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 | 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 day | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 day | 1/13/2012 | 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 day | 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 day | 11/17/2011 | 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 day | 10/21/2011 | 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 day | 7/7/2011 | 1 | BPH | Dizziness,lightheaded,headaches,stuffy nose,fatigue | M | 62 | 14 days .04 1X day | 6/11/2011 | 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 day | 5/29/2011 | 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 day | 2/26/2011 | 1 | Kidney Stones | Perineum burning/discomfort,urinary burning, muscle burn/ache (legs, triceps, delts), burning in feet, fatigue, prostatits symptoms extreme, cottonmouth, sinus congestion, discomfort in bladder area just above urethra, lower back/pelvic discomfort, urinating day and night every 2-3 hours. | Took flomax first time for(4 days) kidney stones (1/4"x1/8") it passed, (3 xrays by urologist showed nothing, 3 DRE's were normal 3 urological exams were normal, psa is .3) , second round of stones I thought so I took 4 more days of flomax, symptoms magnified by 10. I am very active, heavy weight lifter 3 days/weeks,cardio 2-3 days/wk. Been off of Flomax for about 3 weeks now still waiting for long term symptoms to subside. Did help pass 4 fragments but not worth the anguish of the side effects. After 4 visits to urologist he says nothing he can treat me for see you in 6 months. These extreme symptoms didn't start until I took the Flomax. I have read that the FDA states that many of these long term side effects will not subside until 8-9 months after last dosage taken????? | M | 43 | 4 days 1X day | 11/17/2010 | 1 | frequent night urination | runny nose, lost ability to have an orgasm. | Quit taking Flomax after 6 weeks because of the sexual side effect. Three weeks later and still no improvement | M | 56 | 6 weeks 30 MG 1X day | 9/21/2010 | 1 | kidney stones | stuffy nose, headache, light headedness, feeling like passing out, extreme fatigue | After taking one tablet I got a headache, a stuffy nose and my heart was racing 120 bpm while sitting! My blood pressure dropped to 73/45...thought I may pass out! I feel extreme fatigue and an overall horrible feeling! | F | 46 | 1 days 0.4mg 1X day | 9/16/2010 | 1 | Kidney Stones | Itching, burning, discomfort in the rectum and prostate. | Other than 2 kidney stones, I am a healthy 37 year old. I took flomax samples for 2 days provided by my doctor to help pass a 2mm stone at the bottom junction. Well that was a year ago... and I would say I am finally about 90% recovered. I took flomax for 2 days and had severe itching and burning in my prostate and rectum. I never even knew what prostate discomfort and pain was until I took these pills. I couldn't sit on a chair without squirming. After 2 pills then stopping... I continued to have discomfort and mild pain FOR OVER 6 MONTHS. I am still not 100% a year later. Do not mess with your prostate if it is currently healthy. It does not recover quickly... if at all. Maybe I have some allergy to alpha blockers, but either way this stuff is evil. STAY AWAY. By the way, I never passed my stone. The stone is still there but currently painless/asymptomatic. | M | 37 | 2 days .4mg 1X day | 7/26/2010 | 1 | Freq urination/interupted stream | "swollen" nasal passages, light panic symptoms, insomnia | First time ever taking Flomax, and only one pill. It actually improved urine stream after first dose, but not worth the anxiety and breathing problems it seemed to cause. | M | 64 | 1 days 0.4 MG 1X day | 3/6/2010 |