Anyone Used Medication to Stop Bedwetting?

I agree with mum4ever. Put him in the overnights for older kids under his PJ's. Send him with bags to put them in when changing in the morning. My DD who is 13 now, wet the bed till she was almost 13. She still has the occasional accident, but they are very rare now. She wore the overnights all the time. If she was going to stay with a friend that didn't know her "secret", she could easily hide it. We tried the meds but the didn't work for her. I have friends who used the meds and they worked great with no side effects. If you are going to try the meds, start them now to see if they will work. If they don't, send him with the overnights. Best thing ever, especially for the older kids.

The best advice I have is that you purchase those over night pants and he quietly slips them on in the bathroom stall alone, under fun PJ bottoms of course.

I sort of doubt he'll be the only one still having this problem. I think it's too late to try a medicine. Just teach him how to quietly dismiss himself and tend to this important step before bed.

HTH!

I was a bedwetter when until the age of 9. I did take a medication to help me stop. I'm sorry though i dont remember what it was, but it did the trick. You should consult with his ped.

My son wet the bed regularly until the age of 12. He is now 13 and I am happy to say that he has been dry for a year! He took a hormone pill off and on to help control the bedwetting. (A hormone called antidiuretic hormone, or ADH, causes the body to produce less urine at night. But some people's bodies don't make enough ADH, which means their bodies may produce too much urine while they're sleeping.)

The first time he took it was around age 9 and the hope was after taking it for a few months, it would help his body to adjust and not wet the bed. Unfortunately, once he stopped taking it, he went back to bedwetting. He did not experience any side effects, but the doctor said he should not stay on it for more than a few months. We elected to just have him take it for a couple of weeks in the summer, so that he could go to camp. It was not 100% guaranteed to keep him dry, but I only remember him having one or two accidents while on medication. It needs to build up in the body and you need to determine the correct dosage. I would recommend that you start him on it a week or two before camp. Start with one pill and see if that works. They can take up to 3 pills per night.

I believe it is worth trying to give your son some control while at camp. Since he is a little older, it might also have a permanent effect. I am not aware of any serious side effects, but the side effect of wetting the bed at camp is serious humiliation!

You will need a prescription, so contact your doctor and ask for his advice.

I wont go into great detail, because it is not the info you are asking for but we used the bed wetting alarm with great success! it was our last resort before trying medicine. if you would like details and tips, I'd be glad to share. the alarm program can take anywhere from 6-12 weeks to work effectively, it almost took us 8 (you have to go 2 weeks w/o an accident) but my son had an accident on the 13th day so it took us 10 weeks, but worth every penny! since the alarm he has had 2 accidents in 4 years.

I have a grand daughter who had the same issue until she was about 13 also. I did use the medication and did not notice any side effects at all. It did help her so much though. As long as she was on it she did not wet the bed at night. She was a very heavy sleeper and her father also had the problem. I would put your son on the medication for a few weeks before he leaves so you will know if he is going to have any problems with it because every child is different. For my grand daughter it was well worth the little pill every night.

My grandson is 13 and still wets every night. They tried some meds but the side effects were so wishy washy they took him off.

I would make an appointment with a pediatric urologist, well, he is older, maybe a regular one...anyway, to have this checked and to get information.

I can't say personally how it would do but I imagine if it saved him humiliation then it would be worth it. The doc could tell you how long he'd need to be on it beforehand too.

My son still occasionally wets the bed and he's 12. We tried the medicines before he went to 5th grade camp at age 11 and it worked. We started several weeks beforehand. He was on two and we had a great pediatric urologist. He was constipated and we never knew as he went to the bathroom every day. This pushes on their bladder at night. He also had a strong bladder muscle (this muscle should be weak so you feel you have to urinate). He peed and thought he emptied his bladder at her office, but she did sonogram right after and it was still half full.

I am pretty against medicines and prescriptions, but just could not imagine him having an accident at camp and being found out. I know it is pretty common, but no one talks about it and you normally don't know the camp set up before they go. It's not as easy to just go change in the bathroom and quietly put a good night on as it sounds. He was on the meds about six months and only wets about once a month now.

She also told me to make she he urinates a lot during the day and keep the fiber intake high to keep from being constipated. She said she gets many kids dry before middle school then in middle school the teachers don't let them go to bathroom and there is not enough time between classes that they start wetting again. He has finished a year of MS and I sent all of his teachers a note from her that he was allowed to leave class to go to the bathroom.

Good luck, I know how frustrating it is! The bedwetting store online sells pads for sleeping bags/misc if you're interested.

my fiance took a spoon full of honey b4 going to bed and it helped him when he was little, just incase the medication doesn't work out!

Night wetting is a metabolic issue.

I've been doing medical research for 12 years, but focusing on metabolic/endocrine research for the past 5.

Here are the main issues with excess night time urination:

There can be hypercalcemia...(too much calcium ), this will affect other electroytes. Milk has EIGHT TIMES the amount of calcium to magnesium, and those who drink a good amount of it can get milk alkali syndrome. I know that every single time my son drinks milk before bed he will pee the bed, guaranteed.

If someone has adrenal issues (and many unknowingly do)it will cause electrolyte AND mineral imbalance. Those with high sodium, low potassium, and low magnesium tend to the wet the bed. These people can have high cortisol or aldosterone hormones, which can cause diabetic tendancies- also known as an issue that causes excess urine to buildup at night.
I would suggest stopping milk intake, taking 1500 mg magnesium malate or magnesium citrate a day (will cause loose stool- must build tolerance), and also take potassium, eat lots of bananas/potatoes...reduce grains, lower calcium infused foods.

Another clue that this is hormone related is the fact that kids suddenly stop doing it when puberty/hormones surge.

My friend's son has used the medication with mixed results. He was around 13 yo when using the medication but was still wetting almost every night. Even on the medication he still occasionally had accidents so I think your son should have a backup plan. Good luck! This problem is so much more common than people may think. FYI... He stopped wetting as soon as he hit puberty. There is an end in sight:).