Myrbetriq for Urinary Frequency User Reviews (Page 3)

• WaWag...
• November 15, 2015

"Miracle drug when I started it three years ago. I had been on every drug before. Recently needed a bladder lift and hoped those new symptoms would stop. Now I have bad issues with urgency and can't make it to the bathroom. The Myrbetricq is not helping at all. In fact I quit taking it a week ago and I seem better. I am getting ready to try the electrode implants in case this may be a nerve issue. I have been chasing this cure for more that 15 years."

• Sue...
• June 28, 2016

"I have been on Myrbetric and Vesacare for about nine months. I had dry mouth and some heart racing but didn't connect it to the medication. My migraines also occurred with more frequency but again I didn't connect it to the medication until I read the entries on this site. Last week, all of a sudden, the drugs stopped working and I became unable to control my bladder. I have to take peridium every eight hours or I am in pain like I have a UTI but my urine culture is clear. My doctor is scheduling me for Botox injections via cystoscopy. I hope it works because I can barely leave the house."

• never...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 31, 2016

"I've been taking it regularly for about a week it was very helpful at first and sleep well. Now I'm is so much pain in the bladder and right kidney mostly in my back. I'm starting to really worry. My blood pressure is really high and I'm having blurring vision. Thank god I'm seeing my doctor tomorrow. That's if I don't have to go to the hospital"

• Clayg...
• August 2, 2015

"I took this for 2 months. I felt terrible all the time. So tired I could barely motivate and my heart raced out of my body. Told my Dr. and have since stopped taking it. Went back to what I was taking for years with no problem."

• DoubleH
• October 27, 2016

"I have been on Mybetriq for almost 4 years now, and it has been a life saver. I tried many other overactive bladder drugs on the market with no success. I even had an interstim implant to control my bladder. The Mybetriq worked better than anything else and I even had my implant taken out. The Mybetriq has everything under control and I am so thankful to have found a drug that finally worked. I have had no side effects that often come with other drugs. My insurance will stop covering Mybetriq as of Jan. 2017, so I am not sure what I am going to do. Mybetriq has been my guardian angel for my bladder - I don't know where I'd be without it."

• Donnie
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 11, 2019

"I took this medicine for 2 weeks. The side effects are horrible. They started with very dry mouth and sinus, as I continued the drug I developed blurry vision, headaches, joint pain that also caused weekness in my hands, chest pain, heart racing, diarrhea, upset stomach and my hair fell out by the handful. I have been off the med for 3 days now and still feel awful."

• GSITCON
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 5, 2016

"I'm only 40 years old and after a life time of urgency and frequency - Myrbetriq has changed everything! I can remember being in my early teens and having dreadful pain throughout the day - it's been like that until now. I've been on 50mg for about 3 weeks now no really side effect yet. Except one that puzzles me - somehow it's relieved body and joint pain I've had for years. I have a couple of autoimmune diseases, so I always thought that pain was caused by that - and my doctors treated me for it too. I've tried finding information on if Myrbetriq somehow helps with pain, but I haven't found anything on it. Perhaps it's jjust a reaction I've had? It's just odd and I'm not one to just to conclusion but I can't help assume."

• Megan...
• February 16, 2016

"This medication was a complete nightmare for me. At first it even increased my frequency in needing to urinate. The side effects of this medication were unbearable for me though and it caused me to have to stop taking this medication even when I did start seeing slight improvement in my need to urinate after two weeks. I was being treated for migraines and this medication brought my migraines back full force and even my ocular migraines came back despite still being on my migraine treatment. I would experience typical headaches almost daily as well lasting 1-3 hours and sometimes more than twice a day. I also experienced constipation, bloating and mild to moderate upper abdominal pain. The constipation caused weight gain. Nausea as well."

• Mary...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 1, 2016

"Took This medication at 50mg within 3 days lost consciousness had to go to ER by squad and had horrible positional vertigo resulting in uncontrollable vomiting. No reason for this episode found after CT scan EgG and blood Work? Drug interaction? I'm still a little dizzy 2 days later. Don't know if the episode was related to the drug but I'm not taking it. untested..to many potential drug interactions."

• Stassi
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 17, 2016

"Took 25mg first week, now started on 50mg. First 3 days of increasing med started having increased frequency...I am talking every 15 mins or less. I hurt I have to go so much. Don't know if this is typical of this med, as I have read other reviews that state this. I will try it a couple more days to see if it improves and if not will quit using. Dr said this med doesn't cause the dry mouth like others, but mouth is slightly dry. Scares me about the B/P."

• Masala
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 23, 2018

"This medicine has literally changed my life. I couldn't go anywhere without feeling like I had to go to the bathroom and needing to know where a bathroom was. I could go to the bathroom and not even minutes later, I had to go again. This has been a life changer for me. I no longer get up multiple times in the middle of the night and there's no longer a need to find out where a bathroom is immediately after leaving the house."

• kristy...
• June 11, 2015

"I have been on this medication ,50mg for about a 1 1/2 and it changed my life. I had tried vesicare and one more kind and after 3 months, all of the other stopped. I give this a 100 out of 10. Downside, very expensive. I pay 275.00 a month until 1200 deductable met and that's with insurance."

• BTBWmom
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 22, 2019

"My bladder was so happy and calm for the first time in years when I started taking Myrbetriq. I was thrilled then one of the side effects kicked in. I had severe constipation and could not go at all. I ended up at urgent care I had such a stomach ache. It took several treatments of Miralax after discontinuing the drug to get my body eliminating on its own. I was disappointed. Have an appointment with the urologist again."

• Bob...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• May 8, 2016

"50 mg/day helps a lot. Much better than 25 mg/da. I've experimented with 100 mg/day and that's much better. I have dry pants at the end of the day for the first time in decades. No side effects, but insurance doesn't cover 100 mg/da"

• Kw12345
• January 29, 2015

"I had modest improvements in my bladder urgency symptoms. My biggest problem was how it affected my blood pressure. I am a 29 year old female and started having sky high blood pressure readings. I have never had trouble with blood pressure prior to starting to this medication. I had one blood pressure reading of 197/110. Now my blood pressure is still running high, around 155/90. I am going to start cutting the pills in half to see if it will help. One positive is that I only have to pay $20 on the patient assistance program through their website."

• Ret
• March 1, 2019

"I had been prescribed this drug a couple of years ago and stopped using it for to diarrhea issues. Have gone to a new doctor and she proscribed the same. I'm taking 2 other drugs. So I started having gastro grumblings, etc. Then had one experience of explosive diarrhea! If course I don't know whether this drug caused it or not. I stopped the drug for a few days then have had almost continually gastro problems. I am having some hair loss and started taking iron for it, which I read on line. Someone commented on that problem as related to myrbetriq. Needless to say I am stopping this drug! Not only do I continue to have OAB, some hair loss, I also am fearful of fecal loss!"

• Just...
• August 20, 2015

"I have multiple sclerosis. This medication cased me dizziness, worsened balance and significantly increased tremor while affording very little relief of urinary symptoms. I have taken the samples for ten days and still need the bathroom every two to three hours with urgency. Will discontinue now. Not worth it."

• Xena...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 30, 2016

"Myrbetriq 25 mg for my interstitial cystitis made my symptoms worse. I started on a Friday, had some mild side effects such as dizziness, stomach pain, heartburn, racing heart and headache. They increased in intensity, I was physically exhausted for no reason and I was peeing close to 50 times a day, more than double. I contacted my Dr and left a message, but stupidly continued taking the meds for 3 more days, thinking side effects would go away. They got worse. At that point the bladder pain and pain when peeing was so excruciating, I thought I was going to die. I took AZO Bladder Pain Relief which helped with the pain since my Dr never called back. A week later, I'm back to where I started with my IC. And my Dr has still not called."

• Guido
• June 14, 2019

"Myrbetriq has helped, with no side effects! I am satisfied, and will continue to take it. I have been taking it 7 1/2 weeks. Background: 69 year-old male. Had overactive bladder episodes once or twice daily. Urinary Incontinence with minor leakage once a week, and major leakage once a month. I sought help because of a group vacation trip with concern about finding restrooms with short notice. Good results have continued since returning. Also my awakening at night to urinate has been reduced by one. From twice to maybe three times to, currently, once or twice per night. Some nights zero! I have not experienced any side effects. No change in metabolism, sleepiness, or bowel habits. Good! As recommended by my Urologist, I reduced my coffee consumption. I went from 20 ounces (2 mugs) each morning to 15 ounces. That has helped. No other coffee for the rest of the day. My urologist would like to see me drink zero coffee, but that is not going to happen!"

• TD101
• November 19, 2019

"I've been dealing with nocturia and a weakened stream for almost a year. It had gotten to the point of having a constant urge to go when lying down, so I was getting very little sleep and turning into a zombie. I tried Saw Palmetto, which actually helped for about 3 months, but then the symptoms came back with a fury. I finally went to a urologist, who put me on Flomax. That only lasted a week before the horrible side effects kicked in. After reading reviews I talked the doctor into trying Cialis 5 mg. I took that for 2 months and it had zero effect. The doctor then gave me a 2 week sample of Myrbetriq 50mg. Within a few days my stream had improved and the constant urge to go when lying down disappeared. However, I was still getting up 4-5 times a night. After 6 weeks, frequency has not changed. I'll give this another month and if the frequency doesn't change I'll be back at the doctor's office."

• Simdiva
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 13, 2016

"Worked immediately for me within hours of taking it. Such a relief! Thankfully my insurance covers it. I am taking the 59 mg extended release if that is any different. I have had virtually no side effects and I am even on blood pressure medicine and had kidney failure once!"

• Penny...
• June 12, 2016

"After complaining to my urologist that the Oxybutynin Hydrocloride I had been taking for years had stopped working, he gave me a 30 day sample pack of Myrbetriq 50mg to try. Although it really didn't work any better- same amount of urgency and leakage- I went ahead and ordered a 90 day supply from CVS Caremark. I figured newer was better, right? Wrong! Within 3 days I broke out in severe hives all over my body. I did not immediately make the connection, so I took my regular dose of Myrbetriq again on the fourth day. My hives became so bad I called my doctor and luckily he connected the dots and ordered me off the Myrbetriq and onto a five day course of Prednisone. Be very wary of this drug!"

• Good...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 21, 2019

"Mom (87) has been getting up 5 to 7 times per night to urinate. We tried this drug to reduce the number of trips to the bathroom so we can all get some sleep. It has not reduced her bathroom visits but it gives her such dry now she drinks have a gallon of water during the night time. But good is that?! Tried it for three days. (She also takes seroquel Which compounds the dry mouth issue ). This truck gets no points for reducing nocturnal bathroom trips."

• Cindy
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 31, 2019

"Having bladder pain after UTI. Took one 50mg one night at 8pm. Could never get sleepy. Finally went to sleep at 1am and woke with a rapid heartbeat and anxiety at 3am. Was awake all day and still had trouble sleeping next night without taking another dose. So awoke at 5:30 am next morning with pulse at 116. My ears have been buzzing and ringing that impairs my hearing. I would not recommend this medicine for it causes high BP, fast heart rate, ears buzzing, anxiety.. I could tell my urologist had trouble believing me for he had told me it had no side effects. Why would he say that when you read on the label, all I had are listed? Well, he can say I told him about mine. I don’t like this drug. Oxybutin was better even with the dry mouth."

• Fern
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 21, 2020

"I’m a 28 year old woman who has bladder issues due to endometriosis. When I was first prescribed Myrbetriq, I was elated. It instantly stopped my frequent and incomplete trips to the bathroom, intense bladder pain, peeing when sneezing or coughing, and waking up to pee at night. I sung its praises to everyone I knew that had similar issues. However, only 5 months later, it has completely stopped working all together. Every symptom is back. Not only that, I have been experiencing massive hair loss (clumps come out in the shower) and migraines that last for days. I didn’t even think to relate it to the drug until I was reading similar accounts on here. My quick review: it’s great until it stops working, and then the side effects outweigh the benefits. Proceed with caution!"