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Taking Tolterodine
85 Patients currently take Tolterodine
18 Patients stopped taking Tolterodine
Vessel4God
Sensation: moderate
Overall: moderate
Cognition: severe
Vision: severe
Speech: mild
Swallowing: moderate
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
Vessel4God
Detrol LA, 4 mg daily since Feb 22, 2008
Valjo
Sensation: none
Overall: none
Cognition: none
Vision: moderate
Speech: none
Swallowing: none
Upper limb: none
Walking: none
Valjo
Detrol LA, 4 mg daily since Sep 15, 2007
greeneyes
Flare-up: severe
Sensation: severe
Overall: moderate
Cognition: moderate
Vision: moderate
Speech: moderate
Swallowing: moderate
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
greeneyes
Detrol LA, 4 mg daily since Dec 17, 2007

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Brand Names: Detrol, Detrol LA, Detrusitol

What is Tolterodine? 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% 59
Other
Other: 25% 15
General health
General health: 5% 3
Urinary urgency
Urinary urgency: 3% 2
Not indicated
Not indicated: 3% 2
Anxiety
Anxiety: 2% 1
Bowel problems
Bowel problems: 2% 1
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 2% 1
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 2% 1

Patient Dosages

2 mg daily 3 mg daily 4 mg daily 4.5 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg daily 40 mg daily 100 mg daily 1 mg as needed 2 mg as needed N/A
14 Number of Patients: 14 1 Number of Patients: 1 46 Number of Patients: 46 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 20 Number of Patients: 20  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Tolterodine

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
2
5
10
13
10
25

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

Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 100% 12
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 58% 7
Other
Other: 17% 2
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 8% 1
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 8% 1
Not indicated
Not indicated: 8% 1

How Long Patients Took Tolterodine Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
2
1
1
3
5
7

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

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 33% 1
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 100% 3
2 stars2 stars
2: 100% 3
1 star
1: 33% 1


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