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Judy, Murray, et al BOY! Do we get down to the nitty-gritty here on the List. When I tried to speak about urinary frequency as a PD symptom with my cousin as she asked what each pill I was taking was for (Pooh! A mere handful, compared to those occasional "TWO handfuls Pill Days!) <rueful smile>, found her unable to discuss the EITHER topic - the PD or the frequency.... She found the PD too scary to talk about and was too embarrassed to talk about the other topic. Mind you, we are CLOSE cousins and close friends.... Anyway, back to the topic... I take a generic form of Daytril (the gold standard for frequency) comprised of oxybutinin chloride and imipramine daily. In the 2 years I've been on these drugs, I no longer run to the bathroom the 50 to 60 times a day that had made my life HELL for several years prior to taking the meds. And YES.... frequency IS caused (in our cases) by the PD doing it's "thang" on our respective and collective bladders. But at least we DO have the drugs nowadays, and the drugs DO work!!! WOWIE! I now no longer feel like I'm single handedly supporting the toilet paper industry!! Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] Original Message----- From: Judy George <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Friday, June 30, 2000 12:15 AM Subject: Re: DSSE & urination >nothing like personal experience murray >thanks for your frankness it helps to guage and evaluate my symptoms >judy > > >>From: Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: DSSE & urination >>Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 22:49:24 -0700 >> >>On 28 Jun 2000, at 20:33, Judy George wrote: >> >> > janet and all >> > got the dsse from your site >> > i cant open yours marjorie and no children have materialised to assist >> > what a great tool >> > my thanks for your wonderful efforts at your site >> > >> > could i ask >> > how does pd effect urination? >> > what should i be noticing >> > how do muscle cramps manifest themselves >> > often, on the odd occasion, seldom???????? >> > >> > the other symptoms i understand well enough i think >> > regards to you all >> > judy >> > >> >>Hi Judy, >>Speaking from personal experience, I have noticed variances in frequency, >>(urge to void more often up to hourly) and the feeling when you get the >>urge >>that ya just might lose it all if you don't go right now. >> >>I can only speculate on a possible cause. Perhaps anxiety & stress, perhaps >>a side effect of a drug, perhaps a minor bladder infection, or perhaps this >>is >>directly related to Parkinson's.... This symptom (with me) goes into >>remission >>by itself after a while and I tend to forget all about it for a year or two >>until I >>again experience the thrill of nearly wetting my pants in public. >> >>I would suggest it is on the sheet because it is something that should be >>noted and discussed with your doctor and is probably very treatable. >> >>I think the things to watch for are abnormalities like frequency, urge, >>leakage, >>volume retained, any burning sensation, any difficulty. >> >>cheers ........ murray >> >> >> >> >> >>[log in to unmask] > >_________________________________________________________________ _______ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com