Oxybutynin

About oxybutynin

Oxybutynin is prescribed to treat urinary symptoms such as urgency, frequency and incontinence. Urinary urgency occurs when you have a sudden and urgent need to pass urine. If you need to take more trips to the toilet than normal, this is called urinary frequency. If you leak urine before you go to the toilet, this is called मूत्र असंयम.

There are several different causes of these urinary symptoms, such as weakened pelvic floor muscles, problems causing your bladder muscles to contract too much or too early and medical conditions such as multiple sclerosis. Sometimes the cause of these symptoms is unknown.

In addition to these uses, oxybutynin can also be prescribed for older children (over 5 years of age) to help reduce bedwetting caused by an overactive bladder.

Oxybutynin works by relaxing the muscles of the bladder and stopping sudden muscle contractions. It also increases the volume of urine that the bladder can hold. These actions help to control the release of urine and ease your symptoms.

Some medicines are not suitable for people with certain conditions, and sometimes a medicine may only be used if extra care is taken. For these reasons, before you start taking oxybutynin it is important that your doctor knows:

• यदि आप गर्भवती हैं या स्तनपान करा रही हैं।.

• यदि आपको हृदय की स्थिति है, जैसे असामान्य हृदय गति, आपके हृदय में रक्त वाहिकाओं की समस्याएं, या हृदय विफलता।.

• यदि आपके जिगर के काम करने के तरीके में या आपके गुर्दों के काम करने के तरीके में कोई समस्या है।.

• यदि आपको अपनी प्रोस्टेट ग्रंथि के साथ कोई समस्या है।.

• यदि आपको निम्नलिखित स्थितियों में से कोई है: आंखों का बढ़ा हुआ दबाव (जिसे ग्लूकोमा कहा जाता है); हायटस हर्निया; एक अति सक्रिय थायरॉयड ग्रंथि; उच्च रक्तचाप; एक स्थिति जो मांसपेशियों की कमजोरी का कारण बनती है, जिसे मायस्थेनिया ग्रेविस कहा जाता है।.

• यदि आपको कोई ऐसी स्थिति है जो आपके पेट, आंत या मूत्र मार्ग में रुकावट पैदा कर सकती है।.

• If you have a rare inherited blood condition called porphyria.

• यदि आपको कभी किसी दवा से एलर्जी की प्रतिक्रिया हुई है।.

• यदि आप कोई अन्य दवाएं ले रहे हैं। इसमें वे सभी दवाएं शामिल हैं जो आप बिना पर्ची के खरीद सकते हैं, साथ ही हर्बल और पूरक दवाएं भी शामिल हैं।.
  

• Take oxybutynin exactly as your doctor tells you to. Your dose will be printed on the label of the pack to remind you about what the doctor said to you but if you are unsure about what to do, please ask your pharmacist to explain it to you again. You can take oxybutynin either before or after meals.

• There are several strengths of standard-release tablet available: 2.5 mg, 3 mg and 5 mg. An oral liquid medicine is available for children and people who have difficulty swallowing tablets. If you have been prescribed standard-release tablets or oral liquid medicine, you will be asked to take one dose two or three times a day to begin with. Your doctor may increase your dose as you go on, depending upon how you respond. If the tablets/medicine have been prescribed for your child to reduce bedwetting, it is best if they take the last dose just before they go to bed.

• If you have been prescribed the prolonged-release tablets (brand name Lyrinel® XL) you will be asked to take one tablet every day to begin with, although your doctor may increase your dose as you go on. These tablets have been specially made to release oxybutynin evenly over the day, so it is important that you swallow the tablet whole - do not chew or crush it before you swallow.

• Try to take your doses at the same times of day each day, as this will help you to remember to take them regularly. If you do forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember, unless it is nearly time for your next dose, in which case leave out the missed dose. Do not take two doses together to make up for a forgotten dose.

• If you have been prescribed oxybutynin patches (brand name Kentera®), you should apply one patch twice-weekly.

• Apply a patch to a clean, dry area of skin on your tummy (abdomen), hip or bottom. Leave the patch in place for three or four days and then remove it before applying another patch. Apply the new patch to a different area of skin (on your abdomen, hip or bottom). Leave the second patch in place for the rest of the week and then start the next week with a new patch again.

• Before you start the treatment, read the manufacturer's printed information leaflet from inside the pack. It will give you more information about oxybutynin and will provide you with a full list of the side-effects which you may experience from taking it.

• अपने डॉक्टर के साथ अपनी नियमित नियुक्तियों को बनाए रखने का प्रयास करें। यह इसलिए है ताकि आपका डॉक्टर आपकी प्रगति की जांच कर सके और आपके उपचार की समीक्षा कर सके।.

• कैफीन युक्त पेय (उदाहरण के लिए, चाय, कॉफी, हॉट चॉकलेट और कोला) आपके लक्षणों को और खराब कर सकते हैं। ऐसा इसलिए है क्योंकि कैफीन मूत्र प्रवाह को बढ़ाता है (यह एक प्राकृतिक मूत्रवर्धक है) और आपको मूत्र त्यागने की इच्छा होती है। यदि आप बहुत अधिक कैफीन युक्त पेय पीते हैं, तो कैफीन रहित विकल्पों पर स्विच करने पर विचार करें।.

• पानी पीने और शौचालय जाने के मामले में यथासंभव सामान्य जीवन बनाए रखने की कोशिश करें। हालांकि, रात में देर से पानी पीने का मतलब हो सकता है कि आपकी नींद शौचालय जाने की इच्छा से बाधित हो जाए, इसलिए आप शाम के समय अधिक पानी पीने से बचना चाह सकते हैं।.

• आपका डॉक्टर सुझाव दे सकता है कि आप अपने मूत्राशय के नीचे की मांसपेशियों को मजबूत करने के लिए कुछ पेल्विक फ्लोर व्यायाम करें। ये आपके लक्षणों में सुधार करने में मदद कर सकते हैं।.

• If you buy any medicines or herbal remedies, always check with a pharmacist that they are suitable to take with oxybutynin. Some medicines (particularly antihistamines) can increase the chance that you will experience unwanted effects such as a dry mouth, constipation and feeling sleepy.

Along with their useful effects, most medicines can cause unwanted side-effects although not everyone experiences them. The table below contains some of the common ones associated with oxybutynin. You will find a full list in the manufacturer's information leaflet supplied with your medicine. The unwanted effects often improve as your body adjusts to the new medicine, but speak with your doctor or pharmacist if any of the following continue or become troublesome.

If you experience any other symptoms which you think may be due to oxybutynin, please speak with your doctor or pharmacist for further advice.

• सभी दवाओं को बच्चों की पहुँच और दृष्टि से दूर रखें।.

• ठंडी, सूखी जगह पर रखें, सीधे गर्मी और रोशनी से दूर।.

• Remember to check the expiry date on the pack. The liquid medicine keeps for one month after the bottle has been opened.