Solifenacin for Urinary Incontinence User Reviews (Page 2)
Brand names: VESIcare, VESIcare LS
Solifenacin has an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from a total of 46 reviews for the treatment of Urinary Incontinence. 54% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 26% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Solifenacin
- Barb
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- May 25, 2020
"I have been taking solifenacin for about 2 months. It totally helped my dripping and night time visits to the bathroom but I realized my head felt funny. Not a headache but like something was wrong, like a "full" feeling in my head. It kind of felt like an allergy head. it is hard to put in words. I stopped taking the meds 2 days ago and today my head is back to regular. Did anyone else experience this? I will go back on it but not if the head issue comes back."
- Peppe...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- October 9, 2017
VESIcare (solifenacin) "Do not take if you have high blood pressure. It shot mine through the roof....215/135. Please monitor your BP. Other then that, it did help the urinary incontinence when I stand up. I did not leak very much at all. The headaches associated with the increase blood pressure were unbearable. The dryness in my sinuses was annoying but manageable."
- Lili
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- April 7, 2021
VESIcare (solifenacin) "I have been using Vasicare 10mg for more than 3 years. They helped me a lot, I live with them without worries. Before that I tried various pills and none of them helped me like these. I don't have any side effects. Urination problems when laughing I have had my whole life though they help me I hope I won't need to use them my whole life."
- Evele...
- December 31, 2020
VESIcare (solifenacin) "This drug VESIcare gave me uncontrollable diarrhea. It really affected my quality of life. I couldn’t walk my dogs without suddenly feeling like I needed to use the bathroom. Same with grocery shopping. It’s like the more I walked, the more I needed to use the bathroom. I did not find this drug at being very effective with urinary incontinence either."
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- gdayf...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- February 19, 2020
"Prior to taking this drug solifenacin, I was in terrible pain. Too afraid to remove myself from toilet. This drug has helped me so much, I can't say enough about it. I have MS and incontinence is one of my symptoms."
- Anonymous
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 14, 2021
"My doctor put me on 2 different medications which had little effect. And even if they had worked (which they did not) my insurance didn't cover the cost of either of these which was astronomical. I went on line and found this generic which brought the cost down to 2.5% of either of the first two my doctor suggested. And it worked very well. I do get dry mouth & constipation, but these are manageable side effects and worth it for how it has helped me. Now instead of having to urinate every hour or so, the intervals between urination is more like 3 to 4 hours. I finally feel like a normal person again thanks to this drug I finally feel like a normal person again thanks to this drug!"
- Dday
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- July 12, 2022
VESIcare (solifenacin) "I have had similar experiences to others here. It worked, but my eyesight became bleary. My eyes were dry and teary. So I stopped. Years later, I realise how bad my hayfever is now from about March thru September??? Mmm just saying because I am going to try taking vesicare again and have bought some hypromellose eye drops at the same time"
- ICB
- December 19, 2020
"I have been taking solifenacin for 2 days. It totally helped my dripping and night time visits to the bathroom, but I realized also that my head felt funny. My head felt not like a regular headache, but like a migraine headache with the back of my neck feeling stiff and hard. I never had this feeling with Vesicare 10mg. Solifenacin Succinate 10mg tablets took care of my urinary problem better than Vesicare 10mg tablets. No leakage problems with solifenacin, but those side effects was just horrible. Will try to finish this 30 day trail period of solifenacin, due to a medical insurance demand. Just hoping my body will adjust to this medication soon. Hoping also that the headaches will disappear. Remedy for the headaches problem: Took a 240 mg aspirin tablet and gave my temples a massage to get rid of the pounding headache last night. Praying that those head issues will not come back. Will stop taking this medication ASAP, if the headaches return. Did anyone else experience this?"
- Fahad...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- July 16, 2016
"It been 4 days my father is taking it and we see no improvement although the doctor said it will take 2 weeks for it show some results but so far there are no results lets see what happens. dizziness and dry mouth are caused by this drug."
- Judomom
- October 30, 2020
"Started having urinary leaks a few years ago. Dr prescribed Myrbetric so then constipation joined urinary incontinence. I stopped. Dr said do kegels and the leaking will stop. I could probably bench press a rhino with them at this point but not only does incontinence continue, it gets worse. Dr tells me to wear tampons to apply pressure from the inside against the urethra. Slows things down for a time but in control is like "oh, you challenging me?" And kicks it up a notch. I go through 2 more DRs who tell me I need a urethral sling, which I got. Still leaking with almost every step I take. Surgeon prescribes solifenacin 5mg. 4 weeks in and no change. I requested 10mg dose. Day 2 no change. Back history: 2 vag births (6lbs & 10lbs resp - I am a small framed person so it was difficult to carry and deliver #2), I have also had 5 hernia repairs. Surgeon suspects I have a connective tissue disorder but that's not been proven. I am too young to spend the rest of my life wetting my pants. Please help me!"
- solif...
- October 13, 2008
VESIcare (solifenacin) "So far this drug is great. My bladder does not squeeze me into the bathroom anymore."
- Randy
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- January 24, 2020
VESIcare (solifenacin) "My incontinence has returned since taking generic for Vesicare."
- Dahlia
- February 26, 2011
VESIcare (solifenacin) "From the first day I started VesiCare, my urges stopped. I'm now able to get to the bathroom without accidents."
- Anonymous
- November 1, 2011
VESIcare (solifenacin) "This worked great but I now have very blurry vision and will stop taking this."
- willp
- July 1, 2009
VESIcare (solifenacin) "Nice to know there is help out there for an embarrassing problem."
- twenty
- Taken for less than 1 month
- June 3, 2012
VESIcare (solifenacin) "I took Vesicare l hr before dinner. About 1am, woke up with severe abdominal pain. Thought I would have to go to the Emergency room. Then I started with diarrhea and the pain subsided. "
- Cat...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- April 29, 2020
VESIcare (solifenacin) "I've been using Vesicare for years and just started having trouble holding my urine. My doctor has increased the dosage. I hope this helps. It's very humiliating to wear disposable underwear."
- Anonymous
- March 9, 2011
VESIcare (solifenacin) "Seemed to help the first month but after that it didn't and it gave me the dry eyes."
- Sam
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- October 7, 2018
VESIcare (solifenacin) "Vesicare seems to help better than Mybetric but I cant take the side effects. I have a constant sore throat and bronchitis like symptoms."
- Fifer
- January 18, 2018
VESIcare (solifenacin) "After years of bladder leakage I have finally found a new lease on life thanks to vesicare. I feel like a different woman and the side effects have been minimal, dry mouth and slight dizziness...."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- May 2, 2018
"Very bad side effects. Very tired, depressed, fast heart beat, weight gain. Way too many side effects."
- Arcal
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- October 29, 2021
VESIcare (solifenacin) "I have Urge incontinence and this does not seem to work at all only change is sharpens my stream of urine."
- No le...
- July 25, 2015
"I can't believe the difference it's made we took my grandson out went to the toilet once in four hours before I had to go every 10 mins. I have even sneezed and no leak - it's changed my life"
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VESIcare (solifenacin) "I have used Vesicare for over nine years. Only recently did it become ineffective. Also, I have glaucoma, and my eye doctor said I was just fine to use it. I had no side effects, maybe a tiny bit of vision blurriness, but nothing significant and my eyes adjusted; I also attributed it to the glaucoma and cataracts which have since been removed. Within the last few months (after nine years) I have had several accidents which I attribute to stressful situations. My doctor has decided I need to try another drug (I am SO anti drugs!) that he feels will be more effective. He gave me a week's samples. I will try tomorrow. Yes, Vesicare used to be $45 a month; now, it's $135. The new drug -$140 . I am blessed to afford it. So worth it."