I started gelnique a couple days ago and I really like it so far. For any of you unfamiliar with it as I was only weeks ago (not sure why I hadn't heard of this one), it is an overactive bladder med used for frequency/urgency. The active ingredient in it is oxybutynin which is an antispasmodic, and bladder muscle relaxer.
You just rub a pre-measured out packet of gel into your skin, it dries in about 30 seconds and thats it. You do it once a day. The nice thing is it bypasses your digestive system so side effects of dryness and constipation become miniscule. This is such a better alternative for me as I have chronic dry eye and the oral meds were making my eyes hurt if I took them everyday.
For any of you who take the oxytrol patch it has the same ingredient but is stronger. I tried the patch and felt it stopped spasms but didn't do a ton for frequency. Plus the patch was kinda messy, sticky and when I took it off my skin was red and tender underneath. Since the gel comes in pre-measured packets you can decide how much to rub into your skin which I also like. So far I've used a little over 1/2 each day and I find its working better then the oral meds I've used (vesicare 5mg recently) for frequency.
You just rub a pre-measured out packet of gel into your skin, it dries in about 30 seconds and thats it. You do it once a day. The nice thing is it bypasses your digestive system so side effects of dryness and constipation become miniscule. This is such a better alternative for me as I have chronic dry eye and the oral meds were making my eyes hurt if I took them everyday.
For any of you who take the oxytrol patch it has the same ingredient but is stronger. I tried the patch and felt it stopped spasms but didn't do a ton for frequency. Plus the patch was kinda messy, sticky and when I took it off my skin was red and tender underneath. Since the gel comes in pre-measured packets you can decide how much to rub into your skin which I also like. So far I've used a little over 1/2 each day and I find its working better then the oral meds I've used (vesicare 5mg recently) for frequency.
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