[Courtney]

Hi! Got a question. Are there any alternatives to oxybutynin? My husband has been on it for quite a while, however, it gives him dry mouth...the dry mouth isn't the problem, it the congestion. He stopped taking the medicine for 2 weeks and his congestion went away. When we wakes up in the morning he has to cough and hack and his voice is very hoarse while on this medication. Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

[ems]

There are oxy patches now.. called Kentera.. I've tryed the, and they dont give me the same side effects as oxy by mouth.

[Jackiefff]

how much is he taking? And has he had any problems with incotinence before? i take oxy but along with sanctura xr, i have had many problems with incontinence.
if he hasnt had these problems i would give that a try.. its just one pill in the morning

[Courtney]

I'm definately going to look into the Kentera. Thanks!

He never had any problems with incontinence until he had his urodynamics test several months ago. It has been under control on the oxy (2 times a day 5mg...one in the morning and one at night) However, it makes him very congested...when he went off the medication for two weeks, the congestion went away completely.....We are looking for something that doesn't cause they dry mouth...or at least not as bad as it is with the oxy...

[Hawkeye]

I've been taking oxybutynin (Ditropan) in one dose or another for over 29 years. For dry mouth, I learned to always have something to drink at hand, and keep plenty of hard candy around. For the morning congestion, I use an over the counter Primatene Mist rescue inhaler.

BTW: the once a day extended release version of oxybutynin seems to work much better and has less side effects than low dosage multiple pills per day.

Other drugs to investigate: Enablex, Toviaz, Vesicare, Detrol, and Sanctura.

Good Luck...

Joe

[Jackiefff]

Courtney, on Apr 26 2009, 09:34 AM, said:

Hi! Got a question. Are there any alternatives to oxybutynin? My husband has been on it for quite a while, however, it gives him dry mouth...the dry mouth isn't the problem, it the congestion. He stopped taking the medicine for 2 weeks and his congestion went away. When we wakes up in the morning he has to cough and hack and his voice is very hoarse while on this medication. Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

thats not much at all.. i take it 4x a day with Sanctura XR .. i would check it out for just a daily pill. i havent had side effects with it compared to oxy.. damn dry mouth!

[fastwheels]

TRY THIS MEDS IT WORKS BETTER THEN THE OTHER MED YOU TAKE ASK YOUR SPINAL UNIT TO TRY DETRUNORM

[ems]

I tried detrunorm a few weeks ago.. I lasted three days! MAde me throw up each time. I went back to oxy. Not every medicine is better than the next, eveyones different , adn the bladder problems affect every one so differently. I take 30mg of oxy XL a day, and up it to 40 when I need to...when its a Pims jug ;)

[fastwheels]

have you tried botox injections in to your bladder i belive this can help people as well to reduce the the bladder spasms

fastwheels