Cardura Side Effects

Cardura Side Effects, Information and Cardura Tidbits

What is Cardura?

Cardura is used to treat high blood pressure and benign prostatic hyperplasia. It is an alpha blocker that relaxes muscles in blood vessels which lowers blood pressure. For BPH, it works by relaxing muscles around the urethra which helps urinary symptoms.

Cardura (doxazosin) is in a group of drugs called alpha adrenergic blockers. Cardura does lower blood pressure, so it may cause dizziness or fainting, so avoid taking it where you could fall.

Potential for Abuse?

No information available.

Cardura Side Effects

Call your doctor immediately if you have an allergic reaction such as hives, swelling of the lips, face, tongue, throat or difficulty breathing; blurred vision, chest pain, fainting, painful and prolonged erection, pounding in the chest, swellings in the hands, feet or eyelids.

Less serious common Cardura side effects:

• back pain
• diarrhea
• dizziness
• drowsiness, tiredness
• dry mouth
• feeling of whirling
• flu symptoms
• headache
• indigestion
• light-headedness
• nasal congestion
• nausea, stomach pain
• swelling

This is not a complete list of Cardura side effects. Consult your doctor for a full list.

Interesting Cardura Tidbits

Here are some interesting tidbits on Cardura:

• The ALLHAT study in 2000 showed patients on Cardura had a 25% higher rate of cardiovascular disease and double the rate of congestive heart failure when compared to patients on diuretics.

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