper right arm. Also had gas and loose bowel movements. Had to stop taking and back to catheterizing in order to drain bladder. | M | 49 | | 2/3/2006 | 2 | Dribbling | Increased headaches . Major effect was no ejaculaton during orgasm . Little or no effect on dribbling. | M | | 5/27/2006 | 1 | forget flomax,try beta sitosterol a natural product with no side effects. after 2 weeks i stopped getting up at nite. | M | 54 | | 5/7/2006 | 1 | affects of Topral XL - up every 2 h | muscle weakness, episodes of feeling sick, general malaise, really made me sensitive to sun and warm - not even hot weather | taken for side effect of another medication - something wrong with this picture | M | 63 | | 9/17/2006 | 1 | BPH | I have taken several medications similar to Flomax but have not been able to live with the side effects. I have not tried Flomax because it is Sulfa based and I am allergic to Sulfa (swelling of face, rash, hives, shortness of breath). In addition, Not trying to be nasty or sick here, but...although I am 52 years of age, I still enjoy sexual relations with my wife. Ain't no such thing for me while taking this type of medication. While taking this stuff I discovered what "retrograde" means...sex was a lot of work and effort with very little, if any, satisfaction. Someone on this site suggested Beta-Sitosterol for BPH and another person mentioned Saw Palmetto. I just started Beta-Sitosterol and Saw Palmetto. Over-kill maybe? We shall see. I can always back it off a little at a time if I need to. I will report back here with the results in a couple of weeks. | M | 52 | | 10/26/2006 | 1 | enlaged prostate | no sperm coming out when masturbating | I take the Generic bran | M | 67 | 0.4 1X day | 1/20/2014 |
FLOMAX (TAMSULOSIN HYDROCHLORIDE): Tamsulosin is used by men to treat the symptoms of an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia-BPH). It does not shrink the prostate, but it works by relaxing the muscles in the prostate and the bladder. This helps to relieve symptoms of BPH such as difficulty in beginning the flow of urine, weak stream, and the need to urinate often or urgently (including during the middle of the night). Tamsulosin belongs to a class of drugs known as alpha blockers. Do not use this medication to treat high blood pressure. FDA Approval Date: 1997-04-15 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)