Oxytrol

[ckam]

Just got back from my doc for bad spasms, and he prescribed this.

It's a muscle relaxer patch that relaxes just the bladder. I'll have to let you know how it works.

Karisa


NO NARCS!!!!! :woohoo: :woohoo:
(if you couldn't tell i'm sick of them!!)

[dg2901]

I've used the Oxytrol patch in the past. Watch out for retention--it might sneak up on you as the patch is a slow release method.

Hopefully it works for you w/o issues!
D :)

[ckam]

So far so good. The patch has successfully controlled my pain, it hasn't done anything for the urgency or frequency, but neither does vesicare. It's doing what I was hoping it would do. The only problem so far is keeping the darn thing on :lol: I used alcohol before I put it on, and had to tape it down today :bonk:

Oh-well

Karisa

[ckam]

It's been a few days, and the patch is stopping the spasms :woohoo:

It doesn't do anything for the urgency, or frequency, but that's not why I was given it.

PAIN CONTROLL:woohoo::woohoo:

Karisa

[ckam]

Quick update: Just got home from dr, and he said I might be able to stop the vesicare in a week or so, since the patch is doing a better job.

YAY!!!! (it's not really working anyway)

Karisa

[arkitekton]

Wrt Oxytrol I'm trying just the opposite, in other words stopping using the 3.9mg patch after using it for two months.

I'm on a lot of meds so I've been working on cutting down the number and amount of meds I'm taking, and since it was routinely taking me several minutes from the time I sat down until the time I was able to start urinating, I thought I'd go off the Oxytrol patch and see what happened. So far, if anything, it's a little easier to urinate now that I'm three days off the patch than it was during the two months I was on the patch.

I've also tried Ditropan and Detrol, both of which made it even more difficult to urinate.

Good luck!