teenage bedwetting - Children's Health Message Board

Sunflowers · 07-07-2002, 09:47 AM

Hi to all,

If there's anyone on this site that has/had a friend, relative, child, teenager with this problem, please give me some tip's.

I want to help this 14 yr old boy that I know. Apparently has had this problem since he moved here 5 yrs ago from another state. Has been on and off med's for the last 2 yrs, at his request to ne on them. Mom now has him off all med's except for the 25 mg's of Imipramine in order to give his body a " summer break".
In the 2 week's since he's been off the med's, except for the Imipramine, the boy has only had 1 accident. Let me just mention that he's an avid player of Everquest and is often up late which probably help's because he's up and awake to go to the bathroom.

Any tip's for when school start's up again. I just want to know if other's have gone thru this...

thank you all in advance,

ps: mom is very supportive but frustrated.

Nancy S+13 · 07-07-2002, 10:29 AM

My younger brother went through the same thing, although he was never on any meds. He eventually did outgrow it, although it took him until he was maybe the same age as this boy.

Sunflowers · 07-07-2002, 01:30 PM

really? How did your brother cope with this? Did he have the accident every night?

thanks for your reply

Nancy S+13 · 07-08-2002, 12:26 AM

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Originally posted by Sunflowers:
really? How did your brother cope with this? Did he have the accident every night?

thanks for your reply

I wasn't living at home anymore by that time, but I know it was really tough on him. It was worse if he wanted to stay overnight somewhere.

Sky1998 · 07-25-2002, 01:41 PM

This is embarrasing to say but I had a bedwetting problem until I was 13-14 y/o. I really don't know what caused my problems. My dad would stop me from drinking after 4P but it would still happen. I just did not feel the urge at night, it would just happen and I had no clue! I've heard of over-active bladder, but don't know much about it. Personally I really don't know what you could do for him. If he's on meds that's the best thing, if it helps him. Other than that I don't know of anything anyone could have done for me to help me.