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Friday, October, 16, 2009

Causes Of Frequent Urination

Q&A: Is Lipitor causing frequent urination?

October 03, 2008
A reader who was given Lipitor after suffering a heart attack asks Dr. Peter Gott if the cholesterol-lowering med is causing his frequent urination. Dr. Gott responds with information about Lipitor and other possible causes for the reader's urinary problems. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Overactive Bladder Medications
By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert

I don't want to delve too much into my personal life, but since some of you have asked I thought... Read more »

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Frequent Urination and Urinary Incontinence in Men: An Overview
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert

...from TV commercials as well. Common symptoms are frequent urination, weakened stream and many... Read more »

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When Your Incontinence Is a Symptom of Something Else
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert

I always find it interesting that while I am taking care of a patient for something, often... Read more »

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Nocturia: Is it Nighttime Incontinence?
By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert

This week I gave a presentation on incontinence at a retirement home, and afterwards I stuck... Read more »

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The Differences Between Anxiety & Panic
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...long-term anxiety to experience problems with digestion, frequent urination, flatulence,... Read more »

Health Guide

Frequent Urination: Causes, Risk Factors and Treatments
Frequent urination is best described as having to urinate so often that your activities of daily life and sleep are adversely affected.   This problem is not an illness itself but rather a symptom... Read more »
Frequent Urination, Causes
Frequent urination means needing to urinate more often than usual. Urgent urination is a sudden, compelling urge to urinate, along with discomfort in your bladder. A frequent... Read more »
Pregnancy Symptoms
...smells. This may be caused by the increase in estrogen causing the stomach to empty more slowly. Frequent urination At about six weeks into a pregnancy, the frequency of urination usually... Read more »
Migraine Issues: What are the symptoms of migraine?
...migraines, which can last three to four days, are often associated with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or frequent urination. Common migraine headaches also generally start on one side of the brain,... Read more »
Uterine Fibroids and Hysterectomy: Symptoms
...during gestation.Unusually large fibroids may press against the bladder and urinary tract and cause frequent urination or the urge to urinate, particularly during the night when a woman is lying... Read more »

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Medications

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...bladder to help decrease problems of urgency and frequent urination. Oxybutynin belongs to... Read more »

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...bladder to help decrease problems of urgency and frequent urination. Oxybutynin belongs to a... Read more »

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...slow/irregular heartbeat fainting vision problems more frequent urination/trouble... Read more »

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Oxybutynin is used to treat certain bladder and urinary conditions (e.g., overactive bladder). It... Read more »

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...but serious side effects occur: burning/painful/frequent urination ... Read more »

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