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 |
| 3 | BPH | Very indirect sort of side effect: It lead me to delay TURP surgery which was ultimately what I needed. Also: It greatly reduced the amount of money in my wallet. This stuff ain't cheap. | You can get flomax from Canadian online or telephone pharmacies for about 1/3rd the price of USA prices. This is normal quality controlled chemically identical factory packaged stuff. No difference except the package. It is simply outrageous that our own government prohibits, by law, your doctor from even mentioning this option to you. And you don't have to be a professor of economics or organized crime researcher to know that the pharmacutical companies are selectively ripping off Americans (charging 3 to 4 times as much for the same presecription medicine in the USA as in Canada or Australia) with the cooperation of the US government. There are several legit Canadian online/mailorder pharmacies. I had OK experiences with Canpharm. But it takes as much as three weeks, and faxing of your prescriptions -- so you can't wait to the last minute to get medicine this way. | M | 66 | 500 days | 12/18/2008 | 3 | frequent urination daytime | no ejaculate. dizzyniess. mild fatigue | My doctor said ejaculation may go in reverse as a side effect. Creepy. This seems to explain the spin given by the drug company stating 'reduced semen'as a side effect. It seems Flomax does not decrease semen production, it just reverses your plumbing! I call this effect anti-flo-max. I did have orgasm, but almost nothing came out. will try suggestions by others. | M | 50 | 4 days | 12/12/2008 | 3 | My father is taking Flomax | My dad has been taking Flomax for two days now and Im on a quest to find the holistic version of Flomax or any prostate medication that will help. He also has been on high blood pressure medication for a month. With all I have read bellow I am hoping someone can post something about a Holistic treatment. I am glad my father is home and watching the Redskins demolish Dallas lol but HELP!!!! I don't want my dad on medication for the rest of his life!!!! NO! So....somebody post info on alternative or holistic medicine. Ok thanks! Ciao! | He is sleepy, tired, still has a little pain. Wonders why the doctor recommended such an expensive medication. I am on a quest to find something natural for my dad because I dont want him depressed, uncomfortable or ready to call him self OLD!!! | F | 27 | 2 days | 9/28/2008 | 3 | BPH | M | | 7/8/2008 | 3 | chronic prostatits & weak stream | Retro ejaculate. Little to no orgasm. Dizzy, tired. No semen upon ejaculation. Nasal Congestion. Mind Funk!! | I have only been taking this medication for 2 weeks. I am trying to let my body adjust to the side effects, but there are alot of side effects. Not sure if this medication is going to work for me. I have had a slight improvements in my urine stream. Nothing yet to get excited about. Take once at bedtime. | M | 56 | 2 weeks | 8/23/2007 | 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 | urination frequency | no semen upon ejaculation | i knew what the side effects were before i started the drug; i was just hoping it wouldn't effect me. but after two days no semen. it sort of helped my condition but i took levaquil for five days and my symptoms went away. stopped the flomax and in 2 days semen was back to normal. not a bad drug but you have to be ready for the side effects. | M | 50 | 2 weeks | 6/10/2007 | 3 | Enlarged Prostate | retrograde ejaculation | I have been taking Avodart concurrently with Flomax. It's about a year that I'm taking and my Prostate has shrunk. I've reduced my Flomax dose from two to one a day. I'm now going to eliminate Flomax as I'm urinating with strong flow consistently. Avodart needs several months to do its job. It has worked for me | M | 73 | 2 years | 5/31/2007 | 3 | BPH - extreme frequency | Sexual | (it cut me off again! continuation of my post today) ....even very healthy people may react badly to the mix of Viagra/Levitra and Flomax. This link has the info:/www.drugs.com/drug_interactions.php | M | 60 | 2 months | 4/28/2007 | 3 | BPH - extreme frequency | Sexual | IT'S NOT ADVISABLE TO TAKE VIAGRA OR LEVITRA WHEN YOU'RE ON FLOMAX!!! I've seen some guys here talking about extreme dizziness from Flomax while adding they also take Viagra to combat the sexual side effects of Flomax, or they were already taking Viagra/Levitra when they started taking Flomax. These two erection helpers magnify the blood-pressure-lowering effects of Flomax (it's an alpha-blocker, after all) - they are both contraindicated for use with Flomax (though individual results may vary). Too-low blood pressure - hypotension - can make you real dizzy and a whole bunch of other things including, if you're too susceptible, dead, but mostly just real miserable. If you're taking Viagra or Levitra with Flomax, and you're having dizziness/weakness/etc. problems you're blaming on Flomax, try switching to Cialis; the effects should be much less or entirely absent - and they're very individualized anyway (I have no problem myself taking any of these with Flomax) and even very healthy peo | M | 60 | 2 months | 4/28/2007 | 3 | BPH - extreme frequency | Only sexual. Either takes a long time (hard on my wife) or causes complete inability to achieve orgasm, greatly reduced semen, greatly reduced orgasmic sensation (so what's the point?) - all of which make me very uncertain about performance and get in the way of my desire, so decreased libido and erections could be psychological or physical. | This works great for its intended purpose - makes long bouts of exercise and travel possible, prevents the pain in my penis from peeing too often (urine passing through the urethra too frequently causes irritation and pain that also occurred in ejaculation), so it's a great relief. But the sexual side effects make it almost not worthwhile; very depressing. So here's what I do: take it only when necessary, and that's been about every 3-4 days. It takes a while to wear off, so a day after I take it the sex begins to improve; I don't take it again until peeing becomes too frequent and non-emptying, or when I know I'm going on a long trip or long walk or doing heavy labor and can't stop to pee every hour. So I'm back to having sex about 8-10 times a week (I'm a stud! ;-) Being incredibly fit helps, and that takes a lot of effort, so I'm lucky that way). Don't assume that your decreased libido is physical. It could be a psychological reaction to the difficulty in coming and the poor results | M | 60 | 2 months | 4/26/2007 | 3 | BPH - extreme frequency | Only sexual. Either takes a long time (hard on my wife) or causes complete inability to achieve orgasm, greatly reduced semen, greatly reduced orgasmic sensation (so what's the point?) - all of which make me very uncertain about performance and get in the way of my desire, so decreased libido and erections could be psychological or physical. | (continuation of my long-winded comment below) - what I call "an orgasm I can't even feel" - so you get performance anxiety and you know what happens then. You have to use this drug very judiciously and also be able to accept the sexual side effects and work around them. | M | 60 | 2 months | 4/26/2007 | 3 | Urgency and frequency | Nasal Congestion, Increased heart rate while bike training (15 to 20 beats higher), some light headedness. | It helped with my problems, but the increased heart rate is a problem. I will probably try something else. | M | 48 | 7 days | 4/23/2007 | 3 | Frequently got up at night to go | Fatigue, pressure in my head, extremely stuffy nose; pretty much felt like a hangover. | I have to be a bizarre case, because I'm convinced Flomax improved my sexual performance instead of diminishing it. But I'm also convinced the reason is interaction with other drugs--Levitra (for ED) and lithium (for psychiatric reasons). My Dr. says Lev. is working very well for me because causes Lev. to not break down as quickly because of effects on the kidney or liver (?). So for me it works for hours (up to 12), but she said for many men Lev. only works for about an hour But, Lev. often leaves me feeling like I have a hangover--sometimes very unpleasant. Headache, head pressure, stuffy nose. When I started taking Flo. for mild urinary reasons, I was very surprised to see noticable penis enlargement (unaroused) and that it was often easier to become hard. And very strong ejaculations. To me it seems that Flomax and Lev. both act similarly--acting on blood pressure and relaxing parts of you. Taking both together, for me, the sexual effects have been "better," but the h | M | 56 | 2 weeks | 4/18/2007 | 3 | Urine retention and reduced flow | Nasal congestion. No ejaculate while taking two .4 Flomax per day usually strong libido is diminished to about half of normal drive | Started taking one .4 tab per day for six weeks with no apparent improvement regarding urine retention. Went to two .4 per day and noticed improvement in flow, and urine retention disappeared. No ejaculate is weird and not sure if I can tolerate this. However, in the 'big' picture, seems like a reasonable trade-off since I have no other noticable side-effects. I do seem to wake up more often at night (not to pee, just wake up), however, a difficult thing for me to evaluate since I've always been a light sleeper. The 'big' picture meaning, microwave treatment and possibly prostate surgery. I do not have any signs of cancer. I am taking 80mg. lipitor daily. Do not have any other problems. | M | 54 | 10 weeks | 4/13/2007 | 3 | enlarging prostate | I exhibited extreme stuffiness of the nose-heavy pressure. At night dryness of the mouth from an inability to breathe through nose. Weight gain-which may be due to feeling so lousy. Also, experienced flushing of the face and periodic pain above the left eye. | As a drug meant to increase urine flow it worked well. I experienced some decrease in sexual performance. | M | 61 | 24 days | 4/11/2007 | 3 | enlarged prostate | No sex drive, tireness, weak feelings at any time of day, poor sleeping, terrible dreams and weight gain. Anyone that can get by taking 1 cap every other day or better yet make it 3 days, you'll fair better than the daily dosage. | I've been taking Flomax for many years now, and it has taken its toll on my health. It's time for some other procedure.I find it very interesting of all the persons taking this for such a short time and having about the same side effects as the ones 6 months thru 1 or 2 years. Guess I was blaming it on other meds that I'm taking. | M | 60 | 6 years | 3/30/2007 | 3 | enlarged prostate | nasal congestion,runny nose & sneezing also sex life is not as enjoyable. | it really does work but after suffering with bad nasal problems for the past 6 years I quit and am now taking terazosin,2MG per day.it seems to work and I no longer have nasal side effects. | M | 70 | 6 years | 2/23/2007 | 3 | BPH | Unable to get erection on drug. Use Viagara and get up but suffer retrograde which is painful at best. Two failed microwave TUNAS..(which by the way are horrors in themselves) sinus congestion ,light head etc: On 0.4 but take only when urination or pain is unbearable. | Does improve flow when used, however between the TUNA microwave and FLOMAX..sex is only for the benefit on my wife | M | 53 | 2 years | 2/22/2007 | 3 | Reduced urinary flow, urgency | Nasal congestion, insomnia, heart palpatations, slight dizziness, ringing of ears, lower back pain. | Initially FloMax resolved my urinary problems within 24 hours; started getting side effects in 36 hours (after 3rd capsule - 0.4 mg. every 12 hours). Switched to every 24 hours. | M | 54 | 2 days | 1/18/2007 |