I went into urinary retention after drinking beers and wine, had a catheter now gone but Now have insomnia. Anyone else had this problem or have a solution/advice?? Feel such a fool for drinking alcohol and feel suicicdal with guilt.
Now on zopiclone and diazepam. Have had citalaprom and amitryline which have come off since.
Any one expereince of mirzapine which might be next?
Feel as if I committed suicide by drinking. Any consolation would be appreciated.
Paul 68 UK
Try to eat babnas,rip possibly,before going to bed..it helps to sleep in a natural way.
I hope it helps 
All my best
Sorry for the typo,I meant BANANAS......
The same thing happened to Paul. Right out of the blue. One afternoon I had a few beers with my wife and friends, and later that night I was in the emergency room unable to pee a drop. It was a painful experience.
Since then I've discovered it was not the beer. It was the volumn of liquid I drank. Water does the exact same thing. I had to drink 48 ounces of water for a ultrasound test and experienced the same problem.
I've learned to self catheterize myself when those incidents occur and now I no longer worry or concern myself with it.
As for sleep, I don't have a problem with that so I have no answers. But ease up on yourself for drinking beer and wine.
John
Are you seeing a uroloist who is addressing your prostate problem? If your prostate was normal you would not go into acute retention from drinking beers and wine. Truth is, once the prostate gets to a certain point, a number of things could trigger acute urinary retention. This time it was beers and wine, another time it might be just too much water, or even an afernoon nap which sometimes makes the kidneys unload urine faster. So nothing to feel guilty about, just work with a good urologist to get things working better. As to the drugs you are mentioning -- sedatives and anti-depressants -- are they being prescribed by a psychiatrist or a gp? You don't want to under treat but you also don't want to over treat as some of these drugs can become addictive. At least here in the states we have doctors who specialize in sleep disorders. If you're not already, I might see one of those if possible. General practitioners don't always get it right.
Jim
thanks seems I developed insomnia from worry about having a catheter in for 4 weeks. Have you come across this before?
seems developed insomnia from catheter in for 4 weeks - seeing urologist in nov. come across insomnia from catherisation before?
I would expect that you weren't getting much exercise, or walking with a catheter. I know the few times I had one, walking was the last thing I wanted to do, and I've been a very active person. So I would suggest that you start doing some serious walking. Also, I have found that drinking alcohol in the evening is not conducive to good sleep. It may help you fall asleep at the outset, but then after two or three hours, you wake up and can't get back to sleep. I'm a moderate and infrequent drinker, but I recognize it doesn't benefit sleep. A single glass of wine with dinner is probably OK, but pouring down the beer, no. (And having living in Germany, a good beer is tempting to me still.)
thanks. catheter out now but have developed insomnia as a result of worry. ever come across this before?
have to t ake sleeping pills
Sure, being worried can keep a person awake at night. With my incontinence issue, I would sleep for two or three hours, wake up and not be able to get back to sleep. However, I've found that being as active as possible, walking or working in the yard or using the stationary really helps me to have a better night's sleep.
Hi All, I have a related question, I am sorry if I am going away from the core discussion. I have been thinking about the situation I describe ever since a friend recently had urinary retention in the hotel he was in while on holiday (he was quickly taken to A&E where they cathterised him).
Does anyone know how the airlines would deal with the situation when someone has developed urinary retention (not being able to pass water at all) say two hours into a long 11 hour transatlantic flight? Would they deviate to the nearest airport where an ambulance would be waiting? Can the airlines refuse to do this? Are there actual cases when people have had retention while on a long flight, and have they been looked after (or not)? Where can I read about such cases? What does the law say about the airlines' obligations in such situations?
Sorry too many questions. It occurred to me that if retention happened during a long flight and the airline doesn't deviate to the nearest airport reasonably quickly then things could get worryingly dramatic!
That's problably a question to address to the airlines. My guess it would be a judgement call.
The chances of acute urinary retention (AUR) occuring or the first time on an airline flight are very slim. However, if you've had AUR before, and it hasn't been surgically treated, then I think it would be prudent to learn self catherization.
I get AUR from time to time and self catherization takes care of it in about 30 seconds. When I traveled by air a couple of months ago I made sure I had catheters with me in my carry on.
Jim
why not buy and take catheter and bags and take it with you on board - does depend on if someone can fix it though - ask if airline trained for this.
or learn self catheterisation
This is the right answer, without question. The materials for self catherization are very compact and easy to use. If I had a a concern about AUR and were leaving for a trip, I would have at least 4 or 5 sets of catheters and sterile wipes so to be ready. And then, I would do a couple of trial intermittent catherizations to be comfortable with the procedure. (You don't have to be in retention to do that, just have a full bladder.) The Patient has lots of detailed discussions about how to do this procedure. After you've done this once or twice, you can go take a trip with complete peace of mind.,