here's a post i found on a google search of this group. my doctor
happened to prescribe this med to me today to control this issue. also
there are many sites on the internet the are devoted totally to
incontinence. it seems the levels of incontence are related to the
damage from surgery to the muscles and the nerves. damage? an
interesting thought and i'd never accuse the doctor who rid me of cancer
as doing damage. www.incontinence.org
i'll be taking 10mg. 3 times a day. it has been about 18 days and i
leak so badly that work really isn't possible right now. mybe it will
clear up on its own soon enough and i told the doctor that i didn't want
to take anything that'd delay that restoration.
does anyone else have an opinion about this drug? i seem to remember
some comments a while back about some drugs having bad side effects. the
post:

It is two years since Bill's surgery and up until this summer he was
incontinent. A doctor who is new with alternative medicine ( in his
surgeons' office and is New York Magazine's Best Doctors) found a med
that has helped women with incontinence.  Bill was started on a low does
and now takes 50 mg. twice a day. The generic name is Imipramine HCL. It
is the generic Tofranil ( which is an anti anxiety medication).  It
seems that the meds that raise the serotonin levels, also, help
incontinence.  Bill is down to 1 pad in 24 hrs. and I think that is just
for safety and security. We NEVER thought we would see the day. He has
complete control and urge. I don't know how John is doing but if not
well, please pass this information on to him or anyone who has given up.
The doctors did urodynamic testing on Bill and knew his Sphincter muscle
worked, only at times of rest.  It appears this med strengthens the
muscles and takes the bladder out of spasms. It is a miracle and we hope
long lasting.