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aja - just out of curiosity, I read some of the reviews from people who have taken tamsulosin for BPH, on the drugs.com website. I have included the first 3 reviews I came across (there are LOTS of reviews).
For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia "After 1 week of flomax, urine flow was slightly effected. I have started experiencing dizziness, extreme fatigue, weakness, nausea, diarrhea, headache, chills, body aches and flu like symptoms. Goodbye flomax."
1.0mesher (taken for less than 1 month) August 31, 2018
For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia "I have frequent urination at night. Dr prescribed Flomax. I took my first pill last evening 30 minutes after dinner. Felt nauseous in the morning. Got up for work and nearly passed out in the shower. Flopped on the bed wrapped in a towel. Had a cold sweat. My BP must have dropped. I did not go to work today and have been lethargic all day. I am not taking Flomax ever again."
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Yogi (taken for less than 1 month) August 29, 2018
For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia "Took Flomax for 1 1/2 years for an enlarged prostate. On the positive side, it did help ease the flow of urine, though not significantly on the frequency. However, my blood pressure kept dropping and on my daily walks I noticed I would often feel like I'm going to pass out or faint. This was happening 4 or 5 times per hour, so I asked my doctor if I could withdraw the medication to see if these attacks or syncope would go away. After 3 days I noticed that the symptoms had gone. It's about 1 month now without an attack. So my personal diagnosis, for what it is worth, is that Flomax can reduce blood pressure enough to cause symptoms akin to syncope."
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It seems to me that these folks experienced some of the same exact things you experienced recently......nearly passing out, cold sweats, sharp drop in BP, dizziness. Could be a coincidence, but I'm guessing it's not, because these are some of the same common side effects that the drug manufacturer lists for tamsulosin. You might be able to solve your problem by getting rid of the tamsulosin.
Here is the link to the site with the reviews, if you want to read more:
https://www.drugs.com/comments/tamsulosin/flomax.html
For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia "After 1 week of flomax, urine flow was slightly effected. I have started experiencing dizziness, extreme fatigue, weakness, nausea, diarrhea, headache, chills, body aches and flu like symptoms. Goodbye flomax."
1.0mesher (taken for less than 1 month) August 31, 2018
For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia "I have frequent urination at night. Dr prescribed Flomax. I took my first pill last evening 30 minutes after dinner. Felt nauseous in the morning. Got up for work and nearly passed out in the shower. Flopped on the bed wrapped in a towel. Had a cold sweat. My BP must have dropped. I did not go to work today and have been lethargic all day. I am not taking Flomax ever again."
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Yogi (taken for less than 1 month) August 29, 2018
For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia "Took Flomax for 1 1/2 years for an enlarged prostate. On the positive side, it did help ease the flow of urine, though not significantly on the frequency. However, my blood pressure kept dropping and on my daily walks I noticed I would often feel like I'm going to pass out or faint. This was happening 4 or 5 times per hour, so I asked my doctor if I could withdraw the medication to see if these attacks or syncope would go away. After 3 days I noticed that the symptoms had gone. It's about 1 month now without an attack. So my personal diagnosis, for what it is worth, is that Flomax can reduce blood pressure enough to cause symptoms akin to syncope."
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It seems to me that these folks experienced some of the same exact things you experienced recently......nearly passing out, cold sweats, sharp drop in BP, dizziness. Could be a coincidence, but I'm guessing it's not, because these are some of the same common side effects that the drug manufacturer lists for tamsulosin. You might be able to solve your problem by getting rid of the tamsulosin.
Here is the link to the site with the reviews, if you want to read more:
https://www.drugs.com/comments/tamsulosin/flomax.html