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Hugh Kearnley - 27 Jun 2007 18:01 GMT

I've been on Flomax 0.4mg since Dec '06.
Recently - last week only, flow has reduced to almost a trickle again.
Yesterday it took a (timed) 1 minute 14 secs) to empty a measured 530 ml of
urine, with stops and starts.
This morning I took an extra Flomax and a few hours later, back at full
flow, 17 secs to empty 610 ml.
Any thoughts?
I recently had good fortune in the romance department and just wondered of
this had anything to do with it. I see my GP in a few days anyway.
Thanks.
Hughie.

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Greg Louis - 29 Jun 2007 12:34 GMT

> I've been on Flomax 0.4mg since Dec '06. Recently - last week only, flow
> has reduced to almost a trickle again. Yesterday it took a (timed) 1
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> flow, 17 secs to empty 610 ml.
> Any thoughts?

A few random thoughts, and remember, YMMV

I've been on 0.8mg/day of FloMax most of the time since Nov 2004 -- I've
tried twice to cut it back, and both times have seen flow reduced, and
eventually decided I still needed the full 0.8mg. Some people report
nasty side effects, but I've been lucky in that regard -- just mild
constipation, not serious enough to worry about.

> I recently had good fortune in the romance department and just wondered
> of this had anything to do with it.

Wouldn't surprise me. Sexual activity, for me, seems to correlate with a
tendency to slow down voiding for a few hours thereafter.

I see my GP in a few days anyway.

> Thanks.

> Hughie.

Good luck with it.

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