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I am peeing again within in 2 hours
No urine
Urge to urinate within 2 hours
Pass urine again within 2 hours
Low urine output
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What is Drug-Induced Urinary Retention?
This condition occurs when patients have trouble urinating after taking specific medications. Middle-aged men with an enlarged prostate are more susceptible to this condition.
Typical Symptoms of Drug-Induced Urinary Retention
- Having difficulty urinating or producing less urine
- Recently started a new medication, from 3 days to 1 month ago
- Often need to urinate again within 2 hours after last going
- Need to strain or bear down to pass urine, in the past month
- Urine stream is weaker than it used to be
- Urine flow stops and starts
- Having trouble urinating or need to strain to urinate
- Feeling that the bladder is not completely emptied after urination
Diagnostic Questions for Drug-Induced Urinary Retention
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
- Have you been experiencing difficulty urinating or producing less urine?
- Have you started a new medication recently?
- Do you often need to urinate again within 2 hours after last going?
- Have you had difficulty urinating recently?
- Is your urine stream weaker than it used to be?
Treatment of Drug-Induced Urinary Retention
Symptoms should get better after stopping the problematic medication. In severe cases that lead to damage of the kidneys or severe pain, a catheter tube can be inserted to drain the urine and clear the obstruction while the medication wears off.
Reviewed By:
Kenji Taylor, MD, MSc (Family Medicine, Primary Care)
Dr. Taylor is a Japanese-African American physician who grew up and was educated in the United States but spent a considerable amount of time in Japan as a college student, working professional and now father of three. After graduating from Brown, he worked in finance first before attending medical school at Penn. He then completed a fellowship with the Centers for Disease Control before going on to specialize in Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) where he was also a chief resident. After a faculty position at Stanford, he moved with his family to Japan where he continues to see families on a military base outside of Tokyo, teach Japanese residents and serve remotely as a medical director for Roots Community Health Center. He also enjoys editing and writing podcast summaries for Hippo Education.
Nao Saito, MD (Urology)
After graduating from Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Dr. Saito worked at Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital, Toda Chuo General Hospital, Tokyo Women's Medical University Yachiyo Medical Center, and Ako Chuo Hospital before becoming Deputy Director (current position) at Takasaki Tower Clinic Department of Ophthalmology and Urology in April 2020.
Content updated on Feb 19, 2025
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