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Being weaned off morphine and gabapentin due to urine retention. will this fix it? anything to watch out for?

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Dr. Romanth Waghmarae answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Urine retention: If it is deemed that the retention is due to the meds then yes this should reverse.

Dr Pappas and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 8/24/2018

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