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Fesoterodine for Urinary Frequency User Reviews (Page 2)

Brand names: Toviaz

Fesoterodine has an average rating of 5.1 out of 10 from a total of 58 reviews for the treatment of Urinary Frequency. 29% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 38% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Fesoterodine

  • Anonymous
  • January 8, 2010

Toviaz (fesoterodine) "I have tried 4 different medicines for overactive bladder and I can tell you this works. I am sleeping much better since I do not have to get up every hour to run to the bathroom. I have only taken this for two weeks. Thank you Pfizer. "

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  • Anonymous
  • August 8, 2011

Toviaz (fesoterodine) "I was prescribed 4mg of Toviaz after Detrol LA (didn't work) and Vesicare (didn't work-increased dosage made me extremely tired). It seemed to work great at first. I was able to get 4-5 hours of sleep in a row without waking. However, the effects diminished around the 7-8 week mark, especially at night. I even changed my diet and followed the "Your Way" plan. I'm trying the 8mg dosage today. I do like how Pfizer gives you a discount card. I pay only $5 out-of-pocket a month."

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  • Fed...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • September 12, 2015

Toviaz (fesoterodine) "I was prescribed welbutrin for depression, that in turn has a side effect of overactive bladder which I was prescribed Toviaz for. the Toviaz DID stop the pain and overactive-ness of my bladder at night, however I also now have some pretty serious relentless heartburn that I can not get rid of from taking the Toviaz for only 2 days. I did not buy a full prescript, my doctor gave me a sample pack for 1 week, but I can not continue, the heartburn is too horrible, and NOTHING is taking it away. I am also very constipated from it so I am stopping the Toviaz and reducing the dosage of the welbutrin. HOPEFULLY this will help!! It really sucks getting pills that help with this yet you got to take more pills to counter act the side effects and it just seems to snowball."

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  • Anonymous
  • February 6, 2011

Toviaz (fesoterodine) "I had a very severe bladder infection that caused bladder spasms, so my doctor gave me samples of the 4 mg Toviaz. It definitely worked. I was able to urinate only when needed, and was not running to the bathroom every time I took a few sips of liquid. I was actually able to make it through 6 hours of sleep! My only problem is that after about 12 hours the urges to urinate begin to increase again. I wish they had a shorter acting product that could be taken every 12 hours instead of every 24, because my body seems to metabolize it very quickly. It would be nice to take it when I got up and again in the evening. "

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  • Mrs...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • August 18, 2018

Toviaz (fesoterodine) "Started on Tobiaz 4mg three weeks ago. Side effects appear to be headaches and dry mouth. The drug is helping and I am managing better but not too happy at thought of taking this for rest of life (I’m only 63). Asked GP for alternatives, do not want the TVT (a sling surgery procedure) operation!"

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  • Sui
  • July 26, 2015

Toviaz (fesoterodine) "Effective. Got Pfizer discount coupon (no longer available), which made it affordable at 15-25 Dollars a month. Will ask the doctor for an affordable alternative, though I would have liked to continue with it."

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  • Patches
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 20, 2019

Toviaz (fesoterodine) "Was on Toviaz 4 mg for almost 2 weeks, the 4th day I had sharp pains on the left side of my chest, extreme belching/burping, scared me couldn’t sleep, went to doctor to have EKG done and check my heart, came back ok so Doc said probably acid reflex then started have headaches everyday and neck pain, which I never get headaches , looked online at side effects of Toviaz, and the rare effects sounded just like my symptoms so I quit and in 2 days no pains, very little burping, and headaches are better, still have neck pain but is less so I’m thinking it was the Toviaz"

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  • Bee...
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • April 8, 2021

Toviaz (fesoterodine) "I take toviaz for 2 years now. It really helps with bladder urgency. The side effects I get are weight gain, slight vision impairment and extreme dry mouth. Noting help for dry mouth. I have sipped water and use biotin. By far the extreme dry mouth is the worst. Considering the alternative, I will stay on toviaz. But I wish I could get rid of the extreme dry mouth."

7 / 10
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  • P06
  • June 16, 2011

Toviaz (fesoterodine) "Toviaz worked very well for the first few weeks, but then started losing its effectiveness. I used to wake up 10 times a night to use the bathroom and now I get up around 5 times a night. It causes dry mouth (which is especially bad during the night) and also makes me tired. Also, the best insurance plans typically won't cover this medication (I pay $70 for one month supply)."

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  • Anonymous
  • March 3, 2011

Toviaz (fesoterodine) "The medicine does it's job. Although I experience severe dry mouth and nightmares. Nightmares weren't listed as a side effect, but my doctor knew about it and didn't tell me when he prescribed it. Nightmares are supposed to subside. After 6 weeks I still have them a few times a week."

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  • nu nu
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • March 24, 2013

Toviaz (fesoterodine) "My 10 year old daughter with spina bifida uses it. the main thing that we have noticed is the dry mouth. Her lips are cracked but we apply Carmex and increase fluid intake, because the benefits out way the risks. A satisfied customer. "

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  • Tomas
  • January 19, 2011

Toviaz (fesoterodine) "I was given 8mg samples by my physician and took one after dinner. I was up all night with strong urge to urinate every 10 minutes but only a few drops came out. 2nd day & night was the same. Had to have a catheter placed on 3rd day as bladder was full - over 700 ml and could not urinate at all. Took catheter out after 5 days but still could not urinate all day and it was replaced late in the afternoon."

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  • Direc...
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • January 18, 2020

Toviaz (fesoterodine) "Been suffering from OAB for 3 years now. Toviaz seemed to work fine, I stopped it and then restarted it again and now when I take it I can't pee normally like I never empty my bladder. Don't know if it's just at first and then it gets better. Gonna give it another shot."

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  • James...
  • February 11, 2018

Toviaz (fesoterodine) "Worked great for 2 years. The dry mouth did pass and I could go out with friends for a beer and have a coffee!!!!! But for some reason it stopped working. Now on oxybutynin colored 5 mg. Been take that for 3 days so far isn't working . There goes my social life again"

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  • Anonymous
  • October 31, 2009

Toviaz (fesoterodine) "I was given the 8mg sample. By the second day the medication began to work. I could not urinate for most of the day. It was a very annoying feeling to feel like you have to go and can't. I stopped taking the medication after the third day when I felt constipated."

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  • Anonymous
  • June 19, 2010

Toviaz (fesoterodine) "I was given the 4 mg sample. After the first day I was unable to urinate and after several trips to the bathroom I was able to drain the bladder. A few days later I tried a second time with the same result."

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  • PJano
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • August 17, 2020

Toviaz (fesoterodine) "Unknown (frequently needing to void my bladder and most of didn’t thinking I was getting a bladder infection.) I have read a few of these reviews saying it worked immediately for you I’m not finding that I’m up a lot in the night to go to the bathroom and I don’t feel like my bladder is emptying properly. Has it taken longer for some people than just three or four days I guess it is?"

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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • February 22, 2024

Toviaz (fesoterodine) "Been on Toviaz for two years now. The 8 mg. I do have dry mouth; I use the spray for dry mouth and that helps. My overactive bladder caused me to get up hourly at night, getting no rest, tired all day. I take my 8 mg tablet at night. I don’t have dizziness, don’t have nausea. This seems to work for me; I can get 2 to 3 hours of sleep before having to go pee. I can even go out shopping and do the dishes without having to stop and go to the bathroom. That’s good. I will not stop taking this until I have a problem with it; right now it’s OK."

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  • chill...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • June 2, 2023

"I have been on it for two months now. It goes in waves. The first week was excellent. I went to the toilet 2 times per day. After that, I had a week where I had to go to the toilet every half an hour. Then back to the toilet every 3 hours. And today I have to go every hour. So it goes up and down. I hope it will stabilize after 3 months mark."

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  • Anonymous
  • August 15, 2021

Toviaz (fesoterodine) "Relieves all my strong urgency to urinate. It allows my bladder to fill up. Then I can go to the bathroom with out running or wetting on myself. I have no side effects. Thank you for helping me with my bladder problem."

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  • Andrea
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • October 1, 2021

Toviaz (fesoterodine) "Took one tablet at bedtime had no idea it would take effect so fast after having just one pill, now I am cramping , because I need to get the water, cranberry juice . tea , out if me , so now I am panicked and have dry mouth ,cramping nbd feeling I need to pee on first night , it completely shut off , maybe 4 mgs would work better and reduced water intake after 8 pm"

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  • Sheree
  • August 11, 2021

Toviaz (fesoterodine) "I have been taking Toviaz for three days for bladder spasms and it is working. However, I am feeling the side effects big time. Very dizzy which makes me nauseous and I have these body tics at night. It also makes me feel very tired. The dry mouth is really not that bad. I may have to stop taking this drug."

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  • Never...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • February 3, 2022

Toviaz (fesoterodine) "I got prescribed this medication because of how often I was going pee. They said it was overactive bladder. I took this medication once and I will never take it again. It made everything so much worse. The feeling of having to urinate NEVER went away, never subsided at all and then when I would try to go pee, I couldn’t. The more time went on the more discomfort I felt because the unbearable feeling of having to pee was so intense but then not being able to just made it horrendous. My stomach started to really ache because my bladder was full but I COULD not pee. I will never ever ever take this again. One of the worst experiences I’ve ever had."

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  • Dawn
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 17, 2023

"Mybtriq constipated me severely, oxybutynin stopped working after a couple of years. This is my last step before the botox procedure considering I'm so young and will deal with this forever. So far, it's been working fairly well. The dry mouth isn't nearly as bad as oxybutynin, and without overactive bladder medication, my quality of life is very poor. A couple of days into the transition of medication I noticed frequency and urgency increase, but has since gone back down! I only take 4mg currently and haven't had any side effects besides light dry mouth, but the dry mouth on this is SOOO much less than my dry mouth was on oxybutynin!! I won't give it a full 10 until I've been on it for 6+ weeks, but I'm hopeful that this is going to prevent me from the next bigger steps of procedures (or at least put them off for a couple of years). Insurance wouldn't have covered it if not for my doctor advocating for me. Insurance is a pain."

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  • sures...
  • May 23, 2009

Toviaz (fesoterodine) "I took this medicine the 8 mg sample. It stopped me from urinating all day and had to have a catheter in E.R to drain the bladder."

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