Long term Flomax use
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Wondering if there were any long term Flomax users here..I've been using it 3 years..
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Notes on Long term Flomax use
rdemyan kdub64
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I am not a user of flomax. However, be aware that flomax has been implicated in floppy iris syndrome which is an issue during cataract surgery. If you have cataract surgery in the future, be sure to let the eye surgeon know that you are using or have used flomax. My understanding is that stopping flomax does not necessarily reverse floppy iris syndrome. I'm not sure if floppy iris can be diagnosed during a normal eye exam; but you might ask your optometrist at your next exam.
Alfuzosin has much less likelihood of causing floppy iris syndrome per a paper published by opthalmologists at UCSF (I've mentioned it a number of times on this blog).
tom86211 kdub64
Posted
I have been on Flomax for almost 10 years with no issues - except that it relaxes the prostate and associated muscles and this makes orgasms less intense.
andrewcalgary kdub64
Posted
you will get retro, as I did, switched to Alfuzosin and recovered most of my semen
tom86211 andrewcalgary
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Never got retro
Trustme andrewcalgary
Posted
Never had retro with Flomax or Alfuzosin.
Rapaflo did give me retro.
bruce19007 kdub64
Posted
I've been on it six years. Max dose. Works for me. Less intense orgasm, but hey, ya gotta pee, right? Occasionally get dizzy when rising too fast from a crouch.
barrie62598 bruce19007
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There are a lot of medical and brand names for Alpha Blockers. They all appeared to have a maximum researched dose of 4mg or 400mcg (the same??) in 2013. If you will get a notification of a new post here can you let me know if you are aware if and when a higher dose was researched and approved. Barrie
andyr0 kdub64
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Yes been on Flomax for 10 years plus with all the mentioned side effects, but I can live with them as this is the only drug that really works for me
john_14065 kdub64
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I've been on it for several years.
It drastically reduced number of times I have to get up at night.
The only side effect for me is when I nap it takes me a couple of minutes to get my blood pressure back up enough for me to comfortably get up and walk away.
jim94474 kdub64
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Tell me, if you are sexually active does it cause RE, and does it work for you?
andyr0 jim94474
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Yes for RE and Yes it is effective.
jim94474 andyr0
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FYI, I found a study on Harvard Health where patients could take Flomax every other day and it worked for the prostate and would not cause RE. If I ever start taking Flomax (Tamsulosin) again I will try that. I have some Flomax but my present doctor reccommends Tolterodine (Avadort) for my prostate which is not suppose to cause RE.
TKM jim94474
Posted
Jim
Avodart causes something much worse than temporary RE. It causes permanent loss of libido and erectile disfunction that does not go away when you stop taking it.
Thomas
jim94474 TKM
Posted
Thanks for the info; did it do that to you ? I will be looking for that side effect very soon. It seems "damn if you do, or damn if you don't" with medicines and procedures like TURP that makes getting old miserable. I guess we all have to find out what is best for each of us with bladder and prostate problems.
corey49613 jim94474
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Ive been on flomax for 4 yrs and ready to get off..Have you heard of a new procedure call rezum? It has high reviews.