If you begin to feel dizzy, sit or lie down until you feel better. You will start with a 1 mg dose of doxazosin mesylate once daily. Then the once daily dose will be increased as your body gets used to the effects of the medication. Follow your doctor's instructions about how to take doxazosin mesylate. You must take it every day at the dose prescribed.
Most side effects are mild.
However, you should discuss any unexpected effects you notice with your doctor. Extremely rarely, doxazosin mesylate and similar medications have caused painful erection of the penis, sustained for hours and unrelieved by sexual intercourse or masturbation. This condition is serious, and if untreated it can be followed by permanent inability to have an erection. If you have a prolonged abnormal erection, call your doctor or go to an emergency room as soon as possible. Keep doxazosin mesylate and all medicines out of the reach of children.