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I have a 6 year old girl, who was dry, but has been wetting the bed now every single night, sometimes even up to 3 times a night for about a year. The doctor put her on tablets that he said would stop the bladder filling up. Since being on these, she would not have a drink after 6.45, which means that she was drinking far less than she ever was. She was on these tablest for two weeks and seemed to wet just as much if not more. I went back to my GP who suggested she try an antidpressant, but that she would have to wait a week before using to make sure the other drug was fully out of her system. At the moment i feel at a loss as to what to do with her wetting, and would welcome any help, but cant help but feel depressed myself at the thought of putting my 6 six year old daughter on antidrepessants.

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    The exact same thing happened to my seven year old son. He was put on the desp. he was up to three tablets a day and they didn't work. So, my pediatrician recommeded going to a urologists and he gave us the antidepressant and I can't bring myself to give it to him.. What did you end up doing...

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    My 11 year old son has been on Imipramine for 9 months, I shared your feelings about putting him on anti-depressants, but you need to ask yourself about the quality of life your daughter (and you!) is experiencing. I wanted my son to get a decent night's sleep and to have the chance to live without a daily reminder that he has a medical problem (pyschologically this must be awful). He started on 10mg, but after a week these weren't working, so he is on 25mg now and still has the occasional accident BUT he has a good night's sleep and can go on sleepovers with confidence etc. I have not seen any change in his mood, the Doc said he may be drowsy and we would need to wake him up in the mornings. This has not happened, he still wakes up at 5:45 every morning!:shock:

    If I was you I would try the Imipramine because after living with the problem for six years, I am still at a loss to understand it and have concluded that even the experts don't truly understand it. Think of it as a vitamin tablet if that helps, but give your daughter the chance! Good luck.

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    Hi. My daughter is on desmopressin. She was taking the nasal spray but we have now ordered the tablets on advice that the spray is more harmful. But it has been a year now anyway and I am concerned about long term use. I read about the anti depressant but wasn't sure if this was any better long term. Any advice? Has anyone experienced a success story of withdrawal from either? My daughter was dry for over a year before starting school full time so I can't understand why she would have stopped producing this hormone and if it will ever start again.
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