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 |
| 1 | Difficulty urinating, due to BPH | Lightheadedness, difficulty getting and maintaining an erection, dry orgasm, swollen scrotum, anxiety, heart palpitations, sudden blurred vision (scary!). | What a horrible drug! If you have an active sex life like me, you will be very disappointed and frustrated with the side effects of Flomax ... and so will your wife and/or lover. My girlfriend enjoys getting "facials", but after taking Flomax for just a few days, my orgasm didn't produce enough cum to even whet her whistle! What a major disappointment for both of us! But the worst part of my experience with Flomax was the sudden blurred vision I experienced as I was driving on a busy freeway - thought I was having a stroke or something and almost got into a wreck! Needless to say, I am discontinuing Flomax and will never take it again. I would much rather put up with a weak stream and a little dribbling than the nasty side effects of this drug. | M | 52 | 4 days | 8/7/2006 | 1 | help to clear urination completely | Seveve conjestion of sinus. I have to breathe from mouth all the time. I took it at 12:30 AM and woke up with severe stuffy nose at 3:30 AM | I will not take this medicine again. There should be a warning label on the sample that doc gave me. | M | 50 | 1 days | 1/26/2006 | 1 | Bladder pain, urgency, painful flow | None | I'm convinced Flowmax is nothing but a sugar pill. I suffer from chronic severe bladder pain. Also suffer from chronic urgency but pass large volumes of urine (12-16 oz. per event). Never dribble. Never trouble starting. Good flow. Urologist was convinced I have prostate congestion since I practice complete abstinence and have for 13+ years, no evidence of BPH, PSA is 1.4, prostatitus ruled out and tested negative for STDs. He prescribed Flomax thinking it a panacea for any urinary issues. The stuff did NOTHING. Been living with this pain for 3 years now. | M | 37 | 3 weeks | 1/9/2006 | 1 | aid with passage of kidney stone | Severe headache, severe congestion, bronchitic-like cough, fever of 101, flu-like symptoms (chills, achy muscles & joints, no energy--spent much of the time in bed as though I had the flu), bizarre dry, weak orgasm--the first day--didn't want sex remainder of the time. | Unquestionably the WORST drug I've ever taken, with the WORST complex of, and most numerous, side effects. The cure is much worse than the disease. | M | 53 | 6 days | 8/27/2006 | 1 | BHP | No ejaculation after the first day of taking the drug, extrimely painful rash around butt hole LOL after the second day , dissiness,This drug is worst then the original problem, I stoped taking it and wil see if all this side effects will go away>>> | M | 63 | 6 days | 9/16/2006 | 1 | Enlarged Prostate | Little or no ejaculation - when there is some it is clear. Climax is not as intense | Cough Runny Nose Back Pain | M | 71 | 3 months | 9/4/2006 | 1 | Difficulty urinating | (1) Very frequent urination, every 20 minutes to 1 hour. If I didn't empty my bladder every 20 minutes, it felt as if I would urinate in my pants and my bladder became very painful. (2) No ejaculate upon orgasm, which was somewhat distressing. | The side effects of this drug were worse than the symptoms it was supposed to treat. I would not recommend this drug if you can tolerate the symptoms otherwise, which in my case were moderate difficulty in urinating. | M | 46 | 10 days | 3/8/2006 | 1 | BHP type symptoms | The most important serious thing we need to know about Flomax is a direct effect: This drug causes permanent changes to the eyes. Flomax will preclude the possibility of relatively successful relatively safe cataract surgery in many if not most if not all cases. Side effects: insomnia, backache, constipation, headache, visual changes such as photophobia and blurriness and diminished response to changing light levels, tiredness/fatigue/weakness, heart palpitations or arrhythmias, stomach ache, chest tightness, nasal congestion. Pls see www.crstoday.com/PDF%20Articles/0405/crst0405_f5_chang.html | I'm wondering what others who have stopped using Flomax have experienced, whether the side effects took a long time to lessen, whether the side effects seemed to hang on after ending use. I'm thinking of sending email to those who have left addresses here, for the purpose of asking this same question. | M | 64 | 1 days | 4/11/2006 | 1 | BPH | I am reporting back with results of Beta-Sitosterol and Saw Palmetto I have been taking. It's been 12 days and I have seen zero improvement. | I will continue for a few more days but...It is begining to look like I will be giving flomax a try in spite of it being a Sulfa based drug...maybe I have outgrown my allergy? hope so. | M | 52 | 12 days | 11/6/2006 | 1 | kiney stones | I just got out of the hospital. A pace maker was put in my heart .FLOWMAX was causing me severe black-outs,to the point were it stopped my(distributer)on top of my heart from working,after several very severe black-outs.I have no dought it coused it. | M | 54 | 3 weeks | 10/16/2006 | 1 | Going to bathroom at night | No ejaculation; decreased sensation of orgasm; stuffy nose | In just 3 days I developed a sinus condition that I never had; I felt like a had a terrible cold; my great ability to have an orgasm disappeared overnight; I still had to go to the bathroom at night; these symptoms scared the hell out of me until I read that many ohters had the same side affects of this drug. | M | 57 | 3 days | 12/8/2006 | 1 | Going to bathroom at night | No ejaculation; decreased sensation of orgasm; stuffy nose | In just 3 days I developed a sinus condition that I never had; I felt like a had a terrible cold; my great ability to have an orgasm disappeared overnight; I still had to go to the bathroom at night; these symptoms scared the hell out of me until I read that many ohters had the same side affects of this drug. | M | 57 | 3 days | 12/8/2006 | 1 | Going to bathroom at night | No ejaculation; decreased sensation of orgasm; stuffy nose | In just 3 days I developed a sinus condition that I never had; I felt like a had a terrible cold; my great ability to have an orgasm disappeared overnight; I still had to go to the bathroom at night; these symptoms scared the hell out of me until I read that many ohters had the same side affects of this drug. | M | 57 | 3 days | 12/8/2006 | 1 | Going to bathroom at night | No ejaculation; decreased sensation of orgasm; stuffy nose | In just 3 days I developed a sinus condition that I never had; I felt like a had a terrible cold; my great ability to have an orgasm disappeared overnight; I still had to go to the bathroom at night; these symptoms scared the hell out of me until I read that many ohters had the same side affects of this drug. | M | 57 | 3 days | 12/8/2006 | 1 | frequent night time urination | Severe allergic reaction, chest pains, extremely difficult to breathe. Insomnia, back pain, dizzyness, sore tongue, decreased sex drive, drastic reduction in semen. Overall feeling my entire body was being attacked from within. | It did not effect the frequency problem. | M | 63 | 3 weeks | 5/21/2006 | 1 | benign prostatic hyperplasia | Sudden and severe dizziness, feeling faint, lost ability to speak for a few hours. Emergency room doctors thought I was having a stroke. Moderate and constant headache that has lasted three days, I don’t take any other medicines. | I was rushed to the emergency room after my first dose. I went to the rest room and almost fainted on my way back to the bed. I blacked out as I made it to the bed and my wife woke me up because I was making strange vocal sounds. She asked me if I was okay, and I could barely speak. I had a severe stutter and my hands lost some of their sensation. The emergency room doctors thought I was having a stroke. They put me through a CAT scan, 3 MRIs, a heart ultrasound, and a carotid artery ultrasound. I was a picture of health. Other than BPH, I am a healthy and athletic 46-year-old male. I am still experiencing vertigo three days after my first dose. | M | 46 | 1 days | 12/31/2006 | 1 | frequent night urinations | Stillget up at night to urinate. Decreased sex drive, no ejackulate at climax. Also feel physicaly very tired, dot feel like i am sleeping well insomnia. | Dr seem unaware of the sexual side effects. | M | 60 | 6 months | 4/19/2006 | 1 | frequent urination | I exprienced all side effects listed in the instruction plus many more. This garbage should be taken off the trafic. Dont damage your health | M | 63 | 2 days | 3/19/2007 | 1 | reduce urination frequency&urgency | runny nose, chest pains, and diuretic effects, i.e., a general feeling of dryness and cotton mouth, despite drinking more water | M | 60 | 2 days | 9/27/2006 | 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 |