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prescribed Doxasin

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gwennym
gwennym

:evil: I felt as if I was facing death in the face. Only tookiDoxazosin 2mg for a fortnight and I felt dreadful. Dizzy, sickly, confused, shaky and jumpy. My doctor prescribed it to help my breathing Alright it did help but it made me feel like death. He was only trying to help. My water works and bowls went wrong. In the end i couldn't face food. I was sucking Rennies to take the sickness away. I have been off them 2days now and i am alive again. I cannot believe the difference. Dont take them unless you really have to.

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  • johntimson
    johntimson

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    Have a real problem trying to come off Doxazosin .Been on 4mg for 4yrs.Doctor took me off Amlodapine and put me on 8mg of Dox and I thought I was going to die the first night on them.My heart went mad!and my BP went sky high.I dont think Dox helps with my BP but Amlodapine does.JOHN
  • johntimson
    johntimson

    Posted

    I now have vertigo due to Doxazosin ,trying to come off them but get withdrawal probs John
  • Bob37393
    Bob37393 gwennym

    Posted

    I was prescribed Doxazosin at 2mg as fourth line medication for high blood pressure.

    Having little effect it was increased to 4mg. Then had faecal incontinence.

    Stopped drug immediately. Withdrawal symptoms however made me feel not quite with it and getting worse so stopped all drugs. GP not happy.

    Discovered however that Doxasozin was removed from drug comparison trials due to excessive end stage morbidity.

    The drug was not withdrawn from use to treat hypertension even though it was described as more than 100% less effective than other drugs and significantly

    suggested a doubling of the risk of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF).

    You'll probably see this risk in the small print on the Patient Information Leaflet with references to the ALLHAT study.

     

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