I am 56, soon 57 (send money, not cards) and ten months post RRP.  For
months I was going through 4-5 pads per day, and then it slowed to 1-2 per
day.  At the time I wondered about the possible relationship between the
Prozac that my family doctor put me on, at the wife's prompting (the dog is
also on doggie Prozac - don't ask) and the improvement in the incontinence.
I asked the internist, and he said there was no relationship there.  Just
coincidence.  I went on the Prozac in January this year, and the
incontinence noticeable improved in February.
   Well, guess what?  In my next visit to the urologist, in April, he told
me that in fact they prescribe a drug that is "in the family of drugs" that
Prozac is in for incontinence for RRP patients.  Hmmm.  They also keep
giving me prescriptions for thing like Ditropan, Oxytrol Patch, and most
recently Detrol LA.  All of these, I think, are for bladder problems and
have not helped the incontinence that I can tell.
   At one point in March I was down to one pad, and what I was throwing
away was soiled, but very light, so there was not much there.  Almost home
free, or so I thought at the time.  When I quit taking the Prozac, the world
did not change, things that sucked before still sucked, etc., sure enough
the leakage started to get worse.  Now, I am still down to 1-2 pads a day,
so it is certainly not as bad as the first seven months, but I am throwing
away pads that are full.
   Yesterday I started taking the Prozac again, actually the generic brand,
so I will report what happens.  For those of you with persistent
incontinence post RRP, you may want to talk to your doctor about the
medication that is "in the family of drugs" as Prozac, to see if that helps
you.  If I can find out what the actual name is I will report that here.
   Good luck.
   Thank you.
David S.