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Anyone have experience with Mirabegron for urinary urge incontinence?
Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Nov 11, 2023 | Replies (11)Comment receiving replies
So far, you are the only respondent - maybe because others read about the risks and decided against starting it.
Mirabegron is also called myrbetriq, harder for me to pronounce and remember.
I have avoided similar meds in the past due to their link with cognitive issues, but was told by my urogynecologist that there were no reports of Mirabegron causing cognitive issues.
I recently Googled this, however: "There have been post-marketing reports of confusion, hallucinations, insomnia and anxiety in patients taking mirabegron. The majority of these patients had pre-existing medical conditions or concomitant medications that may cause confusion, hallucinations, insomnia and anxiety." This causes me some anxiety.
I also have issues about my continuing need for acetaminophen (possible liver issues), increasing bp & many reports of hair loss with Mirabegron.
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https://www.drugs.com/comments/mirabegron/myrbetriq-for-urinary-incontinence.html#:~:text=Myrbetriq%20has%20an%20average%20rating,55%25%20reported%20a%20negative%20experience.
https://www.drugs.com/compare/myrbetriq
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Good evening @notmoff, thank you for introducing a discussion about Mirbegron or Myrbetriq. I personally think this is a pretty amazing medication. After a sling surgery that was not successful, I was becoming more worried about how I was going to live with a constant lack of bladder control. My PCP wanted me to stop oxybutynin's negative impact on my cognitive decline.
Myrbetriq has been impressive. I can't remember when I last remained dry all night long. Halleluia! And I haven't noticed any mental confusion, insomnia, or greater anxiety since starting this medication.
This is still a nongeneric medication. From what I have read companies get 20 years before they have to share the ingredients for generic formats. It is rather spendy!
I would love to hear from anyone else who has had a positive response to Myrbetriq.
Chris
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I have taken Myrbetric for ten weeks. It did nothing for my incontinence for 9 weeks then one night I stayed dry all night to my surprise. I have stayed dry ever since. I have had no side effects unless it could be hair loss. I had a difficult total hip replacement at the end of August and I attributed the hair loss to anesthesia. I spent ten days in the hospital post surgery. Now I read it could have been the Myrbetric. It is probably worth having thinner hair to not be incontinent to me. I found getting 90 days of pills by mail order pharmacy saved me $ 80 compared to the local pharmacy.