Prazosin for High Blood Pressure User Reviews

• Anonymous
• March 3, 2011

Prazosin "Used this to replace Tenormin, which was causing sexual problems (total erectile dysfunction) and mood issues. Taking 1 mg daily at night. No ED difficulties, in fact, it has the opposite effect for me, like a daily use ED drug. Blood pressure controlled just as effectively, and my mood is back to normal, but not sure if that's because the ED issues are resolved or if Tenormin was impacting my mood."

• ano...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 21, 2019

Prazosin "Minipress was the first drug they tried for high blood pressure back in the late '80s, when I was in the Army. I felt like it would be the end of me. First of all, it made my BP higher than lower. My heart sometimes felt like it was going to pop out of my chest. I fainted a few times. I would wake up at night, and my back would fall asleep. I had some sexual problems from it too. They eventually had me on the max dose, and my BP was sky-high. Finally, they weaned me off it and put me on lisinopril, which works really well for me. My BP is now normal."

• Anonymous
• March 29, 2016

"No medicine could lower my blood pressure from approx. 145/90. But prazosin did it, 125 or less/65 or less is fantastic. Side effects like lightheadedness, and a little weak or a little shaky. Note I only take half a tablet in the morning and night before bed. Also, when the doctor prescribed me prazosin, I was taking telmisartan and amlodipine, so I did take 40 mg telmisartan and one tablet of prazosin, but I made a mistake and took both at the same time, it was too much pressure, and it went down to 73/44, and I almost fainted. I took some salt and Coca-Cola to make this up, but the recovery was slow, about 2 digits per hour, took near 24 hours to arrive at a normal 124/68. So after this, I decided to take this but only half in the morning and half at night. My pressure today: 140/70, pulse 49 right when I wake up, after prazosin, 3 hours later, 122/66, pulse 72."

• Sex...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 30, 2015

"Ugh, I took this med, and it made my heart race so fast. My pulse rate went up to 116. This medication might work for some people who have PTSD, but it definitely is no good for blood pressure, unfortunately."

• Dah...
• March 3, 2021

"Not a good med. Drops BP to very low levels like 70/45 and lower. Caused dizziness, very hard pounding of heart, very close to passing out, drop in oxygen levels, tiredness. This all comes on suddenly."

• djj...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 5, 2023

"Took 5 mg first straight away didn't know what hit me. Definitely got to build up slowly. It worked excellent for sleeping and lowered blood pressure. Went to the ED for dizziness. They checked postural BP and took me off prazosin, saying BP going too low on standing. Pity because I liked the medicine."

• Ste...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 25, 2021

"I've taken APO-PRAZOSIN 5 mg on and off for 4 years. I have stopped taking them because of dizziness and nausea. The one thing that is good about them is they make you sleep. But I will never take them again."

• Bra...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 6, 2016

"Using this for parasomnia, BPH, and BP. Kind of silver bullet. But my new doc tried to give me the brand name... Is it an extended release or just much more expensive? I only take it at night and dizziness hasn't been an issue. Seems to work as well as other BPH meds that I have tried, my BP has also been reasonable. Seems to make sleepwalking more infrequent, which is why I tried it."

• ano...
• March 12, 2015

"This actually elevated my blood pressure dramatically and induced tachycardia and also gave me terrible headaches and nasal congestion."

• PRE...
• April 12, 2014

Prazosin "This medication acts fast, causes me to be jittery, my blood pressure is low and then settles down after a few hours, then my blood pressure rises again. I take 2 a day."

• Pra...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 3, 2022

"After 1 year, I have ongoing vertigo and a rash. It makes me feel unwell and not knowing why. Increase in depression and gastro issues. Only on 3 mg, so have stopped it."

• mar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 16, 2016

"Does not have the ability to reduce blood pressure. I am taking this medication 2 times a day, morning and late afternoon, Apo-prazosin 1 mg."