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 stones | bizarre dreams, weakness, non-existant appetite, blurred vision | I was put on Flomax in the hospital (while under the influence of morphine) to aid in passing kidney stones. Upon release, I was given a prescription and told to take once a day. I am a female (very healthy before this!) After only one week I refuse to ever touch this again! I have had the most bizarre dreams, I'm very weak, I have absolutely no appetite and I've lost 3 lbs.! I started out at 108 lbs - but now am only 105 lbs!!!! I noticed absolutely no increased urine output. As a matter of fact, I am urinating less since taking this. | F | 51 | 7 days | 1/17/2010 | 1 | Kidney Stones | Got oveheated quickly and fainted. | Also had pain in the bladder after voiding in the morning. Don't think this medicine did any good and hopefully,it did no harm. | F | 42 | 4 days | 12/3/2009 | 1 | kidney stones | I had 56 bpm as a heart rate.In medical term(Bready Cardia).Combined with the sideffects from FLOMAX (wich it lowered my heartrate by >20BPM )I ended-up in the emergency room.By that time I had only 32bpm. and a CARDIO BLOCK.I was then 54yrs old and 230 muscular lbs. My collesterol was @ 245.The cardiologyst said"THE GOOD NEWS IS THERE'S NO BLOCKEGE" but when I asked what caused it , he just shrugged his sholders and said"It happens" I had taken FLOMAX for apprx. 10days.Given to me by a uriologyst as free samples (without first giving me a physical or looking at the information the hospital had sent him) to help pass kidneystones .Now I have a pacemaker connected to my heart and the collection agency chasing me to collect the $55k they'll never get... | Do not take FLOMAX without a complete phisycal first...It almost killed me becouse a doctor wanted to cut corners...I need a lawyer to sue them . @ 727 388 9659 | M | 56 | 12 days | 7/29/2009 | 1 | BPH | Headache, nasal passage blocked, eye discomfort, blurred vision, low blood pressure, sinus pain, dizzyness (low BP), jaw/tooth pain(from sinus pain?), vivid/bazzar dreams, general discomfort. | Stopped taking this crap after one dose. It did help my flow and discomfort, but not worth the side effects. Took 24+ hours to recover. Worst day in my life in a long time! Never again will I take this! Sex-erections-who could be interested in sex feeling this bad! Going back to Saw-pal extract at higher dose. | M | 61 | 1 days | 7/29/2009 | 1 | BPH | I have discovered that I have many of the symptoms indicated by the other respondents since searching this website ie: dizziness, runing nose, decreased ejaclation, decreased libdo, decreased strength, much loss of sleep, pain in leg muscles. | I have been off of Flomax for a month. I feel a lot better. Decreased flow, one time up at night which I was doing with the drugn normal ejaculation. I can live with the decreased flow and without the side effects. Do not use this drug-the side effects outweigh the good. Also, if you are using this drug and will have cataract surgey be sure to tell your eyedoctor. Flomax can cause problems with the surgery. | M | 74 | 4 years | 7/26/2009 | 1 | Kidney Stone BPH Post-Op Retention | dizzyness, headache, rapid heart beat, constant tingling and feeling of need to deficate (sensation of a lump at base of rectum - increased with feeling of gas), tinitus, nasal congestion, muscle cramps, tingling in face mask, eye pain, TMJ like pain. | I went searching for symptoms and found this sight. I begged not to be on Flomax after just two days, but one doctor said I was crazy, that none of my side effects were related to the Flomax. Sent for a ct scan of brain but all clear. Stopped for four days and that solved the bad dreams, congestion, anal sensations and increased sensitivity, muscle cramping and weakness and all other symptoms. Had to go back on when post-op retention occured. Am begging to stop it now because all symptoms are back, and worse. For me, this drug is HORRIBLE - ask your doctor for an alternative. Be VERY careful! | M | 50 | 6 days | 6/26/2009 | 1 | Help pass a kidney stone | Paresthesia, stroke like symptoms, tinnitus, dysphagia,cognitive deficits, tingling in scalp and face, joint aches, right sided pain,nightmares | I only took 12 pills inconsistently to help try to pass a stone. I made 3 trips to the ED within a week because of all the paresthesia, hida scan, MRI of brain and CT of brain, all negative, people thought I was crazy. | F | 51 | 64 days | 5/26/2009 | 1 | urinary/prostate problems | blurry vision, eye pain, little or no ejaculation, difficult ejaculation, tiredness at all times, irregular heart beat, difficulty obtaining an good erection. | this drug has helped with urine flow but the side effects are terrible. I am trying to reduce the dosage to one pill every other day but it is too soon to see if the side effects will change. I will contact my Doctor as soon as I have given the every other day dosage more time. | M | 70 | 2 months | 3/30/2009 | 1 | BPH/Freq. Urination/Weak Stream | I had the "grand slam"! Retro ejaculation, constant headache, couldn't sleep, vivid/wierd dreams, terrible nasal conjestion, constant nasal discharge and worst of all..excruciating muscle pain (around day 9) that later evolved into peripheral neuropathy. And, oh yeah, a moderate improvement in "flow" for the first day or two. | Caught a cold around day 3...never had such bad congestion and nasal discharge. No cold meds would provide any relief. Stopped taking Flomax after day 10 (8-days ago). Most side effects are gradually improving except the muscle pain and neuropathy - they're worse. I do have a predisposition to "idiopathic" muscle inflammation but this med took it to another order of magnitude. Right now, my sinuses are still discharging huge quantities of white glop but that's pretty minor compared to the extraordinary muscle pains throughout my body and the fact that my right hand is almost completely numb and partially paralyzed. This is a very dangerous drug!!!! | M | 58 | 10 days | 3/4/2009 | 1 | kidney stone | no ejaculation, no orgasm, frequent urination, very dizzy and malaise feeling (flu like), really on edge wanting to hit something at any sign of anger, high anxiety, tremors, sinus congestion | I would never recommend this drug to anyone except for possibly persons with extreme prostate problems with no other alternative. I knew of the sexual side effects before hand, but it turned out much worse than I could have imagined with virtually no libido. I however had no idea of these other side effects I experienced. The day after I took the pill I felt dizzy and felt like I was coming down with the flu. I kept getting angry at my friends and found myself kicking and punching walls and just very frustrated and confused feeling. Lots of nausea and it made my already terrible chronic sinusitis problem even worse. I'd take another kidney stone three times the size of the one I passed any day before taking another pill of flomax and this stone gave me some of the worst pain I've ever experienced in my life. Not even when I tore nearly every tendon in my right foot could the pain compare. These side effects don't go away quickly at all. Avoid at all cost. | M | 28 | 1 days | 3/1/2009 | 1 | Urine Retention/sphincter dissynerg | dizziness, very decreased libido, low semen volume or none at all, difficult erection or NO erection, extreme frustration due to these side effects! | I am scheduled for medtronics sacral nerve interstim in 4 days to fix my bladder sphincter issue that is causing my retention and then I will ask my uro to take me off this drug due to the side effects. | M | 41 | 4 months | 2/20/2009 | 1 | Uniary retention | Migraine, back pain, increased heart rate, didn't feel like myself yelling agitated and extreme tiredness | I am the only woman I can find put on flomax. I have been on it for three weeks and feel beyond awful. Sick in pain with a completely changed personality. It is the worst medication I think I have taken and I have taken a lot!! My family is going thru hell with me how horrible I feel. | F | 3 weeks | 1/28/2009 | 1 | Enlarged Prostate | Weight gain (VERY unusual for me!)eye pain & sensitivity, pain in side (kidney?)and back, fatigue, sore throat, stuffy nose and cold-like symptoms. I feel miserable! | I am a very active, very fit 44 year old man (6' tall & 170#) & have weighed the same for the last 20 years. I gained 10 pounds in one month since I've been on flomax I have had eye pain and sensitivity, back pain, pain in my side (kidney?), tiredness and what I thought was a bad cold. I don't like the way this med. made me feel and have discontinued usage. | M | 44 | 27 days | 1/27/2009 | 1 | frequency-enlarged pros. | retro orgasm, stuff nose, rapid heart beat. dizzy. | M | 52 | 4 days | 1/18/2009 | 1 | A short time after taking the medication my orgasm went from extremely powerful to very weak. This was coupled with loss of libido and at times, retrograde ejaculations. Soon after meals I found I just had no strength whatsoever and on many occasions would also be on the verge of passing out and needed to sleep. All my muscles ached arms, legs, and particularly around the pelvic area. | How many other people can confirm similar side effects as myself after taking this medication? Can other posters please state in more detail in the symptoms they have experienced after taking this medication? | M | 43 | 3 years | 1/11/2009 | 1 | BPH | Stopped taking FLOMAX after about two months due to weakness in the leg muscles. About one week after stopping the drug, patient started to experience painful muscle contractions in the legs. Muscle contractions persisted for about 8 weeks. There is no known other cause for these contractions. Patient had a preexisting condition: DISH (Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis and has also been called Forestier's disease.) It appears that FLOMAX has aggravated DISH where now the patient has difficulty in regaining previous flexibility in leg motion. Leg motion from rest position can be painful. | M | 60 | 60 days | 1/3/2009 | 1 | BHH | Very modest increase in flow. While I was in the hospital I had alot of trouble urinating so they put a catheter in. Of course this worked. Then some urologist came in and the next thing I new I was on flomax and finesteride. I never did have to get up during the night and the only time I really had to "run" to pee was immediately on arriving home. Sex is non-existent, erections do not come easily and there is no orgasm and no semen discharged at all. I am tired alot, have lower back pain. My internist said I had a normal PSA and that my prostate was enlarged but not a problem. I guess the urologist was selling either his services, this drug or both. I'm going to stop taking it. | Too mucy hype on the air. Looking at the silly actors that are supposed to be portraying real men I have to laugh. I guess even if all you do is row a canoe or ride a bike you will be doing less of it because you will be more tired. Notice, there's rarely a woman anywhere near those men. | M | 62 | 8 months | 9/24/2008 | 1 | Suspected Prostatitis | Retrograde Ejaculation to start with. After a few weeks persistent cough, pelvic pains, feeling of a lump in the bum and diuretic effect | Initially it helped with urinary flow. But after a few weeks I had the most annoying cough that would simply not go, and I ended up having to urinate more often and found this was dehydrating me. I started to get pains all around my pelvis and felt as if there was a huge lump in my rectum. After discontinuing this and instead using a small dose of amitriptyline all side effects slowly dissapeared, but it took some time. Urinary symptoms fine now. I don't like this drug at all. | M | 32 | 1 years | 9/4/2008 | 1 | Frequent urination | Stuffy nose, dizzy, weak,no energy,tired.slight confusion. | Way too strong side effects.I'm through with it. | M | 73 | 2 days | 8/27/2008 | 1 | BPH | severe sinus congestion, thought I had allergies, sexual problems - difficulty in ejaculation, worked for BPH symptoms though - switched to Uroxatral | M | 30 days | 7/11/2008 |