Does Straterra and Ambien together cause bed wetting?
March 9th, 2010 | 
Author: Been on Ambien for a while, works wonders for me, started taking Straterra and I’ve noticed that I have the sudden urge to urinate during the day, to the point that sometimes I start going before I can even unzip. And at night, I’ve started waking up wet 2-3 nights a week. partially due to the fact that the Ambien makes it near impossible to wake up to use the bathroom. Bottom line is, I’m sleeping better, I can concentrate and focus and get things done at work, and I’m happy, do I deal with the bed wetting since it’s not that big of a deal? or do I stop the meds, and go back to being a miserable mess for the sake of holding my urine while I sleep. To pee? or not to pee?
I agree that a slight adjustment in the dosages of your current meds might be a way to relieve your bladder symptoms without sacrificing the benefit of your other meds. I’d suggest talking with your doctor about that option first.
Because you’re having urgency symptoms during the day as well as at night, it sounds like the combined meds are causing your bladder to contract uncontrollably at inappropriate times. Some of the meds designed for "overactive bladder" are supposed to help this very problem — so as long as there’s no adverse drug interaction problem, adding 1 more med to your list might help to calm your bladder down also. Your doctor and/or pharmacist should be able to enlighten you more about whether and to what extent those drugs are compatible with each other.
As for dealing with the bed wetting… I’ve dealt with that myself on occasion also (for reasons related to bladder development that I’ve had since birth), and although you’re right that it can be "not a big deal" if viewed in the right light, it can also be a very emotionally stressful event and I’m sure you would find it well worth dealing with, if a simple change in meds would do it. It may not be worth throwing away the benefits of your other meds, but then with the above options you may not have to. So why not try and see if you can have your cake and eat it too?
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Contact your doctor, perhaps he can adjust the dosage. In the meantime, get some "Depends" and use them at night.
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I agree that a slight adjustment in the dosages of your current meds might be a way to relieve your bladder symptoms without sacrificing the benefit of your other meds. I’d suggest talking with your doctor about that option first.
Because you’re having urgency symptoms during the day as well as at night, it sounds like the combined meds are causing your bladder to contract uncontrollably at inappropriate times. Some of the meds designed for "overactive bladder" are supposed to help this very problem — so as long as there’s no adverse drug interaction problem, adding 1 more med to your list might help to calm your bladder down also. Your doctor and/or pharmacist should be able to enlighten you more about whether and to what extent those drugs are compatible with each other.
As for dealing with the bed wetting… I’ve dealt with that myself on occasion also (for reasons related to bladder development that I’ve had since birth), and although you’re right that it can be "not a big deal" if viewed in the right light, it can also be a very emotionally stressful event and I’m sure you would find it well worth dealing with, if a simple change in meds would do it. It may not be worth throwing away the benefits of your other meds, but then with the above options you may not have to. So why not try and see if you can have your cake and eat it too?
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