Nocturia

Body: 

Hi all,

My 86 year old Mum has to get up about 4 times every night to pee. She was put onto amitriptyline hydrochloride 10 mg. Before this she was getting up 6 -8 times nightly.

Has anyone any suggestions to help with this please?

Forum:

It sounds like her meds are not aggravating the problem, and if anything, may be helping. This is definitely age-related to some degree. You are probably already taking steps such as limiting alcohol and caffeine and a lot of fluids too late in the day. Will she use a bedside commode to minimize the disruption to her sleep? My mom at that age was getting up several times a night. You haven't mentioned if she has any type of prolapse but of course that can be a factor too, if the position of the organs isn't being well-managed and things are pushing on each other. - Surviving

Thanks Surviving, she doesn't drink alcohol & only has very weak coffee for brekky, morning tea & lunch.
I don't think she actually drinks enough