gaz 4444Is it safe for my 11yr old to take solifenacin/vesicare 5 mg?
- Posted:
- 5 Jul 2012 by gaz 4444
- Topics:
- vesicare, solifenacin
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kaismama
HeadStarter5 Jul 2012
Hi gaz - I just wanted to mention that due to some of the side effects that more mature people could probably handle... an 11 year old may not want to talk about things he might experience like the "constipation" issue that is common with this med and the "chronic dry eye" because of fluid being pulled from everywhere to control this problem. He will need lots and lots of water and you know kids just aren't like that. If he can tolerate a glass of prune juice every day and eye drops that don't have preservatives in them... that could help any of the adverse side effects. Is this a med that he will likely be on for a while? Or short-term where like the constipation thing may not have a chance to also become chronic? Also, upset tummies is another side effect but crackers might also help that one, too.
Just giving you additional food for thought on this one and the best of luck with everything for him. I hope he has a positive outcome and this works well for him with no issues.
Mary
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he has been seen by a peadatrition its them that prescribed it
The safety hasn't been established, meaning they haven't tested it on children. What do they expect it to do for your child?
its to help relax his bladder muscle to try and get it to grow as he has a bladder the size of a 2yr old and in controll day time but wets every night poor boy.
Geez. Its not just normal bedwetting? There are meds for that.
hes been on meds for bedwetting not made anydiffence had a scan on his bladder and its shown up it tiny can only hold 150mls so needs loo often in daytime but at night as he goes into a deep sleep he wets 2/3 times a ngt due to bladder size this is why they want to try this solifenacin but im worried as its not meant for any one under 18yrs
I would try it during the daytime when its easier to get a doc, give a dose and watch him, it may do nothing and might work. Poor kid really has a problem, do they think it will ever grow? The only reason its not recommended is because it wasn't tested in people under 18. They can't recommend a med unless it was tested in that group.