Flomax and sleep

Hi, my doctor prescribed flomax about a year ago. within iwk. ejaculate went almost to zero, and noticed no diff. in urinary function, ( i really just went to urinate 8 to 10 times a day but very seldom had to get up from sleep) stopped taking flomax and ejaculate returned better than every. Saw my doctor a few weeks ago and he wants me back on this crappy med.

I have been on Flomax less than a week. Already I am seeing signs of mental confusion, being drowsy to the point of almost falling asleep at inopportune times, muscle cramps, and a dull ache in the area of the prostate.

Flow was good prior to starting Flomax. It has improved slightly but so has a sense of urgency. It seems to be acting a bit like a diuretic in that I am going a lot more frequently and with high volume and good pressure.

Diuretics can cause a loss of potassium, which can result in severe muscle cramps or spasm. I have had a charley horse in the calf, a foot that cramped up when I stood on it, and a tightening of the abdomen such that I could see a lump in one area. One must wonder if these are related.

The precautions include watching for heard palpitations. The heart is a muscle, isn't it? I would not want that muscle cramping up.

Perhaps the doctor thinks it advisable to attain perfection in urinary performance. But perhaps it is better to go through life with a slight problem that will likely not change, and also without irritating a gland that is prone to cancer. In reading the postings here it would seem that this medical perfection comes at a great cost.

I took my first Flowmaxtra last night, had difficulty going to sleep, woke up feeling I had been having bad dreams, my wife tells me I was talking in my sleep ( unusual ) and I had a sinus headache, also unusual. also discovered no ejaculate. to sum up,

sinus headache, disturbed sleep, no ejaculate

I will settle for a reduced urine flow, I am taking no more of these pills.

I am a female taking narcotic pain medication due to a back injury. Those pills make it hard to pee. My doc put me on Flomax to help me empty my bladder. I have had swollen sinus every night when I sleep. I have extreme elbow, wrist and finger pain that lasts all day/night long. My legs and knees are very stiff and sore. If I stand on my feet for more than a couple of minutes, my soles ache. I feel extremely tired and exhausted. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!! Now that I am off of it, my retention problem is worse than ever before. I wish I would have seen this web page before starting this horrible drug.

Here's what I got. I got to urinate a little bit easier. I got headaches, fairly intense back aches,all day drowsiness, with inability to sleep upon retiring. I got a stuffy nose along with slightly blurred vision. My energy level and physical output were almost nonexistent and I have become "edgy" while getting annoyed easily.A complete feeling of being uncomfortable and feeling ill. In my opinion the side effects are not worth it.

insomnia, reverse ejaculation, . Insomnia after 5 weeks, reverse ejaculation after 3 days. stopped Flomax 8 days ago and still can't sleep without a pill ! never had sleep problems in my life. does something to the sleep mechanism in your brain. they show 2.4 % with insomnia - i wonder about that as it seems a consistent theme on this board. Flomax did not stop me from going 3 x a night and only yielded a very moderate urine flow improvement.

after six weeks on .4 mlg i have insomnia for the first time in my life. since i had only minimal symptom relief with Flomax anyway, i dc'd it after telling my Dr. Now been 8 days and I still can't sleep without a pill. how long does this crap stay in your system??

I wasn't sure until I ran across this site, but flomax has seemed to retard both erections and ejaculate. I will stop flomax today. Joel