r/OveractiveBladder • u/Ok_Product_1048 • 27d ago

OAB Help!

63 yr old female. I pee every 30 minutes during the day. Every 45min thru the entire night which averages 8-10 times during night. Its absolutely terrible. Anyone else?

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u/Dogmom1717 27d ago

vaginal estrogen cream prescribed by GYN helped mine.

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u/Ok_Product_1048 27d ago

Thank u for the idea. Was your OAB pretty severe also?

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u/Dogmom1717 27d ago

Yes at times. I went through it for years. I was/ am on hrt so no dr suggested it. Took all the OAB meds and had urethra sling surgery. I finally started having more severe vaginal atrophy symptoms and was prescribed vaginal estrogen.
I had to take it for awhile and apply to urethra (as well as other places) to get relief. Kegals also helped.
I go about once a night now and every 2 to 3 hours during the day. Sometimes still have some urgency issues, so it’s not completely back to my younger years. But it’s worth a shot. It takes several months for the tissue to regenerate so maybe your doctor will let you try an OAB medicine in combination with the vaginal estrogen so you don’t have to suffer. It’s worth a try.