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Can antidepressants cause urinary retention?
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Yes: Nortriptyline, Doxepin are the two big ones.
Answered 11/11/2015
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Yes: Antidepressants which cause norepinephrine reuptake inhibition can cause urinary retention in some pts: these include the tricyclic antidepressants (ex. Nortriptyline, imipramine, et al.); and snri's (effexor, Cymbalta (duloxetine) and pristiq).
Answered 5/5/2018
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