Doxazosin
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Hi, just been prescribed Doxzasosin for my high blood pressure. Brief comment on the note with the meds that this is also used for treating an enlarged prostate ( one of my many ongoing problems) has anyone any comments on this drug, good or bad. Glad to hear anything you can contribute.
I have drug resistant high BP, this is the latest for me to try.
Have intermittent prostatitis since having a prostate biopsy, episodes usually lasting a few days at a time. Up 2-3 times in the night to go to the bathroom. always have a poor and splitting stream. This has never been good from being a kid! Going for pelvic xrays in the morning, started with low back pain and pain in and around my pelvic area with a tender spot on my hip. Age 67. Its rubbish
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hank1953 philip1950
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derek76 philip1950
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hank1953 derek76
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"All alpha blockers, including doxazosin, can cause intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS), but doxazosin less so than tamsulosin. " Hank
mike588 derek76
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Derek I was told by an eye surgeon that they can work around if they know, plus if you stop taking it for a week or so and it's out of your system it's OK to have the surgery - have you heard otherwise?
I think Tamsulosin is not the same type of drug anyway, it's not for lowering blood pressure. I took Prazosin once for BPH, it's a related drug and it lowered my blood pressure with no sexual side effects whatsoever. In fact it lowered it too much - Prazosin also known as "minipress" I believe if i remember from Australia.
hank1953 mike588
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derek76 mike588
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Tamsolusin is of the same family and is also an alpha blocker and lowered my BP.
The effect on the eye/eyes stays when it is out of your system according to my surgeon who commented why do they give me all the awkward ones. In my case it had only effected the right eye. I don't know if there was a connection but that eye developed PCO and I needed later laser surgery.
I once asked the practice nurse if Amiodarone was the most complained about drug prescribed. She said No it's Tamsulosin. Yes, by men I replied. No, she said by their wives.
nick67069 derek76
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mike588 hank1953
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well Derek says not, my surgeon was clear that if they know you are on Tamsulosin they can still do the surgery, and it helps to stop a week or so before, though he didn't say outright "IFIS is reversible"
I'd be interested in seeing some research on it.
derek76 mike588
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Wiki says, Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) is a complication that may occur during cataract extraction in certain patients. This syndrome is characterized by a flaccid iris which billows in response to ordinary intraocular fluid currents, a propensity for this floppy iris to prolapse towards the area of cataract extraction during surgery, and progressive intraoperative pupil constriction despite standard procedures to prevent this.
IFIS has been associated with tamsulosin (e.g., Flomax), a medication widely prescribed for urinary symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Tamsulosin is a selective alpha blocker that works by relaxing the bladder and prostatic smooth muscle. As such, it also relaxes the iris dilator muscle by binding to its postsynaptic nerve endings. Even if a patient has only taken tamsulosin once in their life, that dose is enough to cause IFIS during cataract extraction indefinitely Various alpha-blockers are associated with IFIS, but tamsulosin has a stronger association than the others.
mike588 derek76
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derek76 mike588
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mike588 derek76
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It's good to know that they were able to have a successful outcome with you - I suppose that confirms what my surgeon said, it was probably one of his assistants who claimed it's reversible if one stops taking it, I think my surgeon said they just need to know ahead of time. I don't remember because I was in pain from him fixing a small retinal tear which was very close to a nerve.
derek76 mike588
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derek76 philip1950
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Get one a day Cialis that will help the flow better.
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