Incontinence

Yes, I was prescribed Tamsulosin after the first two weeks of radiotherapy and it was equally effective. I don't remember getting any dizziness but the whole four weeks was a bit of a haze so I might have had it. It's probably best to call your GP and check.

Hi, I had it when I was first diagnosed in December 2016. It was very effective and don’t recall any side effects. Good luck with your problems 

Thanks for these quick replies. It’s already made a big difference and my pharmacist says it should soon be well tolerated. 
stanley

Follow this link

https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/tamsulosin/

it tells you about the side effects of tamulosin and dizziness is one of them

hth

Think I will have to look into this 

Thanks. A very useful link. 
stanley

I know this won't help, but exactly 1 year ago I had mild incontinence issues, mainly dribbling.

Someone on this forum sent me a joke, sorry I can't remember who it was.

It's in my diary from last year (sad me has kept a diary from the day I was diagnosed in May 2021 and...8 1/2 diaries later I am still going.

Back to the joke.

A man walks into a Butchers shop and asks the Butcher if he has any dripping.  Butcher says "Yes".  Then the man says "Bloody annoying isn't it!"

I was nearly crying with laughter at that.

Another one here, this was from Richard.  "Extra vigilance is the price to pay for dry trousers."

Thanks again Richard.

This is why I keep my diary, whether my days are good, bad, indifferent.

It's good to read back how I was feeling, coping, etc...

Everyday I go back to "this day, last year" for a quote from it.

It's a good coping mechanism for me.  You should give it a try.  At first I thought I would never write anything down, how wrong I was.

Tamsulosin is also an uncontrolled blood pressure reducing medication, so it can cause dizziness. Make sure you take it according to the instructions (usually with food in your stomach), because this is important for the slow release mechanism to work. If you take it in such a way the slow release mechanism doesn't work, you'll initially get a higher dose which is more likely to have more effect on blood pressure, but it will also run out sooner leaving you not so well covered for improved peeing before you take it next day. If you take it with other medications which can lower blood pressure (such as PDE5 inhibitors, Viagra/Sildenafil, Cialis/Tadalafil), then the combined effect on blood pressure will be even greater.

There are other alpha blockers you could try asking for which might have less impact on blood pressure.

Thanks Andy. I’ve stopped taking tamsulosin after only two tablets. My blood pressure had dropped and I was finding it difficult to walk around. I have an appointment in a couple of weeks time to see my doctor to discuss alternatives including stopping my other blood pressure tablet at the time I take tamsulosin.

in the meantime I’ll stay as I am. 
stanley