Read about a new wine that's recently become available.

[John Schmidt]

It was developed mainly for the more elderly population that tends to hit the bathroom at all hours of the night. Thankfully I'm not one but Nancy is, I tease her about it by using a nickname: teaspoon Theresa! Referring to volume of course.

Oh, and the name of the new wine: Pino More! 

[Serk]

 

[John Schmidt]

Great cartoon, I didn't know it existed...I had only read it as a joke. 

[scooperhsd]

If only it was true...

[Jess from VA]

I wouldn't mind peeing less often, but I don't want to pino more.  That stuff has to go somewhere.

What I have learned to smooth things out a bit is simply to limit my liquid intake at appropriate times (like before road trips, rides, shopping and esp hours before bedtime.  This was hard for me since I had hydrated large my whole life.  I still have to get up, but not 5-6 times, more like 2-3.  

The other part of the plan is to avoid thinking about anything (at all) when getting up to pee.... just be a zombie, six steps to pee and and back to bed, and go right back to sleep.  This took some practice (for me).  

I am so far not opting for the Euro Lift (where they zip tie your prostate away from the drain hole) (and BTW what a huge design defect this was in males).  The list of possible side effects and down sides to these less invasive procedures scares me.  Better the devil I know.  So far.  

Sorry for drifting a humor thread to serious, but it is a subject affecting many of us (I think).  

[scooperhsd]

I take 900 mg (3 x 300 mg capsules) of gabapenton in an attempt to stay groggy enough to fall back asleep when I get back to bed. Yes - I have the "racing mind" syndrome - other Navy Vets will recognize it as "General Quarters" level alertness. I can still have restless nights when I wakeup at 0400 and cannot fall back to sleep for anything.

[Willow]

Some years ago my physician advised me that drinking no liquid after 19:00 would reduce or eliminate my need to urinate during the night.

Passing water through the body reduces unneeded sugar and washes toxins out of the body.

I tried his suggestion for awhile.  It worked but I later chose to ignore it and put up with pissing in the night to not bypass the benefits of adequate hydration.

Oh, I return to sleep easily.  I'm old that way.   

[Serk]

I take 900 mg (3 x 300 mg capsules) of gabapenton in an attempt to stay groggy enough to fall back asleep when I get back to bed. Yes - I have the "racing mind" syndrome - other Navy Vets will recognize it as "General Quarters" level alertness. I can still have restless nights when I wakeup at 0400 and cannot fall back to sleep for anything.

Among many other pills I'm taking due to my recent status of being "medically interesting", I'm taking 3x300 Gabapentin three times a day... Can't tell that it does much though but afraid it is doing a lot and if I stop taking it things will get way worse...

This whole getting old thing isn't for the weak...

[Jack B]

I wouldn't mind peeing less often, but I don't want to pino more.  That stuff has to go somewhere.

What I have learned to smooth things out a bit is simply to limit my liquid intake at appropriate times (like before road trips, rides, shopping and esp hours before bedtime.  This was hard for me since I had hydrated large my whole life.  I still have to get up, but not 5-6 times, more like 2-3.  

The other part of the plan is to avoid thinking about anything (at all) when getting up to pee.... just be a zombie, six steps to pee and and back to bed, and go right back to sleep.  This took some practice (for me).  

I am so far not opting for the Euro Lift (where they zip tie your prostate away from the drain hole) (and BTW what a huge design defect this was in males).  The list of possible side effects and down sides to these less invasive procedures scares me.  Better the devil I know.  So far.  

Sorry for drifting a humor thread to serious, but it is a subject affecting many of us (I think).  

I had the Euro Lift done 2 1/2 years ago and it helped but wasn’t the answer. I’m good during the day but at night I still go a lot but then some nights maybe 2 times. The next step is to laser my prostate smaller but I didn’t think it’s worth the after effects.

[scooperhsd]

I take 900 mg (3 x 300 mg capsules) of gabapenton in an attempt to stay groggy enough to fall back asleep when I get back to bed. Yes - I have the "racing mind" syndrome - other Navy Vets will recognize it as "General Quarters" level alertness. I can still have restless nights when I wakeup at 0400 and cannot fall back to sleep for anything.

Among many other pills I'm taking due to my recent status of being "medically interesting", I'm taking 3x300 Gabapentin three times a day... Can't tell that it does much though but afraid it is doing a lot and if I stop taking it things will get way worse...

This whole getting old thing isn't for the weak...

If you're subject to seizures, or you suffer from neuropathy, those are the "on-label" purposes of gabapenton. I have some that pops in once in a while on my right thigh ( after effects of latest MC accident),  and the gabapenton (in a smaller dose - only 1 instead of 3) helps with the tingling / pins and needles effects. In the 900 mg dose , it acts like I've had a little too much alcohol, but without the hangover.

[h13man]

I need "pinoallatonce" variant and within 30 seconds!

[Rams]

Cute!   Should have been posted in the Joke Thread though. 

Rams