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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

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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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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Women with Overactive Bladder (OAB) Suffer More
By Nancy Muller , Health Expert

In recent years, the National Association for Continence conducted nationwide research in which we... Read more »

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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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Bladder Cancer
By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert

...which can often be seen by the naked eye. Painful or frequent urination can also be signs of... 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 »

Health Guide

Frequent Urination: Causes, Risk Factors and Treatments
......tract--the kidneys, bladder and drainage system--can be afflicted by infections at any site, which causea frequent urination as the urinary organs react to the infection.  Bladder infections... 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 »
Cystitis: acute bacterial
...of introducing bacteria from the rectal area to the urethra. Drink plenty of fluids to allow for frequent urination to flush the bacteria from the bladder. Urinating immediately after sexual... Read more »
Glucagonoma
...pus Inflamed mouth and tongue Unintentional weight loss Excess thirst Frequent urination Nocturnal (nighttime) urination Increased appetite Signs... Read more »
Antihypertensives -Thiazide and related diuretics
Diuretic antihypertensives overdose Symptoms Breathing - slow Coma Confusion Dizziness Drowsiness Fainting ... 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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