Valium Helped Urinary Frequency/Urgency/Constipation from PN

[shawnmellis]

Valium (Diazepam), which is a muscle relaxer medication, relaxes your muscles, including your pelvic floor muscles, which are usually tight and painful from PN or PNE. This has been the only medication that has helped me with my Urinary Frequency/Urgency problem from my PN/PNE. I have tried Skelaxin(another muscle relaxer) and other things and Valium has been the only thing that worked. I take a low dosage of it at 5mg twice a day, and all my doctors have told me that they are not worried about any withdrawal problems if I ever got off of it. There has been no side effects from it for me, other than a very slight amount of drowsiness, which may be though because I also take Tramadol for my pain. Valium was prescribed by a knowledgeable pelvic floor dysfunction urologist, who understands pelvic floor dysfunction and how relaxing your pelvic floor muscles helps with urinary urgency/frequency, when it is caused by either a pelvic floor muscle or nerve problem. A lot of other people I know with urinary frequency/urgency problems that have been diagnosed with PN or PNE have also been helped with this problem from Diazepam. I do not have constipation, because the branch of pudendal nerve affected for me is just the dorsal branch, which affects urinary problems only. For those I know who also have constipation related to pelvic floor dysfunction diazepam has also helped them with their constipation related to Pelvic Floor Dysfunction caused by PN/PNE. Some take it orally and some as a suppository depending on gender, preference, and areas affected. I take it orally, because I am a man, and it works for me. The sad thing is that it is hard to find a doctor who is knowledgeable about how important it is to have a relaxed pelvic floor to help with urinary frequency and urgency or constipation caused by PN/PNE and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. Usually a Urologist trained in Pelvic Floor Dysfunction can help, or a Sports Medicine(Orthopedic) Doctor trained on PN/PNE, which see a lot of this because of the frequency of PN/PNE being caused by trauma, weight lifting, fall, bicycling, or a sports related injury. If you have been diagnosed with PN/PNE or suspect you have it after seeing other specialists and other tests, you should try to call around and ask to see if the office location has a doctor trained in diagnosing and treating PN/PNE for a Sports Medicine/Orthopedic doctor, PNE specialist or a great Urologist familiar with treating Pelvic Floor Dysfunction or PN/PNE, before making your appointment and hoping they understand PN/PNE or Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. I was peeing 5 times an hour when this all started until I was prescribed Diazepam, and almost immediately it took away my urinary urgency and frequency. Also, whenever I reinjure my pudendal nerve, like I did 1 year ago and also 2 months ago, Diazepam also helped me tremendously with my urinary frequency and urgency problems. Please consult your doctor about any drug interactions and possible side effects. This is meant to explain my experience and of a lot of other people with PNE that take Diazepam, and does not substitute for the professional advice of a doctor. Please consult your doctor before taking any medication. By the way, my urologist at first thought I just had pelvic floor dysfunction, but now understands I have PN/PNE. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, which is tight, tense pelvic floor muscles, is a lot of times actually a symptom of PN/PNE. It is usually very difficult to distinguish between PN and pelvic floor dysfunction because they are frequently seen together. Some people refer to this condition as pelvic myoneuropathy which suggests both a neural and muscular component involving tense muscles in the pelvic floor.

[pn_person]

valium has helped a bit with my urinary retention , but has been way less effective regarding the spasms for constipation