Doxazosin Stress incontinence - Ladies only!

I have only just seen this post when trawling the net for Doxazocin side effects. I am 70 and have been on Dox for about three months, after a disastrous episode with amlodipine when my legs swelled very badly. I have been on BP lowering drugs for many years, as my systolic pressure is naturally very high, often 180 or more, and I have a family history of stroke. When it became obvious that Losartan, atenolol, and bendrofluazide were no longer controlling it, my GP set about trying different drugs, and at first Dox seemed the best of the bunch as far as side effects were concerned. I was on 2mg with few problems, but she wanted my BP reduced a bit more, so we decided to try 3mg. Since then, I have the 'hung over' feeling every morning, and find it very hard to get going. I get back pain whenever I walk any distance, or stand for very long, my eyesight has deteriorated, as everything now looks fuzzy, I permanently have a very dry mouth with an unpleasant taste, and of course the dreaded stress incontinence! Also, I feel permanently tired, but not in a good way. Everything is an effort. Apart from all this, my BP is fine now, so what do I do? I am tempted to go back to 2mg, but I know the BP will rise again so I guess it's back to my very helpful GP to try something else!

I have actually found that by taking it afternoon wise - it can reduce the need to go running to the loo and also by not drinking large amounts after 08:00pm

I actually forgot to take the tabets  due to a tummy bug and was amazed at how much better I felt in the morning.. defo on the terrible feeling groggy in the mornings...   Now not sure what to do, as similar to you guys - GP just dismisses my comments as rubbish and tells me to keep on taking them, so wrongs on so many counts.

I have been taking the usual thiazide  and Enalapril combination for several years and recently my BP increased. GP prescribed Doxazosin 2mg od. am. This was only yesterday and already I feel tired, mentally slow and my mild stress incontinence increased suddenly this afternoon! No change yet in BP. After reading the posts on this page I don't think I'll last out until my next appointment in 2 week's time.

As I said in an earlier post I started taking 3mg Doxazocin about three weeks ago, and felt really groggy, although my BP took the required nosedive. However, I have noticed over the past three days that I feel a lot better, i.e. not so tired and fewer aches and pains, stress incontinence gone. but unfortunately my BP has gone back to its former levels of 160-175 systolic, which indicates to me that the Doxazocin has stopped working. I already take Atenolol, Losartan and Bendrofluazide, but they don't do a lot on their own. The Doxazocin had been lowering my BP to below 130 systolic, so it is a bit scary that it has suddenly shot up with no good reason, apart from the fact that I am stressed out with house selling/moving, and slow solicitors. Oh well, back to the doctor I suppose and no doubt she will want me to try 4mg Doxazocin, which I'm not keen on, but I'm sure she will be running out of options.

it is such a a shame.. cos it did bring my blood pressure down.. lol  I even tried taking half a tablet (2mg) of the 4mg  tablets...  my BP was always up  in 180/90s but with taking it, it actually dropped to 120/65 which I havent had for over 20 years lol ..  I am on so many tablets and they wont drop them...  somethimes you just have to make the changes yourself and fight the doctors....  we know our bodies better than the doctors.. and the way we feel.. not saying to disregard their help but they just dont listen and throw anything thing at us and expect us to take it.

I have just started taking doxasosin as other drugs ave had some side effects e.g. Ramioril made me cough, candesartan gave me headaches and losartan made me wee more at night and made me depressed. This one, after an hour of dizziness, has been  ok so far except for the 4 trips to the loo in the night. Comforting to know it's not just me but what else can you take that doesn't 't have this effect. I am fed up with all the side effects of these things. Tiredness because of interrupted sleep is exasperating. 

I was prescribed this medication for night terrors but it has not been listed as one of the things to take for that and I'm very confused

Am I so glad I came across this post as I thought it was me!

I was on 10mg of Ramapril only when Atenalol was introduced but due to a reaction to it ie a rash and leg swelling I was instead put on 1mg of Doxazosin

It was at this time I started to get an increase in needing the loo with stress incontinence. I remember reading that it was also prescribed to men for prostrate problems but never associated the two problems as there was nothing noted in the side effects.

My BP has recently become higher than usual and so my GP has increased the dose of Doxazisin to 2mg. I started my first higher dose this morning. However after reading everyone's comments I'm dreading the day ahead!