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Friday, October, 16, 2009

What Does Frequent Urination Mean

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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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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African-Americans and Diabetes: An Introduction
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

...you should look out for:     Increased thirst Frequent urination Weight loss Excessive... 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 »

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 »
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 »
Optical Migraine, Ocular Migraine, and Opthalmic Migraine
...typically beginning with six to 18 hours of mood swings, excessive yawning, food cravings, and unusually frequent urination followed by tiny blind spots in her vision (scotoma) and  extreme... Read more »
Pre-Diabetes Risks, Symptoms & Prevention
...pre-diabetes, people with symptoms of diabetes should be tested if they suffer from an unusual thirst, frequent urination, blurred vision or extreme periods of fatigue. Your doctor will order the... 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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