Doxazosin 4 mg

Doxazosin is used in men to treat the symptoms of an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH), which include difficulty urinating (hesitation, dribbling, weak stream, and incomplete bladder emptying), painful urination, and urinary frequency and urgency. Doxazosin (Cardura) is also used alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure. Doxazosin is in a class of medications called alpha-blockers. It relieves the symptoms of BPH by relaxing the muscles of the bladder and prostate. It lowers blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily through the body.

Doxazosin is an oral medication used as a second-line agent in the treatment of prolactinomas. This drug is used when bromocriptine proves to be ineffective in the treatment of the condition. It is also used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease in its early stage. The drug is also administered as a combination therapy in the later stages of Parkinson’s disease. The Dostinex drug is used in the treatment of hyperprolactinemia as well. It is used for lowering ACTH level for treating Cushing’s disease. The drug may also be used for the treatment of Uterine Fibroids. It also has demonstrated efficacy in treating other pituitary adenomas including non-functional or silent adenomas.

How to use:
Doxazosin comes as a tablet and an extended-release tablet to take by mouth. The doxazosin tablet is usually taken with or without food once a day in the morning or in the evening. The doxazosin extended-release tablet is usually taken once a day with breakfast. To help you remember to take doxazosin, take it around the same time every day. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take doxazosin exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.

Swallow the extended-release tablets whole; do not split, chew, or crush them.

Your doctor will start you on a low dose of doxazosin and gradually increase your dose, not more than once every 1 to 2 weeks. If you stop taking doxazosin for a few days or longer, call your doctor. Your doctor will have to start you again on the lowest dose of doxazosin and gradually increase your dose.

Side effects:

• headache
• tiredness
• swelling of the hands, feet, ankles, or lower legs
• shortness of breath
• weight gain
• muscle or joint pain or weakness
• abnormal vision
• runny nose
• decreased sexual ability