Oxybutynin vs Vesicare
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| Oxybutynin is used to treat certain bladder and urinary conditions (e.g., overactive bladder). It relaxes the muscles in the bladder to help decrease problems of urgency and frequent urination. Oxybutynin belongs to a class of drugs known as antispasmodics. The manufacturer does not recommend using this medication in children younger than 5 years of age. | This medication is used to treat an overactive bladder. By relaxing the muscles in the bladder, solifenacin improves your ability to control your urination. It helps to reduce leaking of urine, feelings of needing to urinate right away, and frequent trips to the bathroom. This medication belongs to the class of drugs known as antispasmodics. | |||
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| Add Oxybutynin review No side effects except a dry mouth. Cost of this generic went from $27 for 90 days to $99 for 90 days. This happened within 1 90 day period of time. Ingested 10 mg, and experienced dizziness, lightheadedness, lack of coordination (moderate) for about one to two hours afterwards. Severe dry mouth, also. | Add Vesicare review This med worked but I was forced to quit taking this medicine after 10 days. I quit 3 weeks ago and am still severely constipated. This is more than simple constipation. My appetite is gone and can eat very little. I have taken triple daily amounts of several laxatives for the past two weeks with no relief. I think I may have a intestinal blockage and will contact my urologist tomorrow for advice. I would not recommend this medicine to anyone. The constipation is horrible. I've been taking Vesicare (10mg) for over a year now for my OAB and the changes it has made to my lifestyle is just remarkable. Before Vesicare, it was bad. Really bad. Like going to the bathroom 10+ times a day, 3+ times a night, worrying about accidents (which I'd have at least once a week), and that doesn't even include intimacy issues (God bless my husband)... my life revolved around my bathroom usage. Vesicare resolved all of it. Once in a while my bladder gets angry, but it's 99.9% of the time it is either a trigger reflex or pressure on my bladder caused by other internal 'stuff'. I experienced the blurry vision when I first started the medicine, so I switched to taking it right before I went to bed (I can't have blurry vision when the eyeballs are closed), and my vision seems fine by morning. I also have the constipation, but I take Benefiber (2x's a day) and eat two Activia yogurts daily (maybe its mental, but I think it helps). | |||
