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Taking Oxybutynin
129 Patients currently take Oxybutynin
17 Patients stopped taking Oxybutynin
RuleBoy
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: mild
Chest: none
Legs: moderate
RuleBoy
Ditropan XL, 10 mg daily since Dec 14, 2007
apilanni
Sensation: none
Overall: none
Cognition: unreported
Vision: unreported
Speech: unreported
Swallowing: unreported
Upper limb: unreported
Walking: unreported
apilanni
5 mg daily since Feb 03, 2000
Unicat
Sensation: moderate
Overall: mild
Cognition: moderate
Vision: mild
Speech: mild
Swallowing: moderate
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
Unicat
Ditropan XL, 10 mg daily since Dec 14, 2004

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Brand Names: Ditropan, Ditropan XL, Oxytrol, Uropan

What is Oxybutynin? Oxybutynin is anti-cholinergic drug used to relieve urinary and bladder difficulties, including frequent urination and inability to control urination (urge incontinence), by decreasing muscle spasms of the bladder. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Oxybutynin

Bladder problems
Bladder problems: 100% 101
Other
Other: 16% 16
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 5% 5
Excess saliva
Excess saliva: 2% 2
General health
General health: 2% 2
Bowel problems
Bowel problems: 1% 1
Urinary urgency
Urinary urgency: 1% 1
Not indicated
Not indicated: 1% 1

Patient Dosages

2.5 mg daily 2 mg daily 3.9 mg daily 5 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 500 mg daily 15 tbs. daily N/A
2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 31 Number of Patients: 31 1 Number of Patients: 1 41 Number of Patients: 41 17 Number of Patients: 17 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 26 Number of Patients: 26  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Oxybutynin

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
1
7
12
16
16
50

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

Other
Other: 100% 7
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 57% 4
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 29% 2
Expense
Expense: 29% 2
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 29% 2
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 14% 1
Not indicated
Not indicated: 14% 1

How Long Patients Took Oxybutynin Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
1
5
1
4
3
4

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

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 20% 1
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 100% 5
2 stars2 stars
2: 40% 2
1 star
1: 20% 1


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