FLOMAX Reviews (TAMSULOSIN HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 2.2 (614 Ratings)

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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)

  

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 1  Enlarged prostate Cough, inability to ejaculate, sinus pressure, mouth sores This stuff is absolutely horrible M 44 7 days
12/15/2015
 1  kidney stone Tooth pain, headache, TMJ sensation, insomnia, ear ache, a good fight with wife After 18 hours facial pain kicked in with stuffy nose. Pain progressed and spread to ear. No change in urine flow. Pain is not worth the medicine. Do yourself a favor and stay away our stop immediately if you start to feel bad. I have the strong narcotics and the pain did not stop. Pain subsided with hot drinks like tea and water. M 42 2 days
.4mg
9/18/2015
 1  Bph "Retrograde" orgasm... And as so many others here will tell you, timid means no ejaculation. Which means no pressure really. It goes into the bladder but it does not feel the same and oh yes the complete stuffiness congestion dizziness I thought I was going to wreck my car... It may have helped a small amount but for all the stuff you have to put up with forget it I would rather have a bullet in the head and I too was not warned of anything other than dizziness. Do not take this drug unless you're completely aware of the side effects ... They're serious and not worth it if you can avoid it. No sexual desire, esp with dry orgasm. I'm telling doc I want cialis and proscar. If he insists on giving me this, he's fired. M 36 3 days
9/21/2015
 1  BPH Stuffy nose, dry mouth, jaw pain, muscle strength lost, dry ejaculation After repeated sinus infection I am stopping this. Helped my urination but side effects are too much and 3 years of suffering them overwhelmed me M 60 3 years
.4 mg
10/5/2015
 1  stones uti Joint pain, Head pain, Jaw pain, Dizzy Daz, Night Terrors. Tooth Pain. Worst med on the market generic flomax. M 44 5 days
.o4 1X day
10/26/2015
 1  enlarge prostate my whole face was hurting plus no semen screw the doctors who state the there is no side effects. M 56 1 days
0.4 1X day
10/30/2015
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 1  Kidney stones Joint pain in thumb and a toothache from hell worst I every had made kidney stones feel good tooth is killing me Would not recommend it to any friends or even someone I dislike M 52 2 days
4
2/9/2015
 1  BPH frequent urge to urinate Day 1: Headache, fatigue Day 2: Headache, severe jaw pain on both sides, swollen glands in throat, soar throat, swollen/dry lips, insomnia, body aches, hot/cold spells. Stopped medication due to severe side effects. Can't wait until this is completely out of my system. M 43 2 days
0.4 MG 1X day
2/10/2015
 1  BPH Retrograde ejaculation, stuffy nose, tiredness but inability to go to sleep or stay asleep, swollen lower legs and feet, tingly feeling all over, bad taste in mouth Medicine is supposed to make you feel better. This one has made me feel worse since the first dose, and has not treated any of the symptoms of BPH that my doctor told me it would. The two worst parts are no ejaculations and the inability to sleep longer than three hours. I would not recommend this medicine to anyone. M 14 days
0.4 mg 1X day
9/24/2015
 1  BPH Intolerable Back Pain, dizziness, no ejaculate. I only hope I haven't done any permanent damage by taking 2 doses of this poison. Never Again! M 69 2 days
0.4 1X day
9/23/2015
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 1  kidney stone No ejaculation Don't even take this med before asking the doc " do you want ruin my sexual life" M 28 4 days
.4 mg
9/23/2015
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 1  kidney stone headache and dizziness when waking up, increased urination, and NO Ejaculation!! what a horror after taking only 2 pills my sexual desire was low and i could not ejaculate any sperm! big no no! would not ever take it again!! M 30 2 days
0.4
4/6/2015
 1  Bph Dr prescribed for prostate, took first dose at bedtime as recommended , could not function next day felt like had it slept all day in a haze tooth ache and general feeling of exhaustion, quit after 1st dose, although it did help with bathroom visits it's not worth the side effects to me. M 56 1 days
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3/30/2015
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 1  ICW KIDNEY STONES I had an excruciating toothache that started in the gum behind the back lower teeth. The pain then radiated to the right side of my face so that I couldn't tell if it was my tooth or and ear infection. Visited both my doctor and my dentist and neither found anything wrong. I stopped taking Flomax and my toothache was gone the next day. I don't know that it was the Flomax but the fact that the toothache went away within 24 hours of stopping seems to be enough proof for me. I will speak with my urologist to see if there is an alternative medication. Also sexual side effects - no ejaculate with a weak erection. I could live with that temporarily - but I could not live with the pain. Luckily I had a few Oxycodone pills from my Urologist - but honestly even they had little effect on the pain. M 68 7 days
1X day
4/19/2015
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 1  Improve urine flow Omg..... After taking flowmax for nearly 8 months just yo realize that all of the weird symptoms I had were attributed to flowmax. I had sore throat and sinus congestion for months, my libido ceased to exist, lightheaded and dizzy. To make things worse, ended up having a surgery on my sinuses because congestion wouldnt go away. I wish they told me about the side effects. I'll never take those pills again. M 38 1 months
.4 mg
10/30/2014
 1  Kidney stones First couple weeks.. Extreme dizziness. Blurred vision Nausea fatigue short of breath tired no sex drive. 3-4 weeks. Same as above and then some.... Flu like symptoms. Heavy cough, sinus congestion,sneezing, eyes burned. Leg pains Chills short of breath. insomnia wild dreams. Dizziness that made me stumble. extreme fatigue mild anxiety. I thought I was going crazy. I assumed I had a severe case of the Flu...started thinking I had pneumonia. I'm usually hot most of the time. I started sleeping with a heating pad. Took large amounts of ibuprofen for the aches and pains. I spent many hours in bed and still felt exhausted. M 42 4 weeks
0.4mg 1X day
12/1/2014
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 1  Kidney stone Having had a bad case of Gout, my uric acid went crazy which resulted in kidney stones. my doctor prescribed flomax to take at bedtime. I took one dosage, and woke up feeling lots of anxiety. Approximately an hour later I felt dizziness, severe weakness, and something similar to a hot flash, and a cold sweat. My wife applied a cold washcloth to my forehead which seem to bring me back. I will never use it again, and I recommend anyone attempting to use this to use at your own risk. M 53 1 days
30 mg
12/5/2014
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 1  BPH Originally when I started taking this drug it decreased frequency of urination during the daytime and my stream was a tad stronger. Eventually after about 2 months these effects diminished. I started feeling very tired,bit anxious, loss of strength, muscle soreness and back and body aches as well as experiencing what is called retrograde ejaculation. Didn't associate these symptoms to the Flomax until last week when I actually read the material provided by the pharmacy. I stopped taking it 4 days ago and feel so much better and have been urinating less than when I was taking it. Go figure! I will never take Flomax again and will start my own treatment taking vitamin E, flaxseed oil,zinc and saw palmetto. M 67 8 months
.4mg
5/11/2015
 1  Kidney stones Retrograde ejaculations I have not gotten better since I started taking this medicine. M 39 3 days
.4mg
5/13/2015
 1  Mainly night time urination. Nightmares, talking in sleep, sleep apnoea, sexual disfunction, increased urination at night, not wanted, felt detached from reality, dry lips and roof of mouth, totally horrific experience especially in 6 weeks gained 21lbs. in weight. Only from consultant discovered wrongly prescribed, my prostrate is normal, over active bladder is the problem. Doctors, no different to car mechanics, good and bad, overall, dangerous. For me one awful drug, wrongly prescribed. Cannot comment but no doubt good when the numpty doctors prescribe correctly. M 66 7 weeks
20 1X day
6/8/2014

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