Doxazosin and Anxiety: What Users Say

• bar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 28, 2021

For High Blood Pressure "An awful drug. It caused me severe anxiety, and it makes your heart go like the clappers, even on a low dose! Other side effects I experienced were shortness of breath and a fluttering heartbeat. It's time this dangerous drug was taken off the market."

• jos...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 14, 2022

For High Blood Pressure "Had hypertensive crisis one year ago. Hospital added amlodipine to my existing BP meds of candesartan, propranolol, and swapped the frusemide for bendroflumethiazide. Amlodipine caused my ankles to swell, so I asked for an alternative. Prescribed 1 mg Doxazosin and have had 10 months of a living nightmare. I experienced feeling very hot, sweating, red face, palpitations, swollen fingers, severe headaches, depression, and anxiety. My BP dropped like a stone after taking the meds, and I was giddy and faint, and then BP rose steadily throughout the day, so by 4:00 p.m. BP was very high and remained high until I took the med the following morning. Repeatedly made calls to GP, but my symptoms were dismissed during telephone appointments with numerous doctors at the surgery and was told I was over-anxious and to persevere. I finally arranged and spoke to a doctor in a private consultation, and after taking my history, was told to stop the doxazosin immediately. 48 hours later, BP normal, no flushing, sweating, or swelling."

• UKa...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 8, 2019

For High Blood Pressure "Started with 4 mg doxazosin + 2 mg bendroflumethiazide. BP not under control. Over the years, the dosage of doxazosin was increased to 2 x 4 mg in the morning taken with 1 Bendro and then another 4 mg of Dox at night. I don't feel dizzy, but have shortness of breath, sometimes think I forget to breathe (?), feeling of anxiousness in my chest, which eases off a little with deep breaths. Out and about during the day I feel fine. The shortness of breath/anxiety is noticeable when resting."

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

For High Blood Pressure "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."