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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate BPH / December 2004Just started Flomax
How long before side effects might be noticed? I never noticed any. Been on it for a year. Steve > How long before side effects might be noticed? Within a couple of days to a week. I had constipation, blurred vision, insomnia and lethargy. Interesting. I took Flowmax for over 5 years. The last year I took a double dose (0.8 mg). During that time I was prone to constipation, and my insomnia was exacerbated. I blamed my lethargy on lack of sleep. Phil > Within a couple of days to a week. I had constipation, blurred vision, > insomnia and lethargy. Phil, The symptoms came on as if a switch had been thrown (retro as well). When I stopped Flomax after 3 months the constipation stopped immediately but the insomnia/lethargy contined for ages. The blurred vision as well. I tried Xatral with no side effects at all. Everyones different but I would be very reluctant to go on Flomax again. > How long before side effects might be noticed? I tried flowmax several years ago. I experienced extreme fatigue within several hours. > How long before side effects might be noticed? BP dropped dramatically the first day but them zoomed to 210/110 with resting pulse 135. Derek. With the first pill my pulse raced way over 100. That was 2 years ago. Still have 99 pills left in the bottle. > How long before side effects might be noticed? I had side effects within one or two days, but thought it was just me on the verge of flu, so tried to fight it. Now almost 2 years later, still have the "symptoms"! Symptoms: lethargy, (big time!), fuzzy thinking, restless and often unfulfilling sleep, bowel movement difficult though vegetarian, heart races up short flights of stairs, retro, sometimes dizzy, weightlifting strength is 75% of pre-Flomax/Xatrol days, pain threshold is 50%--used to be able to tolerate some ugly punishment, but now when I smack the pavement or take bone to bone it requires a whack of concentration to manage the pain, occassional headaches (never got headaches before)....Switched to XATROL and same symptoms still with me, but the retro went away after a few days on it. After 1.5 years on XATROL had to titrate the dosage (increased) and symptoms are somewhat amplified. [PVP in 4 days! Yahoo.] I tried everything to improve my lifestyle while managing BPH, including advanced bloodwork ups and endocrinologists. Now I readily recommend: Save yourself the aggravation of Alpha Blockers (Flomax/Xatrol) jump right to roto-rooter so you can get back to a normal life again. Best wishes. > How long before side effects might be noticed? |
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