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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate BPH / July 2004Flomax long term effects?
Is there an long term effect from taking Flomax? I get none of the problems others have so far. smicker Insomnia is one of the side effects for some. >Insomnia is one of the side effects for some. I hadn't realised that was the cause of my lack of real sleep. That bears thinking about now as it adds up thanks. smicker You are fortunate. All medications have different effects on people. FLOMAX is "supposed to have" fewer acute side affects such as dizziness and orthostatic hypotension. But, I experienced intensive dizziness--nearly feinted each time-- after I run up several long flights of stairs, which I do at my office. Other alpha blockers were the same. So, I just pulled myself off, for now and am managing until I get all my blood work back. I had to force my doctor to do all the Estradiol, DHT, SBGH, etc., blood tests. He insisted it was not normal protocol, but he finally relented. Did your doc do all the blood tests beyond just PSA, cholesterol, and insulin? > Is there an long term effect from taking Flomax? I get none of the > problems others have so far. > smicker >You are fortunate. All medications have different effects on people. >FLOMAX is "supposed to have" fewer acute side affects such as dizziness and [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Did your doc do all the blood tests beyond just PSA, cholesterol, and >insulin? I only had the PSA test, cholesterol is low because I am on stattins after having a couple of heart attacks and a series of strokes after a colostomy. I am already in a wheel chair so running anywhere is out of the question. I was just begining to accept my lot in life at 61 when I had to start using Flomax because of BPH. What else happens now? Thanks for your post. smicker PSA testing is very common and is necessary. My gripe is with traditional practice that has given me the impression that a few pills will be all I need. Since alpha blockers merely relax the passageway, I keep wondering when the prostate will catch up to whatever little space is left in there. It is logical to me that if the doctor is treating the symptoms only, which I'm convinced alpha blockers are, ("FLOMAX"), then it is logical that the Prostate will keep on growing and that it is only a matter of a short period of time, maybe a few uncomfortable years at the outside, before the prostate catches up to and closes off the passageway. Then comes DHT inhibitors and THEIR side effects. Recent studies indicate that a combination therapy is quite successful in helping to head off surgery. So, why hasn't my doctor gone there right away? That is, relax the passageway while allowing DHT inhibitors to work since the work very slowly, (9 months to 2 years). Why wait until things go critical? But, hey! Who am I to question the medical "experts". That thinking got me alarmed enough to insist my doctor start testing for the CAUSE of my BPH and not to merely acknowledge that I have BPH. If my DHT is too high, let's know NOW and get right to it with DHT inhibitors, ("PROSCAR"), while there is still room in there. On the other hand, if my estrogens are out of whack, which happens in a large number of BPH instances, then let's go there and beat the crap out of the Estradiols. By my urologist never talked about ANY of this. Hence my insistence on all the other blood work ups. From what I am learning, I am starting to convince myself that an endocrinologist--(hormone specialist)-- is what our GPs ought to be referring us BPH-ers to and not urologists. That will be my next "discussion" with my urologist once I get my blood work back, (some of the results will be ready next week). Meanwhile, all the best to you! > >You are fortunate. All medications have different effects on people. > >FLOMAX is "supposed to have" fewer acute side affects such as dizziness and [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Thanks for your post. > smicker > Is there an long term effect from taking Flomax? I get none of the > problems others have so far. > smicker IMHE retro was a pretty instant effect Hiatus Hernia was the next to appear Wish I had gone straight for PVP Yeah, retro was indeed a side effect of "FLOMAX" for me, too. When I complained about the dizzy spells when walking up stairs or riding my bicycle, my urologist had me try "XATROL". 2 weeks later when I reported that I still had all the dizzy side effects and still couldn't exercise worth crap, etc., but that I no longer had retros, he seemed surprised and almost disappointed that retros vanished. I may have read his expression of amazement as disappointment, but he questioned the hell out of me as though implying, "Impossible!". So, I thought he was more disappointed than amazed. I'm NOT a doctor, but you might want to ask yours about letting you try one of the other 3 remaining approved alpha blockers. As for your Hiatus Hernia. I have never read of anything statistically significant tying that to the medication. If you have had an active lifestyle, or ever binged on food, or ever drank too much, or ever got punched or kicked in the stomach, or ever lifted something heavy, or ever vomited too hard, or if you are a heavy meat eater before bed time and tossed and turned violently while asleep, or horsed around at a football party after stuffing yourself on beer and pizza, or, or....ANY of those could have started the weakening and tear and any of those could have worsened the condition...Regardless, ANY medication will have all kinds of side effects, some of which are unique to certain individuals, and so rare that they never make it to the radar of the controlled tests the FDA requires. Question is never, is the medication so specific and so effective as to not have any side effects? Rather, is the relief and possible side effects worth it compared to the condition itself. Hiatus Hernias are relatively easy operations--as far as operations go. Meanwhile, let us know if you discover others who can make a direct correlation to the medication. We all want to know about potential side effects. Here's wishing the very best. > > Is there an long term effect from taking Flomax? I get none of the > > problems others have so far. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Hiatus Hernia was the next to appear > Wish I had gone straight for PVP The \ >>IMHE retro was a pretty instant effect >>Hiatus Hernia was the next to appear >>Wish I had gone straight for PVP >> The Hernia makes no sense. I do have a recommendation.... The Hernia Institute of Florida is incredible, can't be beat. Bob >> Is there an long term effect from taking Flomax? I get none of the >> problems others have so far. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Hiatus Hernia was the next to appear >Wish I had gone straight for PVP Yes I had noticed you were keen on PVP;-) Thanks. smicker |
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