Drug Name

Doxazosin

Drug Uses

Doxazosin is used for treating high blood pressure as well as treating signs as well as symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

How Taken

Take Doxazosin as directed by your doctor.

• Take Doxazosin by mouth with or without food.
• Doxazosin may cause a unexpected drop in blood pressure after the very earliest dose. Take your earliest dose at bedtime. Incase you get up during the night, sit up slowly, then stand slowly.

Ask your health care provider any questions you may possess about how to take Doxazosin.

Drug Class as well as Mechanism

Doxazosin is an alpha-blocker. It works by relaxing muscles in the blood vessels resulting in lowering of blood pressure. In BPH, alpha-blockers work by relaxing muscles around the urethra (the tube that drains urine from the bladder), which improves urinary symptoms.

Missed Dose

Incase you miss a dose of Doxazosin, take it as soon as likely. Incase it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose as well as go back to your normal dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.

Storage

Store Doxazosin at room temperature, between 68 as well as 77 degrees F (20 as well as 25 degrees C). Store away from heat, moisture, as well as light. Keep Doxazosin out of the reach of children as well as away from pets.

Warnings/Precautions

Do not take Doxazosin if:

• you are allergic to any ingredient in Doxazosin or to similar medicines (e.g., prazosin).

Contact your doctor or health care provider fair away incase any of these apply to you.

Important :

• Doxazosin may cause drowsiness or dizziness. These effects may be worse incase you take it with alcohol or confident medicines. Take Doxazosin with caution. Do not drive or perform other possibly unsafe tasks until you know how you react to it.
• Dizziness or lightheadedness may occur incase you stand up too quick from lying or sitting. Incase this occurs, get up slowly as well as avoid unexpected posture changes. These effects will more likely occur while you are using the earliest few doses or incase you possess increased your dose, but can occur at any time while you are using Doxazosin. They can as well as occur incase you halt using the medicine as well as restart treatment.
• Emsam may cause dizziness, lightheadedness, or fainting; alcohol, hot weather, exercise, or fever may increase these effects. To halt them, sit up or stand slowly, especially in the morning. Sit or lie down at the earliest sign of any of these effects.
• Before drinking alcohol, discuss it with your doctor. Alcohol may worsen dizziness as well as lightheadedness.
• Be careful during exercise, hot weather, as well as incase you must stand for extended periods of time.
• Avoid situations where fainting could cause injury. Incase fainting occurs, lie down as well as halt using this medication until you talk with your doctor.
• Doxazosin may rarely cause a prolonged, painful erection. This could happen even when you are not having sex. Incase this is not treated fair away, it could lead to permanent sexual problems such as impotence. Contact your doctor fair away incase this happens.
• Patients who take medicine for high blood pressure often feel exhausted or run down for a few weeks after starting treatment. Be sure to take your medicine even incase you may not feel common. Tell your doctor incase you develop any recent symptoms.
• Lab tests, including blood pressure, may be performed while you take Doxazosin . These tests may be used to monitor your condition or check for side effects. Be sure to keep all doctor as well as lab appointments.
• Incase you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits as well as risks of using Doxazosin while you are pregnant. It is not known incase Doxazosin is found in breast milk. Incase you are or will be breast-feeding while you take Doxazosin , check with your doctor. Discuss any likely risks to your baby.

Likely Side Effects

Check with your doctor incase any of these most ordinary side effects persist or become bothersome:

• back pain; diarrhea; dizziness; drowsiness; moistureless mouth; feeling of a whirling motion; flu-like symptoms; headache; indigestion; lightheadedness; nasal congestion; nausea; pain; stomach pain; swelling; tiredness.

Seek health examination attention fair away incase any of these very bad side effects occur:

• very bad allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); blurred vision; chest pain; fainting; painful as well as prolonged penile erection; pounding in the chest; puffiness in hands or feet; swelling of eyelids.

More Information

Doxazosin is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
If your symptoms do not improve or incase they become worse, check with your doctor.