Do medications affect an overactive bladder?

Donna Hill Howes, RN

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Some medications you take could cause overactive bladder symptoms. They include diuretics, phenothiazides and opioids. Make sure you discuss the medications that you currently take or have recently taken with your doctor. Some of them may have caused temporary symptoms.

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