LiamB Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Hi, So, for some reason, every Benzo my doctor has recently tried has caused bed wetting at night. The weird thing is, that I have been on both Ativan and Klonopin in the past and they never caused this problem. Now, on the same dose, I get bed wetting. I have tried Klonopin at various doses and times of day, as well as Xanax and Ativan. I'm also on Buspar. Right now I have Ativan as a PRN and I usually take it twice a day. I wake up feeling anxious so I take one and then take another around 3:30pm. I haven't seen my doctor yet to tell him that the Ativan is still causing the bed wetting. I don't want to stop the Ativan, though. We have tried lower dose and it still has the same problem. There was a period of time when the place where I live was out of my Ativan for two days. No bed wetting. Several years ago, I was on the same dose of Ativan, same time of day, no bed wetting. What's going on?? Did anyone else have this happen and how do I make it stop!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianthus Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I have never had this happen, but have you tried restriciting fluids in the evening to see if that helps? You could also set an alarm for, say, 2-3 hours after you go to bed to use the bathroom, and see if that helps.That's an odd side effect, and technically there's not much Ativan in your brain in the middle of the night if you're taking it at 3:30pm.Definitely discuss this with your doctor, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysergia Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 i can't take benzos at night because of this. on a higher dose of clonazepam during the day, i have even peed myself while running to the bathroom. i have no idea why this happens. i recently told my psychopharmacologist and he was unsurprised - i guess it's a thing. not a common thing, but it happens. sounds like you're even more sensitive to this than i am. i hope you find a solution, sorry that i don't have any to offer. for what it's worth, cutting down on fluids helps me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Maybe keep track of what kinds of foods/drinks you have? Someone I know stopped drinking propel (drink with artificial sweeteners) and she stopped getting up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. We think my nephew is the same way. Not saying propel itself causes bed-wetting, but saying that anything with artificial sweeteners might be causing the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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