Ditropan for Urinary Incontinence User Reviews
Ditropan has an average rating of 5.1 out of 10 from a total of 12 reviews for the treatment of Urinary Incontinence. 33% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 33% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Ditropan
- Nonet...
- July 29, 2017
"I took 1 pill for a number of years and it worked great! I thought it was a miracle. As years went on, I had to increase to 2 pills. Again it worked great for a long but now I am having the bladder spasms again. Guess I built up a tolerance to it"
- Anonymous
- February 26, 2012
"My son is 11 years old. He has had urinary incontinence all his life and a doctor at children's hospital in Cincinnati Ohio found this problem. He is having him try oxybutynin cl ER 5 mg and there is no more running and not making it. He has had a little dry mouth but not complaining. Thank you for this new medicine."
- Bob-O
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- March 15, 2019
"After my prostate was removed, I had constant "dribbling" problems and had to wear an adult diaper. After 1 month the ditropan stopped the dribbling but I do have a bit of a problem initiating a flow, especially when my bladder is not full."
- Rings
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- December 13, 2023
"I started taking Ditropan about 6 years ago. It really didn't stop me from wetting myself as I can't hold on once I need to go, that's it. The doctor I told said to try it for longer, which I have. However, these last three days have been terrible. I sit and not want to go, but as soon as I stand, it just runs down my legs. My confidence is very low. I'm wearing pull-ups more and I hate that. Surely, they can find something better to help us. I really hate the dry mouth, even when I have water, I'm still dry. I try not to drink too much before going to bed, but it makes no difference. It can go in waves of needing to go to not really needing, but it doesn't last long."
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- Optio...
- December 15, 2010
"It didn't work for my incontinence problem (which occurred after laser TURP), and I think it made it worse. It caused me to have a dry mouth, which caused me to drink more, which caused more incontinence. I told the doctor that I wasn't having bladder spasms, but he ignored what I said and said to give it a try and come back in 30 days. "
- Leaky
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- May 17, 2023
"It worked well for about 2 years but the dry mouth was really bad. When it stopped my mouth was so raw I couldn’t eat anything with vinegar or peppery things. I was sort of glad it stopped working but from then on not much else has worked. I tried almost everything, detrol, tolterine, Solifenacin, Mybertiq(sp), and Botox, and now have an implant that helps a lot but I still have urges and need to wear pads. I’m trying Gemtesa which is helping with frequency. The worst thing about Ditropan was severe dry mouth and blurry vision but at least it worked well for a time."
- Cobbs...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- February 21, 2013
"Pill is soft and easily broken in half. I do better taking half in the morning and half in the evening otherwise I get a dry mouth."
- Anonymous
- February 10, 2010
"I have Parkinson's and a prostatectomy. This medicine didn't relieve the frequent nighttime urination and caused negative mood changes (upset, anger) with swollen ankles and esophageal blockage."
- Yainie
- Taken for 10 years or more
- January 6, 2021
"Worst experience ever. Have been taking Ditropan for 25 years. Had terrible thirst at night and abdominal pain whereby I collapsed. No other reason found by doctor."
- Slyv
- December 17, 2020
"Been on the tablet a week. Only for night. First three night excellent. But the last two nights I have almost gone back to the way I was. I feel very disappointed."
- Jocie
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- February 25, 2018
"This medicine killed her bladder. "
- Anonymous
- April 15, 2023
"I already suffer from a terrible dry mouth, nausea, and vision problems. This medication made all three go into overdrive. Also caused my sex drive to vanish."
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"Was on them for almost 3 years. I had my gallbladder removed 2 months beforehand. I then started taking Ditropan and got dry mouth, dry nose. I then started getting spasmodic stomach pains, nausea, occasional sickness, bloating, and constipation. At its worst, I had two admissions to the hospital by ambulance and was put on a morphine drip. I saw my GP, was referred to a gastroenterologist, and then to a specialist. I had a scan, MRI scan, and endoscopy as the medical “experts” thought it was gallbladder debris. Each time I asked if it could be any of the medication I was taking. Answer: No. I was concerned that this drug could be linked to dementia. Reading up on the side effects, all my symptoms I was experiencing were exactly the same as listed. Since coming off these tablets, the symptoms have stopped, and I’ve taken great pleasure in informing the medics of the cessation of these symptoms."