Posted by bleauberry on December 28, 2009, at 19:10:36
Hi Scott,
Do you know, is Bethanecol specific for just the bladder or does it also involve the prostate?
The urinary constriction of Savella, I am not sure if that is a bladder thing, a urinary canal thing, or a prostate thing, or all of the above at the same time. Probably all of the above is my guess. But maybe not. It might be just prostate or just canal or just bladder.
I was looking on the web for info and all I could find was that it is for strengthening weak bladder muscles. I could not find any information on whether it helps open up a prostate gland that is artificially constricted by a drug such as Savella (probably cause is noradrenaline, but could be similar to tricyclics....it can have some dry mouth and constipation similar to tricyclics).
Can you help me out with this? It could actually be a dangerous scenario to have a powerful drug-induced bladder but a constricted prostate. I would need some kind of hope that the drug will help both simultaneously, not knowing for sure which is at fault.
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