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Taking Tolterodine
52 Patients currently take Tolterodine
15 Patients stopped taking Tolterodine
jenj
Sensation: mild
Overall: mild
Cognition: mild
Vision: mild
Speech: mild
Swallowing: mild
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: severe
jenj
Detrol LA, daily since Jun 01, 2007
greeneyes
Flare-up: severe
Sensation: severe
Overall: severe
Cognition: moderate
Vision: moderate
Speech: moderate
Swallowing: moderate
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: severe
greeneyes
Detrol LA, 4 mg daily since Dec 17, 2007
lbfightsms
Flare-up: moderate
Sensation: moderate
Overall: moderate
Cognition: moderate
Vision: moderate
Speech: moderate
Swallowing: moderate
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
lbfightsms
Detrol, 4 mg daily since Aug 06, 2007

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Brand Names: Detrol, Detrol LA

Tolterodine is an antimuscarinic drug used to treat bladder urgency. It reduces strong sensations of needing to go the bathroom urgently by relaxing the muscles which contract when the bladder needs to be emptied. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Tolterodine

Bladder problems
Bladder problems: 100% 36
Other
Other: 25% 9
General health
General health: 8% 3
Anxiety
Anxiety: 3% 1
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 3% 1
Urinary urgency
Urinary urgency: 3% 1
Not indicated
Not indicated: 3% 1

Patient Dosages

2 mg daily 3 mg daily 4 mg daily 8 mg daily 40 mg daily 1 mg as needed 2 mg as needed N/A
12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 25 Number of Patients: 25 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Tolterodine

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
1
1
9
9
4
13

Why Patients Stopped Taking Tolterodine (multiple reasons could be selected)

Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 100% 7
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 71% 5
Other
Other: 43% 3
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 14% 1
Not indicated
Not indicated: 14% 1

How Long Patients Took Tolterodine Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
2
1
1
4
2
4

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Tolterodine Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 50% 1
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 100% 2
2 stars2 stars
2: 50% 1
1 star
1: 50% 1


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