Doxazosin

• High blood pressure
• Doxazosin can be used alone or in combination with other blood pressure medications
• Urinary flow obstruction and other symptoms due to non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate (benign prostatic hypertrophy)
• Contraindications
• Allergy to Doxazosin or other medicines of the same class (Prazosin, Terazosin, Alfuzosin, Silodosin) or any of its components
• If you feel dizzy or light-headed on when you stand up from a sitting or a lying position (orthostatic hypertension)
• Patients with enlarged prostate gland but have low blood pressure, blockage, stones or infections of the urinary tract
• A condition where the patient is unaware if the bladder is full which results in urinary leak (urinary incontinence) or not producing urine (anuria), with or without kidney disease

When should one not use Doxazosin

• Allergy to Doxazosin or other medicines of the same class (Prazosin, Terazosin, Alfuzosin, Silodosin) or any of its components
• If you feel dizzy or light-headed on when you stand up from a sitting or a lying position (orthostatic hypertension)
• Patients with enlarged prostate gland but have low blood pressure, blockage, stones or infections of the urinary tract
• A condition where the patient is unaware if the bladder is full which results in urinary leak (urinary incontinence) or not producing urine (anuria), with or without kidney disease

Common side effects of this drug are:

• Dizziness, spinning of head, low blood pressure, headache
• Cough, cold, running nose, nose, throat and lung infections
• Stomach pain, indigestion, heartburn, dry mouth
• Back pain, itching, muscle aches, fever (flu-like symptoms)
• Urinary infections, leaking urine, weakness, sleepiness,
• constipation, loose motions, gas in stomach, joint pains, difficulty in urine and increased passing of urine, joint pain, sleeplessness, anxiety, altered sense of touch and sensation (hands and feet), skin rashes, brain stroke, nose bleed, increased or decreased hunger, weight gain
• Breathing difficulty, irregular heartbeats (including pounding or palpitations), chest pain, yellowing of eyes (jaundice), low blood cell counts, painful erection of the penis

Other General Warnings

• You have liver and heart diseases
• You are planning for eye surgeries (cataract)

How Does It Work?

Interactions with other medicines

• Medicines used to treat erectile dysfunction (Sildenafil, Tadalafil, Vardenafil)
• Antifungals and antibacterials (like Itraconazole, Ketoconazole, Clarithromycin, Telithromycin, Voriconazole)
• Medicines used to treat HIV/AIDS (protease inhibitors such as Indinavir, Ritonavir, Nelfinavir, Saquinavir)
• Nefazodone (an antidepressant)

Interactions with food items

Overdose

Missed a Dose