Posted by Cindy W on June 16, 2000, at 10:20:32
In reply to Re: incontinence and AD's, posted by Jennifer on June 16, 2000, at 2:05:21
> Cindy...could be med or age. If you need the Serzone, you need it. So what to do? Have a gyn visit..they can do urodynamic testing to see whether it is an age related relaxation of the urethral sphincter, or a spasm, or surmise that it is related to the relaxing affect of the med. Great news is that there are a couple new meds out that increase sphincter elasticity, and they work. Even better, there shouldn't be a difficulty mixing with your other meds...and they don't have any real side effects - except for altering your stock portfolio. :) Regarding the "Depends" stock - that may be a good one anyway with increased medical cost management, and the increasing median population age. The ticker symbol on the NYSE is KMB. Currently trading at 60.31 after falling to 45 in March for the market downturn. Their corporate info states:
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> SPECIAL NOTICE ABOUT DEPEND ACTIVE UNDERWEAR:
> Due to High Demand, this product may not be available at your store. We're working to increase production and apologize for and inconvenience.
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> Hmmm...seems like a "buy and hold" one to me! Ok, this was just for fun...can you tell I was working on stocks today? Jennifer
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> > > > This is kind of embarrassing, but wondered if anybody else has experienced this. When I take more than a tiny amount of Serzone, I sometimes will pee myself without any warning. There is no feeling of needing to pee, just letting go. I'm 48. Is this just another precursor to all the joys of old age, or something related to AD's?
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> > > Cindy -
> > > You take Serzone for sleep, right? It relaxs you? It could be part of an age issue also. As you age those muscles do get out of shape. Kegel exercises help. That is what they tell you to do to help with incontinence right after child birth, when you have practiically no control over those muscles.
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> > > As to whether or not its a medication issue, I'll leave that to others to answer.
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> > > Sara T.
> > Sara T., I've been doing Kegel's ever since I read that they enhance sexual response. I'm not sure it's a problem with the muscles. It doesn't happen very often; when it does, I don't feel any urge to urinate, I just start "leaking" down my legs! This only seems to happen when I'm taking Serzone. Will check with my pdoc, then will maybe buy stock in Depends!
Jennifer, I'm LOL at the information about the Depends stock (esp. how they are temporarily out!). Maybe there are more people taking AD's out there than they thought! ;) I read up on Serzone, and it is a "frequent" side effect. Thank you for the input! Will check with my pdoc and gyn.
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