It helps stop my sweating while doing my BMs, but it does nothing for my other physical pains. Not sure if it is relaxing my butt sphincter or just numbing it for a few hours, but I still need pain meds for my hip issues. Greg
> Here's my 2 cents on the comparison...... > Ditropan and propantheline are created for the same purpose...to > tighten the sphincter muscle to eliminate urine leakage. I take > ditropan/oxybutynin 5mg 2x/day. But, I view propantheline as a > 'pain pill for quads' b/c when we have pain we sweat and this drug > stops it. Or at least, minimizes it. I was introduced to it by > another quad around 20 years ago and was amazed at the difference > it made in my daily living. When it was thought that they stopped > making it, I panicked. So, since a few years back, I've stock- > piled it and refill every chance I can. All I know is, that it > works for me, my doc understands, and it helps me from taking a > bunch of addictive, mind-altering pain meds. > Hope this helps...
