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 |
| 2 | urination issues post protate cancer | energy loss,sleeplessness...weird dreams,dizzyness,headaches and reduced sex drive. avid golfer and used advil for aches and pains which may have contributed to problems. fit and active lifestyle. | M | 66 | 6 months | 8/7/2009 | 2 | BPH | Bad chest tightness & nasal stuffiness. Retrograde ejaculation and/or low semen, depending on dosage. Very powerful drug. Reduced dosage to 1/4 of .4 mg. capsule by cutting capsule in half & taking every other day. On that dosage provides relief needed while almost eliminating chest tightness & nasal stuffiness, & less retrograde ejaculation. | Should make available capsules in low dosage. Very messy to cut capsules, but cannot tolerate .4 mg at a time. Tablets would be easier to cut. Canada only furnishes in sustained relief tablets, so that is out. Terazosin gave worse side effects. Might try other alpha blockers like Uroxocal or new Rapaflow, but suspect it is the nature of alpha blockers that causes these side effects for some. Finesteride may eventually shrink prostate making alpha blockers unnecessary for me. | M | 63 | 4 months | 8/1/2009 | 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 | 3 | Kidney Stone | Roughly a ten-times reduction in drive combined with a side-effect of no ejaculate, absolutely none. I'm a fairly young man yet, 31, so that drive reduction is from multiple per day to one every two or three days. | I'm only taking it temporarily to keep my prostate small to help the passing of a kidney stone. Considering my reason for taking it and that its temporary... it's a bizarre but acceptable /temporary/ effect. If this was a permanent med, I'm not sure what I would do. Maybe take week-end breaks? | M | 31 | 7 days | 7/17/2009 | 3 | Prosatae Enlargement | None | None | M | 50 | 90 days | 7/2/2009 | 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 | 3 | BPH, frequent urination and control | dizzyness with use of first pill. Then dizzyness subsided. Loss of ejaculation and slightly reduced orgasm intensity | I have noticed an increase in flow and urine stream strength. I am not having to rush to urinate. Am not waking up at night to urinate. The loss of ejaculation is a bit strange but I may be able to live with it. No mess!! I am active sexually 2-3X per week. Would prefer a natural supplement. Concerned about effects of getting off flowmax. | M | 50 | 15 days | 6/17/2009 | 3 | BPH | no libido, no erection, no ejaculation, stuffed up nose,no energy | have been taking flomax with avodart for almost two years; my urine flow is normal now but my penis is disappearing. i have quit taking both for a month just to see if i could have an erection but it will take a bit longer if i can hold out as my urine flow has diminished so much i have to watch it so i don't continue to urinate on myself. take the pills if you want to live because you can have a life without sex or no life without your kidneys. i think surgery would be a better deal. | M | 60 | 2 years | 5/30/2009 | 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 | 2 | BHH | low BP that made me often feel off balance, very tired and run down feeling now experiencing vision problems. | M | 61 | 7 days | 4/22/2009 | 4 | bph | dizziness upon standing | M | 44 | 8 months | 4/10/2009 | 3 | chronic epididymitis | retro ejaculation, slight dizziness, ringing in ears, some vivid dreams, increased sensitivity to alcohol...2nd martini really hammers me now. | Doc prescribed this to help with my chronic epididymitis, caused by back-flow of urine into sperm duct and causing testicular discomfort...Doc thought it would loosen things up. Has improved urine flow but so far pain in testicle still present. I hate taking all drugs so am kind of bummed about being on Flomax, however the pain in my ball has been driving me nuts for over 10 years. If it works, I may accept the side effects trade-off. The retro ejaculation is creepy...guess my career as a porn star is over. | M | 60 | 10 days | 4/8/2009 | 3 | BPH | unexplained weight loss | Has anyone else had this problem? I cannot find it in the literature | M | 51 | | 4/6/2009 | 3 | Enlarged prostate | I did notice some increased urine flow which is why I wanted to take it. Before I had to visit the bathroom every hour and that has decreased somewhat, however, I now have blurred vision and have hard time reading things close up. I bought some reading glasses to help with that but it seems to be getting worse. I also have decrease in sex drive and have felt dizzy and tired. | M | 46 | 60 days | 4/3/2009 | 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 | 2 | BPH | Libido reduced. Difficulty in obtaining orgasm. No ejaculate. | Has not improved urine flow yet. | M | 68 | 9 days | 3/27/2009 | 4 | urinary / prostate problems | breathlessness upon exertion, intermittent pain above left eye, intermittent runny nose, vivid and sometimes colorful disturbing dreams, occasional mental confusion and loss of initiative and worse of all weight gain (totally out of character for me all my life) which has occurred very rapidly over the last two weeks after being on flomax for 4 months | Urination became such a problem for me I was releived to have FloMax and yes the side effects are bad especially the breathlessness on exertion but as far as I know there isn't an alternative and I would certainly hesistate to try another med or treatment and risk the full bladder pain and discomforts I knew before. I only hope it continues to keep the flow going until the coming day of my surgery for a cancerous prostate removal. | M | 61 | 4 months | 3/9/2009 | 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 |