 [ Symptoms ] my urologist put me on doxazosin for urinary incontinence why did she ask my doctor to take the hct out of my benicar [ Disease ] she most likely suggested stopping the hct part of the benicar since the hct refers to hydrochlorothiazide a diuretic that helps lower blood pressure by acting as a water pill the effects of a water pill can bring on or worsen urinary incontinence since it makes you have to urinate more often