VESIcare for Overactive Bladder User Reviews

• Me ...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 6, 2020

"Been using 10 mg VESIcare for just over a year now. (Upped from 5 mg after 5 months.) Brilliant drug for me and my overactive bladder. Only noted side effect was a slightly dry mouth. But hey, no more pads or wee dances on the school run. Been asked to take a 'drug holiday' by my GP and well... it's been 10 days now, 7 of them with the worst headache ever. About a million pairs of clean knickers have been needed and an unhappy 'hello again' to the old friend Tena. Sat here writing a review just after midnight as needed to get up for a wee yet again. Suppose I best get back into the habits of dehydrating before I go anywhere, never passing up the opportunity of a free toilet and say goodbye to those pretty knickers for a while. Soooooo hoping I can go back on them soon."

• Ooo...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 24, 2021

"I tried it first when I was a teenager, it made my mouth dry as cotton to the point I almost lost my voice. Because of this, I would drink more water and use the bathroom even more frequently than without it. Last year, it was recommended to me to try again. It worked a tiny bit at first but started to taper off. Again, it caused a lot of dry mouth, sometimes I was scared I would swallow my tongue, lol. After not finding success, I tried another med, it also didn’t work very well. But due to finances, I was told to go back onto VESIcare again until I could try other options. This time, it made my frequency even worse than before. It also made my bladder feel extremely full very frequently, despite mostly emptying my bladder, which was extremely bothersome and uncomfortable. I’m so very frustrated with not having any success with these medications."

• Che...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 1, 2020

"I had prostatectomy aged about 65, 17 years ago. It caused urine leak, so the doctor prescribed 10 mg Vesicare daily. I don’t remember any side effects, and it was effective, but I still had to wear a small pad. I was happy and reduced the dose to 5 mg, which was almost as good. I got it on the British health service with no cost to me. Now, I am trapped abroad by COVID-19 and ran out of 5 mg Vesicare. I ordered genuine Vesicare online, and while waiting for arrival, I found in my travel luggage some of the very old 10 mg, which I discovered would last 2 or 3 days. Now, my online Vesicare, cost about US dollars each, have arrived and are proving very ineffective. I will continue to hope for improvement, and I will hope for better when I get back to England. I have checked the packet and information leaflet, which seems genuine, although in a foreign language, possibly Persian. I have taken a double dose (2 x 5 mg) without improvement."

• chi...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 28, 2023

"I took 4 tablets, and after I had 227/120 in blood pressure. My blood pressure continued to stay high for a month. I didn't notice any improvements in my overactive bladder."