![[dr. bob]](/dr-bob-sm.gif)
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.orgShown: posts 1 to 5 of 5. This is the beginning of the thread.
Posted by sarahcat on August 9, 2002, at 16:00:34
This is really embarassing to admit, but when I woke up yesterday I was in the middle of a soggy mess of sheets because I had wet the bed at some point during the night. Also, late last week I woke up as I was starting to wet the bed but then I caught it in enough time that I only wet my shorts. Still, this is a disturbing trend that I would rather not see continue.
Could my meds be causing this (Effexor, Lithium, Neurontin, Risperdal, Lamictal)? Day before yesterday I bumped up my Lamictal dosage from 75 to 100mg, but I can't fully endorse that as the reason for my problem because I had my near-miss experience last week before the increase.
Even if my meds aren't to blame, and it was caused simply by my being a very hard sleeper (which is true... I've been known to sleep through 45 minutes of my alarm going off without stirring), how can I keep this from happening?
I know that imipramine can be used in low doses to prevent bedwetting, but I doubt that I can get my hands on that since I used it (among other things) in a failed suicide attempt in March. Any other suggestions?
Sarah
Posted by IsoM on August 9, 2002, at 17:05:36
In reply to Bedwetting, posted by sarahcat on August 9, 2002, at 16:00:34
There may be other meds that contribute to this problem but lithium can cause it for a certainty. A doctor my son had said it was the cause of this problem happening to my son. A person can be using it for a long time before the problem arises. Dropping the dose did not help but when he stopped lithium completely, so did the urinary incontinence. Maybe you'll hear some more advice about the other meds.
Posted by Geezer on August 9, 2002, at 21:22:26
In reply to Bedwetting, posted by sarahcat on August 9, 2002, at 16:00:34
Hi Sarah,
Never fear my dear........I had the same problem with high dose Depakote and high dose Zoloft. My dose of Dep. is only 750 now and have changed from 200mg of Zoloft to Prozac 20mg. No more problem.
Geezer
Posted by sarahcat on August 10, 2002, at 23:56:07
In reply to Bedwetting, posted by sarahcat on August 9, 2002, at 16:00:34
Thanks for the feedback, guys.
I called my psychiatrist and he said that the lithium is definitely to blame for my problem, and he wants me to reduce my dose from 1200mg to 900mg. The trouble is that I think the lithium has been a big help to me, and I'm reluctant to decrease it. I told my doc that I would prefer to leave things as they are for a while to see if the problem continues before messing with things. I'm holding out hope that it was a brief issue and it will go away.
Sarah
Posted by Darwin on August 11, 2002, at 13:05:30
In reply to Re: Bedwetting, posted by sarahcat on August 10, 2002, at 23:56:07
Sarah,
Antipsychotics including risperidone may also cause bedwetting. So it may be the lithium, or the risperidone, or a combination of the two.
Darwin
This is the end of the thread.
Psycho-Babble Medication | Extras | FAQ
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.org
Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.