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 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 | 3 | enlarged prostate | Decrease sexual climax, no sperm at first, BP increase, slight headache | After two months intensity and duration of sex increased to not quite normal but much better than at the beginning of taking flomax.Helped stronger stream. I pee once a night or sleep right thru the night.Sex is still not quite normal.I think after two months BP went up to 155/82. | M | 66 | 3 months | 2/18/2009 | 2 | massive kidney stones | after several days, i couldnt ejaculate and orgasm was altered. i almost fainted. doc didnt tell me about this side effect. | my kidney stones are large and many, 4mm and 5mm...too many to have surgeries every 6 months to a year. so i pass them. flowmax relaxes the mucsles down there to allow easier passage. i only use it with an acute attack. i just wonder and am scared of where the semen went cause it doesnt come out.... | M | 36 | 5 days | 2/18/2009 | 2 | Urinary Rentention | Decreased semen production, massively compounded congestion problems from a cold, stool control problems. | This medicine definitely increased my urinary flow - on the first day. I was coming down with sinus congestion from a cold when I started Flomax. Since my doctor had advised against decongestants due to my urinary flow symptoms, the sinus pressure became debilitating. After one terrible night, I decided decongestants were the lesser of two evils and then a Z-pack ridded the sinus infection. Congestion is no longer a problem. Like others, I have experienced decreased semen production, but increased erectile function. After about one month I have noticed stool control problems when I urinate. For 3 days now this has required me to sit down and wipe what feels like diarrhea each time I urinate, even though my stools are otherwise normal. This is concerning enough that I am going to stop taking Flomax until I can discuss with my doctor. As a point of reference, I did have successful surgery to remove hemorrhoids two years ago. While I have been pleased with the outcome (if not th | M | 40 | 30 days | 2/3/2009 | 3 | BHP | inhibited ejaculation; urge to deficate increased with increased gas | M | 62 | 30 days | 1/29/2009 | 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 | 2 | enlarged prostate, weak stream | always tired, blurred vision, arms and legs ache, lower back pain. Virtually no ejaculate upon orgasm and not as pleasurable. | If i didn't have to work, i would sleep 24hrs a day, get up just to eat and go back to bed. While sleeping i rolled over and wham, i had a pain go from my lower back down to my foot, the feeling was like a funny bone sensation, like when you hit your elbow. I'm going to stop the Flowmax for now and just squeeze during urination to get the pressue flowing like i use to before the medication. If someone knows of something natural to take please email me. Good Luck !! | 44 | 3 weeks | 1/23/2009 | 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 | 3 | BPH | Very indirect sort of side effect: It lead me to delay TURP surgery which was ultimately what I needed. Also: It greatly reduced the amount of money in my wallet. This stuff ain't cheap. | You can get flomax from Canadian online or telephone pharmacies for about 1/3rd the price of USA prices. This is normal quality controlled chemically identical factory packaged stuff. No difference except the package. It is simply outrageous that our own government prohibits, by law, your doctor from even mentioning this option to you. And you don't have to be a professor of economics or organized crime researcher to know that the pharmacutical companies are selectively ripping off Americans (charging 3 to 4 times as much for the same presecription medicine in the USA as in Canada or Australia) with the cooperation of the US government. There are several legit Canadian online/mailorder pharmacies. I had OK experiences with Canpharm. But it takes as much as three weeks, and faxing of your prescriptions -- so you can't wait to the last minute to get medicine this way. | M | 66 | 500 days | 12/18/2008 | 3 | frequent urination daytime | no ejaculate. dizzyniess. mild fatigue | My doctor said ejaculation may go in reverse as a side effect. Creepy. This seems to explain the spin given by the drug company stating 'reduced semen'as a side effect. It seems Flomax does not decrease semen production, it just reverses your plumbing! I call this effect anti-flo-max. I did have orgasm, but almost nothing came out. will try suggestions by others. | M | 50 | 4 days | 12/12/2008 | 5 | BPH | NONE | One week after starting to take flomax, the plumbing was working like I was eighteen years old again! | M | 66 | 7 months | 11/14/2008 | 4 | Frequent night time urination | None | M | 77 | 4 years | 10/19/2008 | 3 | My father is taking Flomax | My dad has been taking Flomax for two days now and Im on a quest to find the holistic version of Flomax or any prostate medication that will help. He also has been on high blood pressure medication for a month. With all I have read bellow I am hoping someone can post something about a Holistic treatment. I am glad my father is home and watching the Redskins demolish Dallas lol but HELP!!!! I don't want my dad on medication for the rest of his life!!!! NO! So....somebody post info on alternative or holistic medicine. Ok thanks! Ciao! | He is sleepy, tired, still has a little pain. Wonders why the doctor recommended such an expensive medication. I am on a quest to find something natural for my dad because I dont want him depressed, uncomfortable or ready to call him self OLD!!! | F | 27 | 2 days | 9/28/2008 | 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 | 2 | enlarged prostate | Muscle weakness, muscle pain, lowered blood pressure | The morning after I took Flomax I was unable to stand without holding on to the furniture. My legs muscles were weak, and I exercise 5 times a week with no problems. I was finally able to walk normally by 3:00 in the afternoon but my legs ache. I had tired it a week earlier and had simular side effects but wasn't totally sure so I though I'd try it one more time. It helps with the problem but I can't stand the side effects. I am very sensitive to most meds. | M | 54 | 2 days | 9/22/2008 | 5 | BPH | Runny nose and temporary drop in blood pressure. Runny nose lasted for about 30 days. Drop in blood pressure didn't effect me much as I had high blood pressure to begin with. Reduced semen and libido rigidity. | I was greatly relieved within 24 hours. Went from every 30 minutes (really miserable) to every 3 to 4 hours (what a relief!,to hell with the sniffy nose!) Have learned not to drink to many liquids in the evening (especially sodas) or I have to get up repeatedly. Most of the time only once a night if I behave. At my age I don't care about the lack of libido. Twenty years ago I would have felt differently. Another plus for me was to discover it helps prevent kidney stone problems. I've undergone 3 lithotripsy procedures over the past ten years but none since starting the Flomax over three years ago. | M | 64 | 3 years | 9/5/2008 |