Flomax question.

[ChgoGuy]

Hello! I'm new to this forum, and I have a lot to ask and add. I wanted to ask a Flomax question.

Let me say that it's been about 21 months since this all began for me. I just woke up one morning, and must have urinated over 50X between 6am and 2pm. As I could no longer tolerate it, I rushed from work to an immediate care where I was diagnosed with an enlarged prostate. I was given Flomax and told to follow up with a Urologist. That was a Friday, and by Sunday I was in the ER. It was all downhill from there. I was 49yrs old at that time. I was on HBP medication for years at this point, and it affected erections like they usually do. After starting the Flomax, erections were no longer a problem. I get them all the time when I fall asleep. It's so bad, I thought I now had Priapism. I also know that Flomax has a rare side effect of unresolved Priapism for some people.

So my question is: Has anybody experienced this same problem after taking Flomax? I'm on my 4th Urologist (the first 2 fired me as their patient). Every Urologist has laughed and told me that I should be glad I'm getting these erections all the time at night. But I have informed them that prior to having these problems, my BHP made it difficult to get or maintain them more often then not. Having a constant erection is not as fun as it may seem. It can get quite painful. Of course when I wake up with one, I have to urinate real bad even though it is difficult. Urinating makes it go away. But soon as I fall back asleep, there is a 50/50 chance it will return. Sometimes it happens 3-4 times a night. It can happen every night for a week then just stop. Then after a short hiatus, it will return. Also, these erections seem to happen after a major flare up is starting to subside. Any thoughts?

For the record, I can't tolerate Flomax. I've tried 3-4 times and I can't tolerate it for more than 2 weeks. I refuse to use it.

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So my question is: Has anybody experienced this same problem after taking Flomax?

Seems like a common problem, see stories in the comments on this page
https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2013/10 ... sinusitis/

[ChgoGuy]

Unfortunately after I stop taking Flomax the erections continue. I was off it for almost a year at one point, and they still come. What pisses me off (pardon any pun), is that every Urologist I've seen tells me they know nothing of such a side effect.