Posted by artemiss on September 17, 2004, at 15:51:59
In reply to Re: slow urine flow with Effexor, posted by Racer on September 17, 2004, at 13:37:07
It is listed as a side effect of Effexor. I was just worried it may cause long term effects on the bladder or prostate that someone else may have encountered, and if there was anything I could do about it. It's not so bad during the day, a little, but it's really bad at night. It's annoying because sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and I have to pee so badly, and it takes so long to come out! It doesn't hurt or anything, but I fall asleep on the toilet sometimes. Torture for women with overactive bladders! I always have to pee. I drink alot of water too. Isn't this fun, sharing our most personal intimate problems with strangers? At least you don't know what I look like, or my real name!!!
I'll talk to my doctor to see if I should be concerned, and see if there is anything I could take.
Thanks!
artemiss
> This is actually a known side effect of some ADs. It's usually referred to as "urinary hesitation", and can include what's called "urinary retention". UH is just what it sounds like, and seems to be caused by a lack of muscle tone in the urethra. What that means is that, yes, it's a bugger to live with, but it's not all that unusual. UR, on the other hand, can be a problem -- although more so for women than for me, because of the shorter urethra. The incomplete emptying of the bladder can lead to a greater susceptibility to urinary tract infections.
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> Other than talking to your doctor about it, in case there is something that can help, I think it might be in the "learn to live with it" catagory of side effects. Not a lot of fun. (I've had a bit of UH on Cymbalta, by the way, and have experienced in on other drugs. I can't remember if Effexor did it for me, though. I think it is listed as a side effect for Effexor, but can't remember that, either.)
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> Hope that helps.
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