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 |
| 5 | ,BPH urinary flow, bladder stone | NONE | I was on Flomax 3 yrs ago, but had a gradual deterioriation of urinary function(emergency urination, hesitation, dribbling) due to a real large bladder stone. Went back on Flomax 7 days ago and symptoms immeadiatly improved. I am very athletic and gay (very sexually active) and my sexual functions, muscle strength, etc actually improved. I have had no problems with dry ejaculations which I had the first time, I dont like taking any meds but I will stay with Flomax until the bladder stone is treated | M | 62 | 7 days .4 1X day | 7/19/2010 | 2 | BPH | Easily winded while exercizing, going up steps, etc.; Retro ejaculation, reduced sex drive. | Only moderate improvement in urinary flow and frequency. | M | 64 | 2 months 0.4 mg 1X day | 6/6/2010 | 4 | weak urinary flow | sinus congestion, orgasm without ejaculation, tiredness, weakness---I dropped 50 bench press pounds at the gym. | I'm fairly young to be on Flomax, but I experienced relief after only a couple of days. My uro hesitated to put me on it b/c of side effects. He even asked if my wife and I were trying to get pregnant. We're not, so that's no issue. Still, I haven't had a normal ejaculation in almost a year. I get to the familar point, but nothing comes out. I get a mental release, but no physical sensation. I'm planning to go off the drug for a trial period to experience a real orgasm. Taking Flomax is a trade off I will make for now, but long-term I'm not sure. | M | 31 | 12 months .8mg 1X day | 6/1/2010 | 3 | BPH | dizziness, unstable on feet | M | 53 | 6 months max 1X day | 4/14/2010 | 4 | BPH, urine retention | Dizziness, especially when exercising. Low ejaculate volume | Huge immediate improvement in comfort as measured by frequency of urination and improved flow. Did not impact urine retention, as measured by ultrasound tests at urologist's office. | M | 63 | 6 months 1X day | 3/6/2010 | 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 | 3 | urinary flow symptoms | tired, very tired all the time. felt like going to pass out when I stood up. | helped a little but i had to stop because it made me feel so weak and without energy. | M | 59 | 30 days .4 mg 1X day | 2/24/2010 | 4 | Weak Urine Stream, Enlarge Prostate | 45- Male here. 1 pill per day of Flomax does what it is supposed to due. No Negative side effects, and I suffer from Chronic Pain and Panic Attack Syndromes. No more embarrassment in public restrooms taking 10 minutes to go while others wait. Finally I can Pee without taking forever, and no more thinking I have to go and nothing happening!! I THOUGHT I had E.D, but Flomax HELPED me Sexually. Are there any other men such as me that had am IMPROVED sex life after taking Flomax? I feel I am alone in the world! Note: I suffered minor E.D. due to a "penile-fracture" (laugh, everyone else does, google it!)- Something in Flomax allows me to funtion when I failed in the past. I feel doctors need to know about people like me, it may have something to do with "penile-fracture" resulting in E.D. (did not go to hospital, it healed with no medical surgery- scar tissue no doubt is present)- I also am a long term kidney stone sufferer, and this stuff seems to speed up t | I may be the only guy in the world that gets a side effect not unlike Viagra! Other men complain while my minor E.D. is gone!. Doctors please take note. Maybe more studies need to be done on men that suffered E.D. from scar tissue from "penile-fractures" that were untreated due to ignorance of how severe such an accident was. I'm here to say that NOT all men have negative sexual side effects from Flomax, in my case it helped my sex life. | M | 45 | 30 days .04 - 1 cp 1X day | 2/12/2010 | 3 | BPH | On it for 2 weeks. Was urinating every 1-2 hrs and about twice at night...now, going about every 2 - 3 hrs. Definitely takes a long time to kick in. Would rate it as "just alright" and waiting for better results. | Erection is tough to come by...worried what will happen the longer i stay on this med. | M | 47 | 2 weeks | 1/20/2010 | 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 | 4 | Kidney Stone | sinus congestion, retrograde ejaculation, tiredness | Flomax did help the discomfort from the kidney stone. I was eventually able to pass it after several days on Flomax. The retrograde ejaculation was a surprise-even knowing it was a possibility. Orgasms felt almost the same, though it was odd to see nothing come out. This side effect disappeared a couple of days after stopping the drug. Almost as annoying was a constant feeling of sinus congestion which made sleeping difficult. | M | 35 | 14 days | 12/18/2009 | 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 | 4 | BPH | Retro ejaculation, also painfull, also had sysdoscopy. some ed and painful orgasm for first 5,6 weeks. Then I take flomax 4pm after sex, then no sexual side effects. This really works! I also take 2 pumpkin seed oil capsules 1000mg daily first month then 1 daily second month thereafter. One year later urologist says my prostate has shrunk in size. It really works for me! | Sperm is back after a few months and painful orgasm is gone. Near normal sex a little prolonged ()15 to 20 minutes... but is really fantastic! After you get thru first couple of months then...near normal or better.I take cranberry/pomeranate 100% juice daily...I have been for i year!Urinatation very normal. | M | 66 | 1 years | 11/2/2009 | 2 | Urine leakage after urination | Difficulty reaching orgasm, almost no ejaculation, dizzyness, unable to sleep | It did releave the symptoms. I continued to take weekly and it helps. | M | 50 | 7 days | 10/21/2009 | 5 | Enlarged prostate | retrograde ejaculation | I have now been on Flomax for 60 days. Also taking Avodart. It has changed my life. What few side effects I had at the beginning are gone, except the ejaculation part, but that's on and off. I too have been taking my doses at night. It really is the way to go. It's sure is great to sleep through the night and not have to go every ten minutes during the day. My advice is not to scared by all these negative posts. The benefits greatly outweigh the few side effects there may be if any. | M | 52 | 60 days | 10/8/2009 | 5 | Enlarged Prostate | Retrograde ejaculation | Been taking Flowmax for years, with very little negative effects. It has helped me tremendously. I went through repeated protate infections and testicle infections, before I started it. I found the secret, for me, is to take it at bedtime, NOT morning. I sleep thru any initial side effects, but it helps me make it through the night without getting up several times. By bedtime the next day, the effect is wearing off and I can have normal sex. I can have sex in the daytime, but it isn't as good. Try taking your Flowmax at bedtime! | M | 58 | 10 years | 9/7/2009 | 5 | Urinary retention | None | I love it! It helps me be able to go to the bathroom like a normal person. | F | 52 | 14 days | 9/1/2009 | 3 | reduced flow and pain | some mental sluggishness | First the good news: I've just stopped taking it after five years and I'm doing fine. In fact -- this is weird -- I'm actually doing better than when I was taking it (a strange lower side back pain I often felt when urinating finally disappeared)! I attribute my improvement to the Avodart I've been taking also, which, I surmise, reduced the size of my prostate sufficiently to make taking the Flomax unnecessary to control the symptoms. In other words, an enlarged prostate must have been the cause and the symptoms (frequency, urgency, reduced flow, back pain) were the effect. Flomax was dealing with the effect, but since the cause had been removed or reduced, the effect was also. But the Flomax served its purpose, even though it never removed my symptoms entirely (and also made my mind a bit sluggish, which I am so happy is now over). I was taking two Flomax capsules a day. Since my symptoms were so much improved after 5 years, I decided to go down to one capsule; since that was OK for two months, I stopped taking altogether. I immediately experienced bad effects. But after one week everything improved dramatically, so I guess those were just withdrawal symptoms. It was 5 years, after all. Anyway, there is hope ... though patience is required. I guess Avodart was the real agent of long-term change for the better. | M | 59 | 5 years | 8/11/2009 | 3 | Urgency, decreased flow, frequency | Huge increase in nasal congestion which decreased somewhat after a few days, absolutely no ejaculation and no sensation of orgasm which improved by about 90% after 10 days of use, slight headache first day, some erection assistance (similar to Viagra) the frist few days only. | Flow greatly increased first day, frequency somewhat increased (4 or 5 times per night)instead of decreased after 10 days, headache gone, nasal congestion somewhat better, I may have become somewhat lethargic. I think I need a much smaller dose, but it is dangerous to divide a time-release medication. I will ask Dr if I can take it every other day when I see him again in 2 days. Orgasm and ejaculation almost back to normal after 10 days. My constipation may or may not be caused by FlowMax ... there are other factors involved. | M | 61 | 10 days | 8/10/2009 | 3 | Enlarged prostate | Dizziness, fatigue, no ejaculation (after 1st dose). After scope Doc told me I had the prostate of an 82 y/o not 52 y/o. First 3 days very dizzy. | Has helped with flow. Last night slept though without having to get up. Has relived the "start" pain when urinating. The no ejaculation thing is Very weird, almost not worth it. Doc told me it goes into bladder so just a "that moment" it freaks me out. Also having a dull pain in left testicle. This site is great since it's hard to talk about this. That said, has anyone noticed enlargement since have a cystoscopy? Does the no ejaculate thing go away? Any suggestions for alternative. Tried "Super Beta Prostate", guess it didn't work. | M | 52 | 4 days | 8/9/2009 |