Tamsulosin for Urinary Tract Stones User Reviews (Page 4)

• DLSB
• October 17, 2015

Flomax (tamsulosin) "Have one 4mm stone hung up between the kidney and bladder and another 5mm stone in the kidney. Have been on Flowmax for a month and while it has helped me to urinate more, the stone seems stuck. I am not happy with the side effects: stuffy nose, feeling dizzy and just off, also seems to cause some water retention. Would love to have the positive results other users have had but so far, no luck passing the stone."

• Rebek...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 16, 2019

"I was put on Tamsulosin after being diagnosed with Kidney Stones, It worked with getting rid of the Kidney Stones but left me with horrible side effects after stopping the pill such as - Dizziness, Muscle Weakness, Weakness, Lightheaded, Chest Pain, Chest Tightness, Puffy Red irritated eyes, Side Pain, Lower Back Pain, Insomnia, Vertigo, Abnormal Heart Rhythm, Heart Papltations, Sensation of Spinning, Fast pounding heart, difficult breathing, faintness, Muscle and join pain. I am a 21 year old female. Yeah trust me I can barely walk right now out of fear of fainting. Use this medication with extreme caution!"

• Hanka...
• August 30, 2015

Flomax (tamsulosin) "Woke up in pain with stone Friday. Ask my Dr. to prescribe Flomax and took my first dose at noon on Saturday. Pass the stone this morning (Sun.). I experienced a stuffy nose and felt light headed, but it was well worth it. One Capsule did the trick."

• Catman
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 15, 2018

Flomax (tamsulosin) "Had kidney stones, had stent put in. Ugly, ugly painful surgery. Stent removal was just as bad as the surgery. When you ask the nurses how bad the stent removal will be, and they say, you have to ask the doctor, you know it's going to be bad. Flomax helped with the flow, but the side effects are unbearable. Back pain, nausea, low blood pressure, dry ejaculation, flu symptoms. Good bye FloMax."

• Stone...
• September 18, 2015

Flomax (tamsulosin) "Prescribed .4mg flowmax 1x daily for kidney stone. Holy cow this stuff lowered my blood pressure! Took one dose at night, and almost fainted when I awoke and tried to get up, which is a know side effect but it took 16 hours to get back to where I could walk and I was pounding liquids the whole time. Should be more clearly designated. My HR was up in the 110 range and my resting rate is 60 normally."

• Ouchhh
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 13, 2018

Flomax (tamsulosin) "Woke with horrific flank pain and went to ER. Cat scan revealed two stones. One at the top of uterer and other still inside kidney. The pain was excruciating. Morphine did nothing. Was given flomax and a shot of diludad. Pain stopped immediately from the diludad. Sent home with pain meds and more flomax to take once a day. Stone passed sometime between the time I left hospital and when the diladad wore off. Took around 6 hours total to pass. Will always keep this drug on hand! It does cause dizziness but Its so worth the side effect. Amazing!!"

• Stones...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 12, 2016

"Age 49. Urgent peeing and rectum pressure resulted in Doctor diagnosis of prostatitis and two weeks worth of Cipro. Nine days in, all went to hell: Back and side flank agony; intense urge to pee but not be able to void. WORST PAIN EVER. Ct scan revealed less than 2mm stone. Long story short: Sent home to drink lots of water, and given 4 days of pain killers and anti-inflammatories (Dilaudid and Voltaren suppository), which only eased the pain, and not always. Got Tamsulosin from new M.D. 2 Dosages later: 4 stones painlessly passed!!! (along with some dark urine and blood clots). Tamsulosin works, end of discussion. I will keep some with me for any future episode. I just wish emergency would have started me right away on it. Ask for it."

• ERNIE...
• December 30, 2015

Flomax (tamsulosin) "Flomax helps in the passing of kidney stone had stone for two months but wasn't drinking enough water . I stared drinking 1gal of water every day also 3 glasses of lemon n water and 3 cups of hibiscus tea in two days passed stone ."

• TD1960
• February 25, 2016

Flomax (tamsulosin) "Diagnosed with 5 mm stone in October. Dull ache in lower back and pink urine. Given flomax and started drinking 1.5 gallons of water a day. In February to ER with extreme pain - could not stand or sit - pain felt like a spasm that started mildly in my lower left abdomen and then grew to the point of extreme (10/10) from my abdomen down to my feet. CT showed stone had moved just slightly to the outflow of my kidney. Had procedure to remove it with ureteral stent placement afterwards. If flomax did anything, I am not aware of it."

• Mr G
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 21, 2020

"Was given antibiotics for a UTI didn't improve so was put on this tamsulosin as Doctor thought it was urinary stones. I've been on it 4 days thought I was dying nearly passed out I'm 53 spent 28 years in the Army always been fit taken plenty of medication over the years. I'm not taking another one of these tablets may work for some but there's too many bad experiences on this medication ...Its AWFUL"

• Rawz
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 30, 2019

Flomax (tamsulosin) "I was diagnosed with kidney stone after blood was in my urine in November 2018 after an emergency ultrasound. I was placed on meds and a follow up with hospital urologist. Was sent to do CT scan and ultrasound in February. Them was placed on meds Flomax. Flomax moved the stone that was seen in kidney in November to in my urethra area. Took Flomax few days had an interaction when taking with other meds. After the completion of other drug side effects passed. Took 3 weeks worth and no signs of stones. Doctor gave me 2 weeks more. Waiting to see what happens . Side effects rough but I need it out. They say it is one and I was not told the size."

• Calif...
• March 13, 2016

"Had 3mm stone for a month. Went to ER twice, the second time morphine was not effective that is when doctor prescribed this medication at that point I was unable to pass urine but felt the extreme need to go. Doctor indicated I also had mild bladder infection due to inability to pass urine. Took this medication for two weeks and an hour or so after each daily dose was able to urinate which was a joy I had taken for granted. Stone passed at the end of two weeks... never felt it but pain has been gone for weeks. Drink lots of lemon water and pray kids I know its tough but I never had any side effects with this drug and would recommend it."

• Allie
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 4, 2020

"Everyone seems to have had good results reading these reviews. I am 56 years old and have had kidney stones on and off since I was 24. Looking at most of these reviews people are talking about 4, 5, 6 mm stones. This particular one at the moment is 13 - 15mm. I query that Tamulosin is really going to work?"

• Weewee
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 19, 2019

Flomax (tamsulosin) "After having blood in urine. Had a CT scan and was found to have a kidney stone in the urethra, 3mm, doctor subscribe Flomax and told to take it a half hour after dinner. My urologist told me to take it at bedtime so that I wouldn’t feel the side effects so much. Well, I have NOT felt any side effects at all. Have been taking Flomax for 15 days and have not pass my stone, but I believe it will happen any day now."

• emdkay
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 25, 2015

"(Preface by saying this is my first and hopefully last stone). I had sudden and severe lower-abdomen pain on a Monday, so I went to the emergency room. I had a CT scan performed and the hospital discovered a 3.5mm obstruction in my ureter. I was feeling fine by that evening when I was released. They gave me a prescription for Flomax but I received Tamsulosin (the generic equivalent). My urologist told me to continue with the Tamsulosin and to filter all my urine. I had no further pain until the weekend, Saturday into Sunday it was pretty bad, but I didn't pass anything. Come Wednesday (8 days after starting Tamsulosin), I had PASSED the stone with NO PAIN. Don't listen to all the horror stories. Take the Tamsulosin!"

• Elise...
• March 1, 2017

Flomax (tamsulosin) "I have surgery during which I was put to sleep had A 14 mm kidney stone removed from the bottom of one of my two left ureter's ( I was born with for ureters completely duplicated all the way down to the insertion of my Bladder ),I have swelling of both left ureters on my left side and the massive 1.4 x 1.2 cm stone was stuck in a (non congenital) ureterocele at the uvj at entrance to my bladder. Stone was broken up by laser removed and a stent placed in ureter from kidney to uvj. I was discharged from the hospital five hours after waking up from anesthesia key in a prescription for tamsulosin hcl (Flomax) 0.4mg(take 1 capsule daily (qty.30). phenazopyridine 200 mg , take 1 tab 1 to 2 times daily(qty 30). Cipro500 mg twice a day(qty6"

• BV123
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 3, 2020

Flomax (tamsulosin) "Had pink urine and slight discomfort for 2 days figured it was a possible kidney stone issue. At end of 2 days of pink urine I went to ER as pain was rising and more yet on the drive. At ER they gave me a weak pain med and 1 dose Flomax before any CT scan. Shortly after taking Flomax I had extreme pain in lower right abdomen. Was given stronger pain med and told it would work in 15 minutes. It did 13 minutes later. Pain was gone. Then they got me in for CT scans one without contrast, the 2nd with contrast. 2nd was best, no stones found but a constriction in ureter along with bulge in ureter at kidney. Dr would not say I passed a stone. But I'm pretty sure I did. Will be going to Urologist for followup."

• Nellies...
• November 23, 2016

Flomax (tamsulosin) "Had severe kidney stones from 2002 to 2005. Moved to a cooler climate (Newfoundland, Canada) and the stones stopped being produced from May to September. Now - 2016 - I've been suffering with very painful stone stuck high in ureter since early July. It is now late November and my new GP has just prescribed FLOMAX .4mg to try to relax my right ureter so the stone will pass. CT scan says it is only 1 mm, so GP doesn't want to send me to a Urologist - yet. Just took first pill while reading this web site. Everyone's comments so very helpful. THANK YOU! While the stone is very small, it is amazingly painful causing nausea and screaming pain when it starts up again. Am also drinking beer which is supposed to help. Good luck to others."

• Bosto...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 10, 2017

Flomax (tamsulosin) "It was the first kidney stone I had. Can't say it really helped. I was only supposed to take 2 weeks worth. I was pretty sure I passed stone but doc wanted me to take full dose. Halfway through 2nd week, I wet the bed. I stopped taking them then."

• New...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 26, 2019

"Terrible drug. Took Tamaulosin CR for 7 days for possible Kidney stones. The side effects are beyond belief. SEVERE dizziness, muscle weakness, flu like symptoms, joint pain insomnia, fatigue and horrific back pain. Not exaggerating! 30 days off and the effects still persist. Dizziness has improved a little but back pain, muscle weakness and stomach upset remain. There is documented cataract surgery complications if you have taken this pill. Can be serious changes to your iris (Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome) I have no idea how long until the effects wear off. Do your research."

• zevvy
• April 1, 2014

"Diagnosed with 2x3mm stone in ER on a Friday night. Given antibiotic, pain medicine, and Flomax. Passed stone within 48 hours! Amazing as I am a skeptical female RN. Side effects- only mild dizziness with first dose. Do I attribute ease of passage with this medication- certainly. "

• Unhappy
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 11, 2020

"I'm fairly young 35 and had to go to the ER cause of side pain which turned out to be a kidney stone. They gave me pain killers and flomax at the ER. Also prescribed it for 7 days. I came home and started taking one .4mg pill every night. I was getting very stuffy and having dry mouth. Then day 3, I masturbated and absolutely dry ejaculation. It freaked me out because I've never experienced this in my life. A little online research lead me to this page and I see that its a common side effect of flomax. As someone who's gonna be getting married soon and would like to have kids one day. I stopped taking it immediately. I took it for 4 days in total. I'm hoping this dry ejaculation goes away because I'll take kidney pain over not being able to have kids. So, yeah there's absolutely no way I'm taking this medicine again."

• Shirley...
• November 5, 2015

Flomax (tamsulosin) "Has anyone had a stone 2 cm? Any information I find shows most people that have experienced Kidney stones measure to be in the mm range. I was puzzled about that, called Doctor and she confirmed once again, found in left kidney a 2.1 centimeter stone. This is my first time with stones....wonder what some of you may have experienced with a stone of that size?"

• Able...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 11, 2015

"My family nicknamed me the stone and gravel factory. Start off with I've had 3 Lithotripsy's to break up monster stones; on top of passing over 100 (3mm or less stones). Needless to say it was painful - the last occurance I was taken to the emergency room due to get this..... dry heving..... and dehydration (This is the first time I'd ever had the uncontrollable vomit/heving issue). So on the ambulance ride from hell they shoot me with morphine it did little to nothing for the pain - but made me feel good about huting. The doc comes in and hits me with Tamsuloin in the IV...... SECONDS later the pain is nearly gone. I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Since then I have a standing script for the stuff and I'm fully human again."

• Itsju...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 11, 2017

Flomax (tamsulosin) "I was prescribed this in the ER after a kidney stone. I passed it but still took the meds to prevent further pain. After 3 days on it I won’t take anymore. Horrible indigestion which nothing helped. So bad I had to force dinner back up just so I could sleep. Also resulted in no ejaculate. Which is a very minor side effect but thought I would share. The indigestion and diarrhea made me commit to getting this medication out of my system as soon as possible."