Overactive bladder and anxiety Posted: 05-13-08 10:19am
I have been treated with Detrol LA for
about 3 months. Before this I had a
bladder infection that cleared up but the
urgency and pressure never did. The
Detrol worked for a while, but now I feel
like I have to pee even though I just did.
The worst of this is that I feel like I'm
going to have panic attacks throughout the
day because I am afraid this will go on
forever. I made an appointment with my
doctor, but can't get in for 2 months.
Has anyone else ever experienced the
anxiety with these disorders?
Thank you so much. Teralynn
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Posted: 05-19-08 07:50am
Hi
Sorry you are going through this. Anxiety
will add to the urgency to urinate.
Your doctor might need to adjust the dose
of the Detrol LA or change to another
bladder controlling medication.
Are you going to urologist?
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terascot
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Reply to Overactive bladder and anxiety Posted: 05-20-08 10:12am
Thanks for your post. I am seeing a new
urologist. He did prescribe Vesicare, but
I am just waiting for it to work.
Wish me luck.
Teralynn
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Posted: 05-20-08 13:59pm
Good luck and keep us posted.
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ams9011
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Joined: 07 Jul 2008 Posts: 4
Posted: 07-09-08 14:28pm
I have been where you are. If you drink
caffeine it will also make it much worse.
It is possible to retrain your bladder so
that you will only have to go every 3-4
hours. It takes a lot of the anxiety away.
It does take a few months of being
persistent and on schedule. Maybe you
should do some research on it and see if
you would want to try it.
