Susan,
Six years ago, I was diagnosed with a neurogenic bladder: frequency, urgency, hesitancy, retention, incontinence. I also had a terrible sensation like having poison oak inside my bladder. I did not have a bladder infection (luckily, I've never had one). I was already taking clonazepam prn RLS and found that it really helped with the bladder dysesthesia. Later, as a serendipitous result of developing shingles, I found that Lyrica helped with the neurogenic bladder sxs. My doctor said that this was probably because my sxs were due to bladder spasms.
I still have the sxs; sometimes the discomfort extends to my perineum/inner thighs. Overall, though, the sxs are controlled pretty well by taking clonazepam and Lyrica every night.
I am okay with that because the meds really do help, but they also affect my cognition and coordination, and who wants to take meds if they don't have to?
I happened upon a non-MS site where someone said their gyn effectively treated her for perineal itching/burning with a little electroshock-type therapy using an electrode placed in their vagina, telling her that the sxs were due to spasms. I sort of dismissed the whole thing as hocus-pocus, but after reading about TENS in another post here, I wondered if this was an accepted therapy and if it might help with bladder spasms.
I'd appreciate hearing your opinion.
Six years ago, I was diagnosed with a neurogenic bladder: frequency, urgency, hesitancy, retention, incontinence. I also had a terrible sensation like having poison oak inside my bladder. I did not have a bladder infection (luckily, I've never had one). I was already taking clonazepam prn RLS and found that it really helped with the bladder dysesthesia. Later, as a serendipitous result of developing shingles, I found that Lyrica helped with the neurogenic bladder sxs. My doctor said that this was probably because my sxs were due to bladder spasms.
I still have the sxs; sometimes the discomfort extends to my perineum/inner thighs. Overall, though, the sxs are controlled pretty well by taking clonazepam and Lyrica every night.
I am okay with that because the meds really do help, but they also affect my cognition and coordination, and who wants to take meds if they don't have to?
I happened upon a non-MS site where someone said their gyn effectively treated her for perineal itching/burning with a little electroshock-type therapy using an electrode placed in their vagina, telling her that the sxs were due to spasms. I sort of dismissed the whole thing as hocus-pocus, but after reading about TENS in another post here, I wondered if this was an accepted therapy and if it might help with bladder spasms.
I'd appreciate hearing your opinion.
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