Doxazosin and Fainting: What Users Say

• Tex...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 4, 2019

For High Blood Pressure "My husband was prescribed 4 mg Doxazosin to hopefully reduce the number of trips to the bathroom as well as lowering the blood pressure. It was prescribed in place of the HCTZ that was lowering the Creatinine levels, and it was to be taken along with the Metoprolol he had been taking for 2 years. The side effects listed for Doxazosin in the info given by the pharmacy were very generic, and no specific warnings were listed on the bottle other than possible impairments while driving. No specific instructions were given by the doctor or pharmacist, and it said 'take one a day' on the bottle. He was a healthy 150 lbs, 78-year-old swimming a mile three days a week at the local gym. On the day he started taking Doxazosin, he had a fainting or nearly fainting spell within 45 minutes that resulted in a deadly ground level fall fracturing the skull and closed brain injuries. He died hours later. Please be careful and avoid taking this medication."

• Tex...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 4, 2019

For High Blood Pressure "My husband was prescribed 4 mg Doxazosin to hopefully reduce the number of trips to the bathroom as well as lowering the blood pressure. It was prescribed in place of the HCTZ that was lowering the Creatinine levels, and it was to be taken along with the Metoprolol he had been taking for 2 years. The side effects listed for Doxazosin in the info given by the pharmacy were very generic, and no specific warnings were listed on the bottle other than possible impairments while driving. No specific instructions were given by the doctor or pharmacist, and it said 'take one a day' on the bottle. He was a healthy 150 lbs, 78-year-old swimming a mile three days a week at the local gym. On the day he started taking Doxazosin, he had a fainting or nearly fainting spell within 45 minutes that resulted in a deadly ground level fall fracturing the skull and closed brain injuries. He died hours later. Please be careful and avoid taking this medication."

• mbs...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 17, 2015

For High Blood Pressure "Switched from a non-selective beta blocker for treatment of complex post-traumatic stress disorder due to infant adoption. Doctor started me at 4 mg, but I blacked out upon getting out of bed three days later. I had the prescription lowered to 1 mg, but am taking half now, and it is highly effective with virtually no side effects for me. No more PTSD-related nightmares due to the longer half-life, and very little hypervigilance. I am also able to be more physically active now than with a beta blocker, which is great."

• Anonymous
• February 25, 2023

For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia "This drug caused me to faint, and I fell backwards on concrete. I had to be transported to the emergency room and spend 2 days in the hospital. I’m fortunate I didn’t kill myself from the fall. I do not recommend this drug."