RAPAFLO Reviews (SILODOSIN)Average Rating: 2.2 (40 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare RAPAFLO with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR RAPAFLO | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | To help in urination | I had a stuffy nose, fullness in my stomach, headache, dry mouth, issues breathing while sleeping, trouble sleeping, some weakness and fatigue. I only took it one time (8 mg.). This was for help in urination in order to pass my remaining kidney stones. | I took this drug no more due to the side effects mentioned earlier. | M | 51 | 1 days 8 MG. 1X day | 9/6/2013 | 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 | 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 | 1 | weak urination flow | Horrible congestion unable to sleep well. Felt like I was getting the flu. Though in one day of taking it I felt a strong flow when urinating and great erections. However I have stopped taking because of the severe congestion and body pain. | I would not recommend this drug. I'm tired because I couldn't get any sleep. The severe congestion and body aches made me sick. | M | 53 | 1 days 8mg 1X day | 1/8/2016 | 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 | Urinating often | Nausea feeling, hypertension all next day. | Can't believe what I'm seeing from other patients. Docs must be in bed with the drug companies. What doctor would prescribe something with such horrible side effects. | M | 57 | 1 days | 2/14/2017 | 1 | Nocturia | This drug is horrible. Had the worse side effects such as headaches, sinus problems, insomnia, dizziness, etc throwing it in the dumpster. Clearly urologists get a big kickback for prescribing this garbage. | M | 38 | 1 days 8Mg | 4/4/2019 | 3 | Recurrent urinary tract problems | The tiredness was bad, especially for me with chronic fatigue. More troublesome was inflamed sinuses and very stuffy nose for the entire time on the drug. These were all side effects listed for the drug. | It worked within a couple of hours in improving my ability to urinate properly, but I can't live with the side effects and will try to find something else. To the first person who rated - if Rapaflo didn't cause you sinus problems, Flomax probably won't either. | F | 59 | 2 days 8 1X day | 1/8/2012 | 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 | 1 | to increse urine flow | This crap should be off the market! Horrendous nasal congestion, began to snore like a bull, reverse ejac. | I have renamed this drug " Crapaflo" | M | 3 days 30mg 1X day | 2/18/2015 | 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 | BPH | Severe cold-like symptoms, runny nose | Did work on the BPH but the side effects are just not worth it. | M | 54 | 4 days 8mg 1X day | 3/23/2012 | 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 | 3 | Prostatitis | Tiredness, joint pain, retrograde ejaculation, lower back pain | I started taking rapaflo to treat prostatitis that I developed over the past few months as a result of a tightened muscle in my bladder. The pain urinating mostly subsided, but being a runner I can't really put up with so much muscle fatigue, and as a teenager I can't stand the problems ejaculating. Not a fan. | M | 18 | 7 days 8MG | 8/22/2015 | 3 | BPH urinary symptoms | Dry orgasm after 1st dose. Some improvement in urinary symptoms after 1st week. | M | 50 | 7 days 8mg | 4/27/2012 | 1 | Slow stream after prostate biopsy | Retro ejaculating, lower back pain, congestion, headache. About a 50% ability to get an erection. | After 9 days, I can urinate "better", but I have no sex drive, the dry, discouraging orgasm, and headaches. It just gives me a bunch of other things to worry about. My urologist didn't warn me of any of these side effects. He gave me a 2 week course from his sample closet so I didn't even get the printed material from the pharmacy. I feel like I went from being a sexually capable 50 year old man to a mere shadow of that overnight. | M | 50 | 9 days 8 | 10/21/2015 | 4 | Weak urine flow | Tiredness. Retrograde ejaculation, stuffy nose, sore throat. | Very tired, but getting a little better. Sore throat went away after 3 days. Stuffy nose much better after after 10 days. Retrograde ejaculation is weird, but not intolerable. I was given samples to try and when the 14 days was up, waited a day and found ejaculation returned to normal. Ease of urination continued for several more days. I'm working on a prescription refill (insurance wants me to try Flomax first - allergy to sulfa drugs, so that's not happening). Planning to try taking every other day to see if that will minimize side effects. | M | 58 | 14 days 8mg 1X day | 10/12/2012 | 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 | 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 | 3 | BPH | Extreme muscle and joint pain. Started with lower legs, now arms and hands. | Worked well for symptoms, however if this is a side effect (not sure yet, although pain started within a week or so of taking medication and has progressivly gotten worse) will have to stop soon. Seeking expert advice. Getting to the point where walking is extremely painful and difficult. | M | 57 | 30 days 8MG 1X day | 11/11/2013 |
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)