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[dingle]

Hello All
I have a problem I have taken 10mg of Oxyebutin two a day by mistake for several weeks instead of 5mg two a day,I discovered this on Sunday and went back to 1x10mg one daily,
as from tomorrow I will be taken 5mg two time a day,
I have now some problems for several weeks I waking up at 4am feeling hot and taking until 6am to until I feel cool,this morning at 5am I though I was on fire,both my GP and the hospital know of my problem, has anybody taken too much Oxyebutin and how did it effect them,
thank you in advance.
up date,my GP has prescribed 1x5mg a day,this morning I woke up with a start as usual at 4am hot lay there until 5am next thing it was 6,45 am,on Tuesday I am having a long talk with my GP who has said there is some thing wrong and have contact Stoke spinal center,lets hope the problem can sorted out.

Edited by dingle, 26 August 2011 - 07:59 AM.

[RSUK]

i've forgotten to take it loads (should be 1 x 10mg pd for me)and nothing seems to have gone wrong / changed so im not that convinced by it anyway mate.

not much help i know

rich

[Tetracyclone]

I take it only when I need it and never have a problem. good luck

[Doodle]

Hi Dingle!

In the past when I was on Oxybutinin I was on a dose of 20mg a day and found that it never really worked that well anyway, so I wouldn't worry about any kind of overdose! Is it possible that you might have a UTI if you have been having the over heating problem, it might be your bodys way of trying to tell you?

Doods

[Edinburgh Colin]

I'm with Doodle on this one, I take 20mg/day and have never had a problem, sounds like a UTi to me, best get a sample away to you local GP to check.

EC

[Scorpio81]

Hi, as the others have said, I don't think you need to worry about overdose as I think 20mg a day is nowhere near what the top dose is (I know of people who've taken 80mg a day).

As for the feeling hot, I wonder if that is a side effect? Anticholinergic medicines are sometimes used for people who sweat too much, because it stops the sweat glands being so overactive. So, in people who sweat a normal amount, it could actually stop them sweating altogether. As sweating is the body's natural way of cooling itself down, failing to sweat could easily cause the body to overheat. Have you noticed a change in the amount you sweat? I'm not a doctor or nurse btw, it's just something I remember reading on a side effect list of oxybutynin and similar drugs. Hope you get it sorted!

[kiwiquad]

I absolutely agree with Scorpio81. I'm prescribed 5mg oxybutynin twice daily for bladder and to stop sweating. I wake up 2-3 mornings pw burning, & like you, it takes an hour or so with a fan blowing on me to cool down...then the cold sweating starts until stopped by my morning oxy, ugh. It's a 'quad thing'.

[kim wright]

i take 2 x 5mg 3 times a day. only side effect is dry mouth .

[MrBump]

What exactly is it taken for ?
I was told it was for bladder flexibility ????? Is that right ?

[Doodle]

Scorpio81, on 25 August 2011 - 09:39 PM, said:

Hi, as the others have said, I don't think you need to worry about overdose as I think 20mg a day is nowhere near what the top dose is (I know of people who've taken 80mg a day).

As for the feeling hot, I wonder if that is a side effect? Anticholinergic medicines are sometimes used for people who sweat too much, because it stops the sweat glands being so overactive. So, in people who sweat a normal amount, it could actually stop them sweating altogether. As sweating is the body's natural way of cooling itself down, failing to sweat could easily cause the body to overheat. Have you noticed a change in the amount you sweat? I'm not a doctor or nurse btw, it's just something I remember reading on a side effect list of oxybutynin and similar drugs. Hope you get it sorted!

Thats a very good point to consider!

[knightrider]

I was on Oxybutinin but had serious dry mouth from it. It did work for the Bladder but that side effect drove me mad, i drank like a fish and still had dry mouth. So i changed to Tolterodine and Indoramin and they are much better. I was on Indoramin as well as Oxy, as one worked for the Bladder pressures and the other for Bladder spasms. But have to say i'd never use Oxy again lol

[Scorpio81]

knightrider, on 26 August 2011 - 11:39 AM, said:

I was on Oxybutinin but had serious dry mouth from it. It did work for the Bladder but that side effect drove me mad, i drank like a fish and still had dry mouth. So i changed to Tolterodine and Indoramin and they are much better. I was on Indoramin as well as Oxy, as one worked for the Bladder pressures and the other for Bladder spasms. But have to say i'd never use Oxy again lol

Oohh I hear ya - the dryness was exactly why I stopped taking it too. I could barely even talk my mouth was that dry, and it also dried out my nose, throat, eyes and pretty much everywhere else too! I was only on 5mg TDS too. They then put me on the patch form - Kentera - but it was still bad, and I just couldn't take it any longer. Vesicare, while it worked, was a revelation for me - couldn't believe that it worked so well on the spasms and incontinence and also gave no side effects at all. I'm gutted that it stopped working about 4 months ago I then tried Detrusitol (tolterodine) which had no effect at all, then given fesoteridine (toviaz) to try, but this caused horrible gastric problems - my tummy swelled so much I looked 6 months pregnant and I suffered intolerable stomach pain which referred up into my chest and throat. So, i'll be having Botox after i've had my spinal surgeries sorted, which will be some time in the next 4 months. I always said i'd only consider that if tablets failed to control the spasms and leaking, but it looks like that's where i'm at now, so be it. Everyone I know who's tried Botox has had great success with it, which is encouraging

[Scottl523]

I'm a 33 male Quad C3-4 complete on a vent injured in car wreck 17 years ago. What do I need to tell the doctor to get me a prescription for oxybutynin for the sweating?
I use to not sweat or it wasn't enough to bother me but if I can recall within the past 2 - 3 years it's gotten significantly worse. Does anybody have any ideas for something to try?

Scott

[brockit79]

Tetracyclone, on 25 August 2011 - 01:43 PM, said:

I take it only when I need it and never have a problem. good luck

Hey Tetracyclone,

In, your experience, is it the type of drug one can take as if and when needed to be effective? I have the pills as I get bladder voiding roughly once a month but I don't want to take them all the time.

Thanks,
Broc

[megatrig]

brockit79, on 05 December 2011 - 10:46 AM, said:

Tetracyclone, on 25 August 2011 - 01:43 PM, said:

I take it only when I need it and never have a problem. good luck

Hey Tetracyclone,

In, your experience, is it the type of drug one can take as if and when needed to be effective? I have the pills as I get bladder voiding roughly once a month but I don't want to take them all the time.

Thanks,
Broc

Wonder if this is another spinal injury thing! It's kinda see if it works for you as our bodies are "weird"!

[brockit79]

megatrig, on 05 December 2011 - 07:53 PM, said:

brockit79, on 05 December 2011 - 10:46 AM, said:

Tetracyclone, on 25 August 2011 - 01:43 PM, said:

I take it only when I need it and never have a problem. good luck

Hey Tetracyclone,

In, your experience, is it the type of drug one can take as if and when needed to be effective? I have the pills as I get bladder voiding roughly once a month but I don't want to take them all the time.

Thanks,
Broc

Wonder if this is another spinal injury thing! It's kinda see if it works for you as our bodies are "weird"!

sure, cheers Megatrig, seems like that is the answer to so many of my questions but I'll keep asking and keep searching as it kills the time I guess if nothing else
Broc

[mellowgator]

Scorpio81, on 26 August 2011 - 04:50 PM, said:

knightrider, on 26 August 2011 - 11:39 AM, said:

I was on Oxybutinin but had serious dry mouth from it. It did work for the Bladder but that side effect drove me mad, i drank like a fish and still had dry mouth. So i changed to Tolterodine and Indoramin and they are much better. I was on Indoramin as well as Oxy, as one worked for the Bladder pressures and the other for Bladder spasms. But have to say i'd never use Oxy again lol

Oohh I hear ya - the dryness was exactly why I stopped taking it too. I could barely even talk my mouth was that dry, and it also dried out my nose, throat, eyes and pretty much everywhere else too! I was only on 5mg TDS too. They then put me on the patch form - Kentera - but it was still bad, and I just couldn't take it any longer. Vesicare, while it worked, was a revelation for me - couldn't believe that it worked so well on the spasms and incontinence and also gave no side effects at all. I'm gutted that it stopped working about 4 months ago I then tried Detrusitol (tolterodine) which had no effect at all, then given fesoteridine (toviaz) to try, but this caused horrible gastric problems - my tummy swelled so much I looked 6 months pregnant and I suffered intolerable stomach pain which referred up into my chest and throat. So, i'll be having Botox after i've had my spinal surgeries sorted, which will be some time in the next 4 months. I always said i'd only consider that if tablets failed to control the spasms and leaking, but it looks like that's where i'm at now, so be it. Everyone I know who's tried Botox has had great success with it, which is encouraging

I also suffered severe dry mouth from taking oxybutinin orally so my dr switched me to a patch form called oxytrol. Now I no longer suffer dry mouth.

[Bkizz]

mellowgator, on 07 December 2011 - 04:39 PM, said:

Scorpio81, on 26 August 2011 - 04:50 PM, said:

knightrider, on 26 August 2011 - 11:39 AM, said:

I was on Oxybutinin but had serious dry mouth from it. It did work for the Bladder but that side effect drove me mad, i drank like a fish and still had dry mouth. So i changed to Tolterodine and Indoramin and they are much better. I was on Indoramin as well as Oxy, as one worked for the Bladder pressures and the other for Bladder spasms. But have to say i'd never use Oxy again lol

Oohh I hear ya - the dryness was exactly why I stopped taking it too. I could barely even talk my mouth was that dry, and it also dried out my nose, throat, eyes and pretty much everywhere else too! I was only on 5mg TDS too. They then put me on the patch form - Kentera - but it was still bad, and I just couldn't take it any longer. Vesicare, while it worked, was a revelation for me - couldn't believe that it worked so well on the spasms and incontinence and also gave no side effects at all. I'm gutted that it stopped working about 4 months ago I then tried Detrusitol (tolterodine) which had no effect at all, then given fesoteridine (toviaz) to try, but this caused horrible gastric problems - my tummy swelled so much I looked 6 months pregnant and I suffered intolerable stomach pain which referred up into my chest and throat. So, i'll be having Botox after i've had my spinal surgeries sorted, which will be some time in the next 4 months. I always said i'd only consider that if tablets failed to control the spasms and leaking, but it looks like that's where i'm at now, so be it. Everyone I know who's tried Botox has had great success with it, which is encouraging

I also suffered severe dry mouth from taking oxybutinin orally so my dr switched me to a patch form called oxytrol. Now I no longer suffer dry mouth.

I also had dry mouth and was drinking more. I tried switching up to other meds and nothing else worked so I went back to the oxybutynin and just delt with it. After several months the dry mouth went away. I no longer have that side effect at all and have been taking it for 2 years.

[ebeth]

Scottl523, on 04 December 2011 - 11:07 PM, said:

I'm a 33 male Quad C3-4 complete on a vent injured in car wreck 17 years ago. What do I need to tell the doctor to get me a prescription for oxybutynin for the sweating?
I use to not sweat or it wasn't enough to bother me but if I can recall within the past 2 - 3 years it's gotten significantly worse. Does anybody have any ideas for something to try?

Scott

I've always had a problem with sweating. It was my SCI specialist doctor who put me on Oxybutynin. Since Oxybutynin is actually used for incontinence, the average doctor won't be familiar with it's use for sweating. In fact, the reduction in sweating is actually a side effect of taking the drug. If you can, I would suggest talking with someone who specializes with SCIs. If not, be prepared to explain precisely why you want to take oxybutynin.

Edited by ebeth, 15 December 2011 - 03:25 AM.

[Tetracyclone]

ebeth, on 15 December 2011 - 03:24 AM, said:

Scottl523, on 04 December 2011 - 11:07 PM, said:

I'm a 33 male Quad C3-4 complete on a vent injured in car wreck 17 years ago. What do I need to tell the doctor to get me a prescription for oxybutynin for the sweating?
I use to not sweat or it wasn't enough to bother me but if I can recall within the past 2 - 3 years it's gotten significantly worse. Does anybody have any ideas for something to try?

Scott

I've always had a problem with sweating. It was my SCI specialist doctor who put me on Oxybutynin. Since Oxybutynin is actually used for incontinence, the average doctor won't be familiar with it's use for sweating. In fact, the reduction in sweating is actually a side effect of taking the drug. If you can, I would suggest talking with someone who specializes with SCIs. If not, be prepared to explain precisely why you want to take oxybutynin.

Ebeth,
Thanks. This was not known to me. Does anyone else do as i do, and only take it as needed? About every other day, but on those days the need is often severe as bladder spasms prompt a seizing of my entire muscular system.

Edited by Tetracyclone, 15 December 2011 - 03:36 AM.

[Scottl523]

Has anybody ever tried propantheline for sweating?