DITROPAN XL Reviews (OXYBUTYNIN CHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.6 (44 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare DITROPAN XL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DITROPAN XL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Urgency | none | My bladder would squeeze hard no matter if it was full or nearly empty making it impossible to not pee my pants. It was a nightmare! Ditropan has made me a normal person again - best drug ever. | F | 44 | 3 years | 4/27/2007 | 5 | Excessive Sweat--Whole Body | A little dry mouth but nothing serious. It went away after two weeks of treatment. | I love it! I had very bad body sweat from hair line to feet and it was very humiliating for me as a female. I had a bad odor and my facial sweat looked as if I had a fever. But now I have very, very little sweat if none at all. I am no longer afraid to go outdoors and I dont get the urge of overheating when standing in one spot for a long period of time. I am more confident and the most active I have ever been in my life. | F | 23 | 21 days | 3/12/2007 | 5 | Overactive bladder (15 mg. dose) | Dry mouth, some stomach pain are persistent effects. Tiredness at first but no any more. | This drug changed my life. I was becoming increasingly homebound due to having to go so often. My bladder has nerve damage due to prior necessary surgeries. I was going about 25X or more a day and now down to 10-13. It is much easier to make it to the bathroom in time. I have my life back and any side effects are worth it. I have insurance but I would take a second job to pay for this if I did not. It is worth it. There is a generic version but it did not work as well for me. | F | 35 | 10 days | 2/26/2007 | 3 | Incontinence | Extreme dry mouth. This was so bad it awakened me during sleep. Was taking 15 mg a day at the time. Decreased to 5 mg a day. Sore spot in roof of mouth. Dentist said it was a blocked salivary opening; asked me if I was taking incontinence drug. Now I'm experencing add'l pain in throat, & ear canal. Could this be another restricted salivary route? | This drug helped tremendously with the incontinence. I still wear protection, but I no longer worry about leagage. I've taken myself off the drug temporarily to see if the throat pain subsides. | F | 65 | 2 years | 11/18/2006 | 5 | Urgency | This drug has changed my life. Expensive but they work great. I have been on them for a couple months and almost the first day I have NOT made a mistake or had an embarressing day at the office. I can actually go to the bathroom in time before I pee my pants. Yeah!! | Thankful to have a medical plan to cover the cost of this drug. Very expensive. | F | 36 | 2.5 months | 11/17/2006 | 4 | OverActiveBladder | Dry throat/mouth, blurred vision and eye strain/pain (whether or not vision will return to normal after I stop taking Ditropan is unknown). | F | 25 | 3 months | 8/1/2006 | 3 | Urinary incontinence | None when i began taking it. I then stopped for a year and then began taking it again. It now causes me unbearable drowsiness, dizziness and i feel as if i am going to throw up or pass out. This is all very strange considering it had no side effects (except dry mouth) originally. It seems effective for its actual purpose, but i can't take it if i'm to function even half properly. | F | 20 | 2 years | 6/9/2006 | 5 | I wish I'd found out about it sooner! | F | 19 | 9 months | 4/27/2006 | 4 | bladder spasms | None | This medication has worked very well for me with no side effects and hopefully won't have to up the milligrams. | F | 48 | 2 years | 2/24/2006 | 5 | Hyperhydrosis (excessive sweating) | my face didnt sweat! Excellent! No other effects. | Excellent! If you have excessive sweating, please try it, because it changed my life!!!! | F | 27 | 6 years | 12/26/2005 | 5 | bladder issues | none | I avoid too much sun and heat as recommended; no problems | F | 54 | 4 years | 9/24/2005 | 4 | Interstitial Cystitis | Chest pain and bronchodilation. It feels like when you eat a Altoid and breathe in real deep ~ then I cough. In the prescriding info it mentions cough but I had to learn about the other through internet searches. Ditropan XL is an anticholinergic. These medicines cause bronchodiation. | It has eliminated that terrible feeling of urgency! I has cut my need to urinate by almost 50% in 4 days. | F | 40 | 4 days | 8/13/2005 | 2 | bladder control | I was sick to my stomach every afternoon. I felt like I was going to vomit. | Otherwise, it seems to work | F | 47 | 8 days | 6/13/2005 | 5 | Urgency, leakage | Dry mouth | Ditropan XL is fine during waking hours. However, when I awaken during the night, I get a terrible sense of urgency and I can't move for approximately 5 minutes in order to avoid an accident. It feels like my bladder has a spasm as soon as I awaken. | F | 54 | 2 years | 4/5/2005 | 1 | | 3/13/2003 | 5 | Urinary urgency | Almost none. Some drowsiness when dose doubled but this went away when I took it at night. | I limited fluid intake and used restroom facilities whenever possible before starting this drug as well as using incontinence pads. Since I have been on it, I have had increased retention and all urgency has been eliminated. | F | 54 | 2 years | 7/3/2002 | 2 | urge incomtinence | Only dry mouth, but I am also taking another med which increased the side effect. I take 10.5 mg. every morning. | At first, I thought it was helping me--but lately I have had increasing bouts of leakage often--For instance--I had to urinate 8 times between hours of 5:00 p. m. and 8:00 p. m. last night-because of leakage, but I do think it is helping during sleeping hours. Now getting up only twice a night--before it was at least 4 times. | F | 78 | 2 months | 5/23/2002 | 4 | overactive bladder | dry mouth and eyes and decreased sexual desire | I was on Ditropan XL for 1 1/2 years. I loved it. This allowed me to have my life back again, not having to look for a bathroom every 15 minutes and getting up at least once per night. Travelling was now a pleasant experience. My doctor asked me to take myself off of it for one month before seeing him again, which I am doing right now. It is a struggle, once again, to deal with the constant feeling of urgency but I am hoping this feeling will subside at least a little before I see the doc again. Caffeine seems to make the urgency worse. One other problem that I have noticed is the decrease in sexual desire, similar to that of anti-depressants. I have not seen this in any other forums. That is one reason I would be hesitant to start back on the med. My bladder problem is due, in part, to uterine fibroid tumors which have decreased the size of my bladder by two-thirds. I hope this info helps someone out there make a more informed decision whether or not to go on the drug. All in all, it has been a positive experience. Thank you. | F | 45 | 18 months | 10/20/2001 | 1 | irritable bladder | Had to discontinue after a short period because I experienced muscle soreness in my legs | F | 46 | 4 days | 8/28/2001 | 4 | doctore recomand | impotence | M | 65 | 2 months | 8/20/2001 |