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Suggest Alternative Medication For Flomax Taken For Kidney Stones
Question: I was prescribed Flowmax for a kidney that I had at work, and went to the hospital emergency in October of 2013. On Thanksgiving day of 2013, one month later I went to XXXXXXX Hospital emergency, here in XXXXXXX with Simpsons of what was thought was vertigo. I spoke to a Dr. Talbot, a neurologist there who said I did not have Vertigo.I read that Flowmax causes dizziness and fainting. My daughter, an operating room nurse in July of 2015 told me Flowmax causes memory loss. Since then I stopped taking it. On January 10, 2015 I retired. Of late I've been experiencing stress/kidney issues. My negative options/downsides with Flowmax are kidney stones or memory loss of which I prefer neither. What options of another medicine do you recommend I Perdue to avoid these both issues?
Brief Answer:
No need to use Flomax at present
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
It is highly likely that you could have been prescribed Flomax in 2013 for a kidney stone which could have been on its way out, and Flomax would have helped its passage.
There would have been no benefit in continued use of Flomax after the stone has passed out unless you have symptoms of bladder outlet obstruction like slow interrupted urine stream. Now at present, if you have any kidney issue, the nature of which has still not been specified, use of drugs like Flomax may not help. Flomax indeed does have an effect of causing lightheadedness and tendency to fall when you stand up from a sitting posture. I have never seen it interfering with memory, though.
I suggest you get a more thorough clinical evaluation of your kidney or stress issue and only then take medicine for the sameThe same would involve a clinical examination, an ultrasound examination of abdomen, a complete urine analysis, an estimation of serum creatinine and blood urea and depending on the results of these tests, further treatment can be planned.
Hope I have been able to help you.
No need to use Flomax at present
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
It is highly likely that you could have been prescribed Flomax in 2013 for a kidney stone which could have been on its way out, and Flomax would have helped its passage.
There would have been no benefit in continued use of Flomax after the stone has passed out unless you have symptoms of bladder outlet obstruction like slow interrupted urine stream. Now at present, if you have any kidney issue, the nature of which has still not been specified, use of drugs like Flomax may not help. Flomax indeed does have an effect of causing lightheadedness and tendency to fall when you stand up from a sitting posture. I have never seen it interfering with memory, though.
I suggest you get a more thorough clinical evaluation of your kidney or stress issue and only then take medicine for the sameThe same would involve a clinical examination, an ultrasound examination of abdomen, a complete urine analysis, an estimation of serum creatinine and blood urea and depending on the results of these tests, further treatment can be planned.
Hope I have been able to help you.
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