Rapaflo and Insomnia: What Users Say

• AZW...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 20, 2016

For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia "Started Rapaflo last year and found it extremely effective in improving my urine flow and trips to the bathroom. I took it in the AM, but the pharmacist suggested I take it at bedtime. Taking it at night left me tossing and turning from lack of sleep. After a few nights with very little sleep, I changed back to taking it in the AM and my normal sleep returned. My biggest problem was a total lack of orgasm, no climax, and no ejaculate at all. I found by taking the drug every 3 days, I was still able to increase my urine flow and still have orgasm and ejaculate. Now my biggest problem is no coverage under my health insurance. They want me to take a bunch of old drugs that give you big breasts and no erections. Blah to that. I'll pay the $215 for 30 caps."

• tru...
• January 12, 2020

For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia "This stuff does improve 'flow' rapidly, and in that way, it is good. It also shut down my ability to ejaculate and made it difficult to reach a dry orgasm. If you don't push it, you get this very weak dry orgasm that makes you think - why bother? Told my doctor about this [she had previously reviewed the common side effects]. She said try pushing it beyond the weak orgasm. So, I tried hard and was rewarded with a very intense dry orgasm, more intense than a normal wet orgasm by far. I was just getting to like the sexual side effect when I had to go to my doctor for insomnia. She said, oh, that might be the Rapaflo. So, I'm off it now and sleeping great. I think Rapaflo might be a great short-term medication, but long-term I need my sleep!"

• Rob...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 20, 2018

"64 years old. Went to the doctor because I was getting up 4 times a night to pee and at times didn't have a strong stream. Had no problem with my prostate, blood test came back fine. Put me on Rapaflo once a day. Slowly started having problems with my sleep. My primary started putting me on sleeping pills. Had a good sex life up to now, then everything stopped. Couldn't perform anymore, always soft. Took a pill for that, still only half-mast, never could ejaculate. 3 years of that till I got help from a friend. Told me he went through the same problem. I stopped all my pills but blood pressure. Back to life again. Doctors like to push pills."