Question about treatment for urinary retention

[andi b]

I am newly diagnosed, just started on Avonex about 4 weeks ago. So, what is a reasonable number of times to have to get up during the night to urinate? One.. two.. or none? When I saw the neuro for the first time, she asked if I had any bladder problems and I said No.

But then I got to thinking about it and there are very few nights that I don't have to get up at least once, sometimes twice (and even three times the night of my last Avonex injection). And I don't drink a lot during the evening. I haven't had any UTIs. When I do go at night it seems like it just drips and dribbles out and stops and starts - takes forever (and at 2 or 3 a.m. that really interrupts my sleep). Does this sound like a bladder problem to you all -- or just incidental?

[Justsayyes]

I am newly diagnosed, just started on Avonex about 4 weeks ago. So, what is a reasonable number of times to have to get up during the night to urinate? One.. two.. or none? When I saw the neuro for the first time, she asked if I had any bladder problems and I said No.

But then I got to thinking about it and there are very few nights that I don't have to get up at least once, sometimes twice (and even three times the night of my last Avonex injection). And I don't drink a lot during the evening. I haven't had any UTIs. When I do go at night it seems like it just drips and dribbles out and stops and starts - takes forever (and at 2 or 3 a.m. that really interrupts my sleep). Does this sound like a bladder problem to you all -- or just incidental?

I definitely have to go, stop and wait, try to go again, and I do this several times to be sure I'm emptying as completely as I can. If I don't do this, I will have to get up in the night. If I do a good job of emptying, I won't have to get up. I don't always have the urge to go when I'm going to bed, but I know I have to take the time to try 4-5 times while sitting there.

On Avonex night it is harder to do this, as the Avonex seems to dehydrate me.

Hard to say about bladder issues because there can be so many factors. MS is to blame for me, but I am also menopausal, so maybe it is a combination.

[SNOOPY]

Hello andi b,

What is reasonable or normal for one person might not be for another. If what you are experiencing is a change in your "normal" urinary habits then it's time to talk to your Doctor.

I am newly diagnosed, just started on Avonex about 4 weeks ago. So, what is a reasonable number of times to have to get up during the night to urinate? One.. two.. or none? When I saw the neuro for the first time, she asked if I had any bladder problems and I said No.

But then I got to thinking about it and there are very few nights that I don't have to get up at least once, sometimes twice (and even three times the night of my last Avonex injection). And I don't drink a lot during the evening. I haven't had any UTIs. When I do go at night it seems like it just drips and dribbles out and stops and starts - takes forever (and at 2 or 3 a.m. that really interrupts my sleep). Does this sound like a bladder problem to you all -- or just incidental?