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Doxazosin for High Blood Pressure User Reviews (Page 2)

Brand names: Cardura, Cardura XL, Cascor, Doxadura, Carduran

Reviews for Doxazosin

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  • 2mg...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • September 19, 2022

"Doxazosin 1 mg reduced BP from 141/90 to 135/85 over a 4-week period (64-year-old male non-smoker). But 2 mg after 2-3 weeks increased BP average to a steady 158/95, caused chest pains, arrhythmia, anxiety, and a general feeling of being unwell. It took 3 days off all Doxazosin to get back to 135/85."

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  • Lin...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • April 29, 2023

"The penny has only just dropped after talking to my daughter- a senior nurse. I couldn't understand why I felt as if I was about to faint and be woozy and nauseous when I stood up or walked. I put this down to a painfully torn ligament in my knee and the ever-so-long time it was taking to heal enough for me to walk more than a few meters. I also suddenly couldn't read the captions on TV, and my neck ached for no apparent reason. This was put down to eye drops for glaucoma. This is one of three medications for high blood pressure. I will stop taking this 2 mg dose and hopefully feel normal again. My blood pressure varies enormously, so I can't say with certainty whether this has helped or not from a medical perspective."

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  • Jul...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • April 7, 2025

"Just been upped to 16 mgs... BP won't settle... started off on 1 mg... personally had no side effects, and even if there were... better that than high BP... mine was 200/203 at one point... I was on indapamide but taken off as the 2 do not mix."

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  • tim...
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • August 23, 2019

"Was on 4 mg doxazosin per day, which was making me tired and dizzy. Have now reduced it to 2 mg and feel a lot better. But it has an effect on my peeing, which is a reduced rate now. BP seems okay."

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  • dic...
  • Taken for 5 to 10 years
  • April 30, 2015

"I was taking 1 mg with breakfast and found on occasion I had dizziness. I cut the pill in half and no longer experience dizziness."

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  • Geo...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • March 15, 2019

"Doxazosin allergic reaction after medication strength was doubled. It was a terrible experience with hives."

2 / 10
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  • Joe...
  • November 21, 2014

"Taken to lower blood pressure and to increase urine flow at night. Worked great for both."

10 / 10
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  • Jos...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • May 14, 2023

"When I take this medicine, it makes me short of breath. I cannot walk as far as I used to before."

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  • Nin...
  • July 21, 2021

"I've tried many blood pressure meds, all too strong, but 1 mg of doxazosin is keeping it under control. I'm a female weighing 55 kg."

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  • kin...
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • October 6, 2020

"On doxazosin, I had 1 early episode of dizziness but I'm okay now. Lisinopril gave me a bad cough, as did losartan."

9 / 10
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  • Flu...
  • February 11, 2022

"Causing UTI, nosebleeds, sleeplessness, and stuffy nose."

2 / 10
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  • Gre...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • July 2, 2022

"Terrible dizziness. Just been told it caused my drooping eyelid. Stopped taking it 2 years ago."

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  • Get...
  • Taken for 1 to 2 years
  • August 10, 2022

"I just wrote a whole story that was erased. So short version -- generics stink for all meds, and this drug stinks, especially from the beginning to end of the GI tract."

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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • January 10, 2023

"I am on doxazosin 4 mg in the morning and 4 mg at night. Blood pressure still high. Any advice out there?"

2 / 10
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