VESIcare User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

• marsy
• February 13, 2019

For Urinary Frequency "I have had OAB for a couple of years now. I am 65 and am getting up 3-5 times a night.(this is my BIGGEST complaint) I do not leak . This I am thankful for . I was prescribed Mirabegron and took it for 6 wks and had side effects worse than I wanted. I went off it and my urologist prescribed Vesicare. I am reluctant to try this after reading the side effects that come with this medication. I am thinking just living with this is better than the horrible side effects. Wish there was a natural cure. Again the BIG PHARM making lots of money. thanks for everyones' comments. Even if some people feel it was helpful I think for most people it isn't worth it. OR, at least for me. I do not have to even pay a lot for any of these meds ( thanks to our wonderful medicare in Ont Canada). and still don't think I will even try this."

• Anonymous
• August 15, 2011

For Urinary Incontinence "I tried Detrol LA for quiet some time, but still had "accidents". I switched to VESIcare and have not had any accidents. I have been taking it for over a year now and I am very pleased with the results."

• Crist...
• November 15, 2019

For Urinary Frequency "My side effects from vesicare are constipation, dry mouth, dizziness, sore throat, itching burning. I have some reduction in urinary frequency but not enough to justify side effects. Took for 35 days"

• nurse...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 19, 2017

For Urinary Frequency "My bladder was out of control ! Having to urinate almost every 45 min to an hour. Seriously, I was going 25-30 times a day. It was awful. The Dr put me on Vesicare 5mg. It worked great from the 2-3 day..however after a week or so my symptoms came back. He decided to put me on the 10 mg. At first my mouth and eyes were very dry, I almost stopped taking it. I decided to give it some time and see what happened. The drug was a life saver for me, the dry mouth and eyes went away after the 2nd week. Constipation was kind of an issue but I started using Miralax and had no problems at all. Well that is until about 3-4 weeks of taking the 10 mg....It seems as though my symptoms are coming back."

• Susie
• August 9, 2020

For Urinary Incontinence "Just started taking Vesicare for Light Incontinence and it does not help. Have urges to pee all night, and cannot get to sleep at all. I start to rest really well and then before I get to sleep I have to pee again. I cut back on liquids at night, but vesicare is making all symptoms worse. I cannot do this one more night. This will be last night I take it. Its 1:20 in the morning and not being able to sleep again. I will just have to stop it as I need rest."

• fire_...
• July 14, 2010

For Urinary Frequency "VESIcare seems to be helping. Took Detrol LA for 2 months with some improvement. Changed to VESIcare for a month and went from going 18 times a day to 10 to 12, and only getting up once most nights. I am only 36 and still active and the only side effect I have noticed is I have stopped sweating. Real pain with my job (I'm a firefighter) but just try to think ahead and take measures to cool off as quick as I can."

• Wil
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 16, 2019

For Urinary Frequency "Vesicare 10 mg is the only med that helped me control my OAB however at the price of $544 for 90 day supply I just couldn't afford to keep up with it. Will try those Botox injections as a last resort. So sad that I cannot afford my meds."

• Silly...
• April 30, 2015

For Urinary Frequency "Have been on Vesicare for 3 or 4 years now and am on 10mg a day. I remember the doctor saying that dry mouth can be a side effect but now after reading all these comments about constipation and pain etc I'm a little concerned that she never warned me about these, although I have never experienced these if I had done I would have not connected it to being a side effect from the medication. I notice that if I stop taking it for a week or so things get bad and I have no control whatsoever. I feel like I will be on this medication for a very very long time but I guess its worth it. Even though I am taking 10mg a day I still go toilet a lot but I have some control back which is great, people still comment on the amount of times I go toilet."

• flowe...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 11, 2016

For Urinary Frequency "I'm 21 and recently started taking VESIcare, at first it was 10mg but i literally could not poop i would go 2-3 days without pooping and had severe heartburn. My doctor lowered it to 5mg and it helps a bit with the urinating but i do notice in situations where i'm stressed it doesn't seem to work as well but when i'm relaxed its perfectly fine. Also, with the 5mg i'm still having constipation and only poop about every other day and i'm still having bad heartburn every few weeks or so. I'm not sure if i want to stick with this medication or not because i should not be having this bad of heartburn at 21."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 7, 2012

For Urinary Incontinence "I take Vesicare for bladder spasms/irritable bladder. Vesicare has helped with the spasms, but I have blurred vision, and fatigue. I am going to continue to take Vesicare at this time, but I am thinking I am going to have to do something different soon."

• 46fit...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 12, 2019

For Urinary Incontinence "I was put on Vesicare after experiencing urinary incontinence while running. To the point that I could not hold it in before I got home. I also loss my urine during sex and was starting to have to rush to the bathroom within 2 minutes of feeling the need to go. Vesicare worked great! I go half as often, can wait up to 45 minutes before finding a toilet and can run “home free”! However, the side effects are horrible. Feeling bloated, constipated and feeling like I drank an ocean of salt water - all the time, day and night. Nothing could relieve this. I tried everything from laxatives to curcuma to fibre and water to changing my diet. The pharmacist said that was to be expected. But it was too much for me so I quit the meds. Two days later, side effects are still in full swing but all my symptoms are back! Quite discouraging. I am a fit person, 46, no kids and sexually active. If this medication had less severe side effects I would give it a 10."

• yasmine
• January 31, 2024

For Urinary Frequency "I have had good experiences with this drug. I do not take it every day, only when traveling and participating in sports. The original VESIcare works well. The generic made me nervous and restless. My pharmacy only carries the generic version."

• Anonymous
• March 4, 2012

For Urinary Incontinence "I have used Vesicare 5mg for 14 days and it worked well this first week. Now I'm back to wearing pads and I'm experiencing cloudy urine with a hint of blood, blurred vision and a 5 lb weight gain. I've stopped this medicine, obviously it's not right for me. Hoping to try something else."

• DFM
• May 9, 2018

For Urinary Incontinence "I want to give this a 0). Vesicare worked amazing for first few days - my bladder felt "strong" and pelvic floor exercises were actually fun and easy to do (my bladder seemed to want me to do them). However, after only a week drug stopped working, at all. Gave it 6-7 good months trial period, put on 5-6kgs excess weight without explanation. Product also gave me severe headaches, dry mouth and was useless. After going off of it I lost the weight without any change to diet in about 3 months (thank Gaawwwwdddd). Too scared to get Bladder sling, still thinking about that one. No other options now other than to go wee wee all the way home in my Icon undies and use a pad when peeing myself really cannot be tolerated any longer. I am in a safe/normal weight range, healthy and fit; humiliating."

• Weath...
• August 31, 2016

For Urinary Incontinence "Started 3 nights ago, 5 mg. I take in the evening after dinner. On the first morning I was constipated but no side effects since. I notice a huge difference. My pads are staying dry. I smoke and when I cough is the only time I leak now. My insurance covers it and my co-pay is only $3.65. I can't wait to see if this works long term. I'm lucky to have no side affects as I seem to be allergic to everything. My metabolism seems to be slower than most people so I think the 5 mg's is enough for me. I worry about weight gain because I'm already considered obese. Before I started taking it I would leak for no reason at all. I would have to use 4 or 5 pads a day. Nights were horrible would wake up soaked. Not any more."

• Soloman
• November 18, 2015

For Urinary Incontinence "I am a taxi driver and I had a difficult to driving as I always needed a toilet urgently. After taking this medication within two days big changes in my life. I become a normal person and I can hold urine as long as I want. So far no side effects. Dosage was a 5 mg"

• Over...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 17, 2017

For Urinary Frequency "I have suffered from incontinence and over active bladder for many years and put up with it. I was prescribed a 5mg dose from the hospital doctor and although it didn't help with incontinence, it did help with a better urination flow and less frequent visits to the toilet, they upped the dose to 10 by the physiotherapist I was seeing about an overactive bladder and incontinence. I have had bad side effects of, pebble constipation, feeling very unwell with stuffed up nose, sore throat, very tired, stomach upset including acid, chest pain and have now had the meds stopped by my GP as it could be causing my blood pressure to drop. I was really happy in the beginning with the benefits of the vesicare medication but the bad outweighs the good."

• Springs
• October 25, 2016

For Urinary Frequency "Have taken 5 Vesicare and I can only say I have become housebound. The side effectts have been horendous. Visual disturbances, dizzy, blinding head pains, totally confused. I live alone and need to go to the shops but can't drive in this state. CN anyone tell me now long these side effects will last. Was going to try to give it a week but dont know if I can last that long .Help."

• Weath...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 13, 2016

For Urinary Incontinence "I started out with 5 mg and it helped 90%. After three months I asked for 10 mg's and I've been taking it for about 2 months but I don't think its helping as much as the 5mg was. Odd. I plan on asking to go back down to the 5 mg. My side affects are stuffed up nose and dry mouth. The side effects were not bothersome until about 2 weeks ago. Stuffy nose is driving me nuts. I have a humidifier running, air purifier running and took some sinus congestion medicine....not working. Weather is getting colder here and just starting to use the heat...I think that is what did my nose in with the combination of vesicare. Don't get me wrong...this medication is awesome. It's such a relief. The only time I leak now is when I cough."

• ngran...
• August 19, 2017

For Urinary Frequency "I've been on this medication for one week (10mg) and have found it to work quite well. I'm not running to the bathroom constantly and I am able to hold my urine until I can get there when I do have to go. I am experiencing dry mouth, which I hope will go away, and I have been a little drowsy but neither of these side effects are unmanageable. I started taking Metamucil 2x daily and have not been constipated yet. I will keep taking it but may try cutting the pills in half to make the prescription last longer (expensive!)"

• NUP
• February 17, 2016

For Urinary Frequency "I am a 38 year old female diagnosed with MSK, Overactive Bladder and Stomach Ulcers. I've been prescribed Vesicare and have been taking it for a few weeks. I have noticed that I'm not getting up as much at night but I still sometimes have to run to the restroom during the day. My concerns after taking this med is I'm not feeling like myself. And after reading the side effects I have noticed that I'm experiencing everything listed literally. I'm also afraid it may be interacting with my other meds. This medication is expensive also, don't think I should continue to use it especially since I'll have to take it for the remainder of my life. Continuing on my search for relief."

• Gyndo...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 1, 2014

For Urinary Frequency "Took this medicine along with Uroxatral for slow stream and urinary frequency, both secondary to radiation cystitis caused by brachytherapy. Vesicare caused slight mouth dryness at 5mg, severe mouth dryness and bad taste at 10mg. "

• Teresa...
• February 10, 2016

For Urinary Frequency "I had a urinary tract infection and the doctor ordered it to help me urinate less until the antibiotics kicked in. It probably did help for that but generally I haven't seen a big difference. I would say that I am about the same as I usually am. The first time I took it was in the evening and I was extremely tired and wanted to sleep around 8pm )I usually only go to bed/sleep around midnight. Yesterday I was completely zonked. I slept for most of the day. Last night I was looking online on my phone and was searching can a UTI make you tired and came across this site. I realized that my vision is blurry (I thought it was just being over tired) and that it can cause "fatique". I hadn't put these down to side effects. I am stopping immediately"

• Anonymous
• March 5, 2011

For Urinary Frequency "I got positive results after the first tablet. I stayed with the medication for two weeks but had to discontinue use due to constipation. In fact the constipation was so bad in the second week I was giving myself enemas to get relief. "

• Ginger
• February 2, 2018

For Urinary Frequency "I have been struggling with Urinary urgency and leakage for at least a year. I finally gave in and saw a Urologist. Just 1 pill gave me the relief I needed. I am so grateful! The only side effect is dry mouth. It is well worth it! Just 5 mg. once daily has been my dose. What a great product! Thank you! Now I can get on with my life!"