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My wife had a stroke 4 months ago. She has ...
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My wife had a stroke 4 months ago. She has control of her bladder during the day, but will have to go to the bathroom at night as many as 6 - 8 times per night. I don't know if she is empting her bladder each time. We have had limited success with Sanctura and Oxytrol patches, but after two weeks it seems not to help. Is there an alternative we can try.

 

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Female, Age: 57, Missouri

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Oxytrol 3.9MG day patch and Sanctura pill

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October 22 11:23 AM (5 minutes and 10 seconds later)
         
She does not take any diuretic at this time.
She does not have swollen ankles
We had her tested for urine infections and it was negative.
Typical daily fluid are 5 - 12oz per day.
She is currently on the following medications:
Lovastatin
Temazepan
Lisinopril
Famtidine
Plavix
Zanaflex
Oxybutrin patch
Omega III
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October 22 11:36 AM (13 minutes and 35 seconds later)
         
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The only thing that stands out from her medication is that Zanaflex can be associated with urinary frequency (probably due to the effect on smooth muscle). Other obvious causes of nocturia should also be excluded such as bladder prolapse and diabetes, so she needs to have her blood and urine sugar level checked.

Interstitial cystitis also needs to be ruled out. If the urine is very concentrated then this can sometimes cause frequent emptying of small volumes so increasing her fluid levels early in the day (but reducing after 6pm) may help. She should cut out alcohol and coffee as these can worsen the symptoms too.

If all else fails then a catheter with night bag may be the solution to allow her to return to a normal sleep routine,. It may be worth trying for a couple of weeks and then stopping to see if that has helped 'reset' bladder emptying habit.




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