RAPAFLO Reviews (SILODOSIN)

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RAPAFLO  (SILODOSIN):  Silodosin 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). Silodosin belongs to a class of drugs known as alpha blockers. Do not use this medication to treat high blood pressure.   FDA Approval Date: 2008-10-08 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR RAPAFLOCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 1  urinary retention after surgery Huge Purpura, first on lower right arm then on upper, one week later. Right elbow bursa sac filled with fluid. Stopped taking the drug. The Purpura, visible on my arm, cleared up. Enlarged elbow sac remained. After five more weeks, with no reduction in enlarged elbow I went to an orthopedist who aspirated the bursa. It was filled with 80cc of very bloody fluid. Three days later he aspirated about 50cc. The swelling has diminished by about 60%. I experienced the more common side effects while taking Rapaflo, which went away when I stopped taking it. The Purpura, which I believe filled my elbow bursa has persisted for over a month. M 78 24 days
8mg 1X day
4/23/2016
 1  enlarged prostate Retrograde ejaculations, dry orgasm Rapaflo is a mixed bag of trouble. A conundrum as it is, without it I cannot urinate naturally, with it my manhood is negated! My urologist says I will always have this condition if I want to urinate naturally. This depresses me and I am suicidal. M 73 90 days
8 MG 1X day
8/8/2014
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 3  Urinary retention Stuffy nose, unwanted erections at night, no semen at ejaculation M 72 65 days
8 mg 1X day
11/7/2022
 1  Urine Retention I developed extreme pain in my lower back muscles and joints and nasal congestion that affected my sleep. I also got worse as far as urgency and need to urinate small amounts several times per day. As soon as I quit taking this expensive medicine and returned to taking Doxazosin, all of these side effects disappeared. Its very expensive Flomax, beware. Read this:http://www.theridgefieldpress.com/31954/say-no-to-rapaflo/ M 72 90 days
8MG 1X day
12/12/2014
 4  Urine Flow Problem The only side effect that I have experienced is that I no longer ejaculate. The feeling of ejaculation is about 50% of what it use to be. This drug does not have the side effects of another drug that I was taking for my problem. It works very fast...in 2 days or less. M 71 4 months
1X day
4/23/2010
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 1  BPH, Prostatitis Stuffy nose, RE, Chronic Fatigue, Insomnia, Dizziness, Sleepiness, bladder/Prostate pain and burning, Flu-like symptoms... It took me 6 months of always feeling like I was coming down with the flu and not being able to sleep well to finally stop the Rapaflo and feel normal again. It actually only helped my symptoms for about a month and then it stopped working, I went to my URO and he told me to stay on it or TURP was my next move. I was getting Prostatitis and UTI's about 3 or 4 times a year and now getting them about 2 or 3 times a year. Yet, every 6 months he scans me and NO retention. But I will never take this poison again! M 70 6 months
8mg 1X day
5/28/2018
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 1  Enlarged prostate Severe dizziness after one dose My husband stopped after one dose because of terrible not just ordinary dizziness. It has been seven days and still has dizzeness M 69 1 days
11/14/2016
 1  To improve urination flow This is the worse drug I have ever taken. I have had a stuffy nose. I have experienced chronic fatigue, headaches, muscle aches, flu like symptoms. I would not recommend this drug to anyone. Did slow down frequency in urination. I can't deal with the side effects. F 67 1 weeks
8 mg
3/3/2017
 4  bph Loss of ejaculation with rapaflo, which is a little less of a problem with flomax. Both flomax & rapaflo very effective, even on 1/2 dose. Experienced severe sinus & chest congestion with flomax; turns out was allergy to the sulfa component of flomax which rapaflo does not have. Flomax is now generic & a better & much cheaper choice provided u have no allergies to it & rapaflo side effects are not less than flomax. M 66 45 days
8 mg 1X day
2/16/2012
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 1  BPH frequent urination SEVERE nasal congestion 2 hours after taking. Sinus' completely blocked. Couldn't sleep that night because I couldn't breath through my nose. Next day diarrhea. 2nd day still have severe sinus congestion but was able to sleep. This drugs side effects are awful. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. M 66 1 days
8 mb 1X day
1/1/2018
 3  Enlarged prostate Serious dizziness first day of use. Retrograde ejaculation same day taking the meds. It takes two days to clear the meds out so i can have a normal ejaculation. This is the most difficult problem with this medication. I have to stop taking it so I can have sex with my wife and then start it up again. M 65 5 months
30 MG 1X day
11/9/2014
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 1  Weak urine stream Definitely disrupts sexual performance I found this medication to be ineffective for my need as well as inordinately expensive relative to competitive products. I found ineptness in the marketer's response to their published discount offers, even to contact by my urologist. I think the product is over-hyped. Be wise and try before you buy. M 65 42 days
8 MG 1X day
3/9/2015
 3  BPH No ejaculation, very difficult to orgasm and muted feeling when orgasming. Better erections and when flaccid penis also seems fuller and longer. Sleep all night without washroom trip. Wake up every morning with a massive erection. I can go much longer between pee stops with much less urgency. M 64 30 days
8 mg 1X day
9/11/2020
 2  enlarged prosate, slow flow Rapaflo had no side effects that I was aware of, which was a good thing, whereas Uroxatral had all kinds of nasty side effects for me. Rapaflo did NOT help with the slow urine flow, frequent nighttime urination, or the agitation during unination. waste of money for me and now that I am off it (3 weeks) the above issues seem to be even worse. In the process of looking for a new med. M 64 4 weeks
8mg 1X day
11/21/2013
 1  To improve urine flow at night Immediately stuffy nose, back pain, teeth pain, headache, dizzy, snoring like a bull, terrible sex because retrograde ejactulation. Stopped taking it. Now I do not drink any liquids in the evening and not getting up to urinate. Still leftover side effects. Worst medicine ever!!!! M 64 1 days
8mg
12/4/2015
 4  BPH Initial 8 mg dose/day was terrible. Headache & dizzy but improved urine flow. I decreased the dose to 4mg & only took at night. I increased to 8 mg/day over several weeks. Experienced minimal side effects along the way & have almost zero now @ 8 mg. retrograde ejaculation is disheartening. At 1st I thought it was no big deal because you still have an orgasm but after about a month I can say they're not quite as satisfying. The key for me to get the urinary benefit was to increase the dose slowly. M 62 2 months
8
7/26/2016
 1  Bph Dizziness, fatigue, no sleep, severe sinus conjestion Avoid it like the plague. M 62 90 days
8 1X day
11/9/2020
 4  couldn't urinate Can't ejaculate. Works great so far. I can deal with the one side effect I am experiencing. I hope no others appear. Urinating is gooooood!!!! M 61 7 days
8 mg 1X day
3/5/2016
 4  urinary symptoms It definitely improved urine flow on the first day. I stopped using it after the fourth dose as no ejaculation occured at orgasm, it was a weird feeling and my girlfriend missed it too. My symptoms are not bad enough yet to miss the feeling of ejaculation but if they progress to the point of requiring medication I would definately use Rapaflo. I have read too many bad reviews of Flomax's stuffy or runny nose to try it. M 61 4 days
8 mg 1X day
10/1/2010
 1  slow stream 50% less ejaculation feeling, lower back muscles hurt all the way around to the sides of my stomach, felt like I had flu symptoms, I felt so bad I prayed to God to help me, I always do that. This was so out of the ordinary for me, the lower pain that is! M 61 2 days
4mg 1X day
6/22/2015
  

RAPAFLO  (SILODOSIN):  Silodosin 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). Silodosin belongs to a class of drugs known as alpha blockers. Do not use this medication to treat high blood pressure.   FDA Approval Date: 2008-10-08 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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