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Originally Posted by hifijohn
my doctor put me on ciprofloxacin and tamsulosin(flomax), since i dont like to take pills,(i dont even like to take aspirin) i was curious about the side effects and went on some websites were patients can give reviews about medication.The reviews were horrible, about 80% said they were very dissatisfied, flomax did a little better, but both sound not much better than taking rat poison, one lady wrote that it took here over a year to get over the side effects and another said he was ruined for life. If this medication was this bad it would have been taken off the market years ago, my guess is that the people who had the worst side effects are the ones commenting and thats scewing the results in that direction.My question is -has anybody out there taken these meds and what are your opinions about the side effects, its just because i get up a few times in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom but if the side effects are this terrible Ill just put up with getting up at night ,thanks everyone for your time.
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I can probably give you some info on this, as I've been dealing with both these drugs for sometime. I deal with Prostrate Infections (UTI's whatever they want to call them). This latest one started in late Oct and I was put on Cipro. In Nov infection is in high gear again, put on another 2 weeks of it. Now Dec comes around symptoms return. It is found Cipro is not killing the infection so now i'm on Nitro. another antibiotic. I did not have side effects on Cipro. I have been on it off and on since 2004. It no longer is working for me though. At least with this particular infection. Prostrate problems are a very difficult to deal with. I never seem to know if I have Prostratitis or a UTI.
Flomax I have been on it for 2 years. I honestly don't see any benefit from this drug, but the Urologist says I would be worse off without it. If your getting up a few times a night and its a continuous pattern. That is definitely a sign of a few problems. One is an enlarged Prostrate. Or an infection is building or is in full swing. It also can signal Diabetes or Pre Diabetes.
The only reason a patient is put on Cipro is when an infection is present. There is no other reason that drug is given, as it is a powerful antibiotic. I'm sure you had to give a urine sample before these drugs were prescribed. When a urine sample is given a culture is taken, which confirms the infection and what type of bacteria is causing it. That culture usually takes a few days before the results are back.
Some people do have side effects from Cipro, and others do not. I can't really say I had any that were bothersome. I just wanted the damn infection to go away.
Floxmax does have side effects and most men will have them. Perhaps different degrees of effects but none the less, I don't think one can escape them. If I were you I would look up Flomax on the Net and research the info, then you will have a good idea of the side effects. However do not put so much effort into research that you develop every side effect listed. That can happen just by thinking about it.
My guess with you is. The doctor suspects or has already determined you have an infection. So you have been put on Cipro. I don't know but I would think a prostrate exam has been given, and a blood test for your PSA score. The results must have led the doctor to believe Flomax is in your best interest right now. As it helps at least in early stages to help you urinate less, and easier. Which in turns helps prevent infections from happening. At least in the early stages of Prostrate troubles.
I hope this info helps, although its probably all jumbled up. I haven't been feeling all that well as this infection is starting to wear me out. You don't want to get to this point, so do as your doctor says. Try to delay the inevitable. As a guy many of us will have to learn, to live our life dealing with the annoying Prostrate.