I am almost 49. A year ago I began having problems with controlling my urine when I would lie down. Day or night, if I would lie down, even for just a brief period of time, I would have to jump up and run to the bathroom.
I did have a similar problem during regular activities, but not nearly as bad. I was given Detrol LA to try. It took care of the problem in the daytime. Then, about a week ago, the problem at night stopped happening. Nothing had changed in terms of my medication or diet. It just stopped. In the meantime, I met with a new urologist who performed a cystoscopy and dilation of my urethra. Since my problem had stopped before I had met with him, I could not tell if it helped. I will be going back for a 2nd and 3rd treatment in the upcoming weeks. So, I had a wonderful honeymoon period of no night-time leakage. It lasted about a week. Then, 2 nights ago, it returned. Just as before, when I'm in bed, it begins to happen.
I have been so puzzled by this. I've been reading now, about how urethra syndrome can be looked at as being psychosomatic. In other words, caused by stress and anxiety. So now I feel like it is all in my head. When I was talking with my doctor, I asked him how the urethra syndrome affects my incontinence at night, but not in the day, or why the medication works for the day time problem but not while lying down. He did not know. Do you have any idea? Thank you, Sincerely, Heidi