bladder urgency seemingly anxiety related
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 4:20 pm
I was diagnosed with MS 5 years ago and have had issues with bladder urgency and frequency. I have been self cathing for several years and certainly have had some relief. I have found that wether I have cathed recently or not, if faced with any anxiety associated with fear of needing a restroom I sometimes have an instant and extreem urgency. I can know that I am virtually empty and if a fear of needing to go and not being near the restroom my bladder will spasm and I can loose what little urine Is there. I can't seem to control it and I know it is mental. I have had two rounds of botox injections to minimize the bladder spasms, with minimal relief. I am wondering if anyone has had similar experiences and found any relief from anxiety/depression meds or anything else. This is certainly my biggest MS related problem and has caused me to change my lifestyle completely. If I could control this better I would have a great deal more options in this life with
MS.
I have trouble releasing sometimes which doesn't help but for me cathing created more problems!