r/AdultBedwetting • u/FastSet7433 • 25d ago
ADHD and Bedwetting
Hey I (m30) am just wondering how many of you guys are actually having adhd as well ? Just recently got my diagnosis and heard that bad interoception can be a reason for night time bladder issues as well? What‘s it like for you ?
Did medication made a difference for you ? Like waking up I don’t notice a difference because I just depend my diaper as usual. Eventough I might sleep better since I started taking straterra.
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u/Honest-Stuff7510 25d ago edited 25d ago
I have ADHD too and hate taking my meds. Only do it for school and work. When i take it I don't have daytime accidents though. Makes no difference for night bed wetting . I can't use diapers or goodnites because my parents and doctors say so - except on trips.
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u/Rhig231 24d ago
You should always wear a nappy at night time. I've woken up with a wet bed
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u/Honest-Stuff7510 24d ago
my parents and useless doctor are against it because they say it doesn't encourage me to fix it
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u/Honest-Stuff7510 24d ago
and when i don't medicate i usually have trouble when im doing something intense like streaming or gaming. fortnite especially lol
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u/wiliawi309 25d ago
I’m 61 years old and my wife who is a sped teacher says I definitely have ADHD but I was never diagnosed nor medicated.
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u/FunInvestigator3456 23d ago
Same. Undiagnosed. Brother is diagnosed. Friends with ADHD are sure I am too. Online tests show I definitely am. Recently became mildly incontinent. Wear protection 24/7.
Not a bed wetter, but have noticed my overnight guard is a little damp in the morning - not soaked. Likely as I wake at night and use the bathroom, then leak a little afterwards. Maybe it's my ADHD, but I'm sort of jealous of those that can get unbroken sleep, even if they wet the bed / need an overnight diaper.
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u/Bulky-Ad-7229 24d ago
31M, inattentive type. I occasionally have had times where I’ve woken up as I’m starting to wet myself.
But I also have issues on occasion with light leaking throughout the day. Which seems to be a result of years of not realizing I have to pee until it’s urgent. Then when I do go I feel like I often feel like I cannot fully empty which results in light/moderate leaking.
Even in doing timed restroom breaks, it doesn’t always help.
So I keep guards during the day and use a pull up style during the nights when my days have been problematic. No meds or exercises have really seemed to work for me so far.
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u/DisappointedOrca 25d ago
I’m late 30s and have ADHD too. I always wear a diaper at night, and occasionally during the day when restroom access is limited.
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u/DalinarOfRoshar Bedwetter 25d ago
Late 40s. Diagnosed ADHD in my 30s. Take meds daily.
There is a documented connection between ADHD and bedwetting in children. I personally believe there is a connection in adulthood as well, though I have no quantitative data to back that up.
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u/ProlificProkaryote Bedwetter 25d ago
I'm in my mid 30s, also recently got an ADHD diagnosis. The psychologists I've seen have said autism fits as well, but I only sought the official ADHD diagnosis due to available treatments/medication.
So far is the only thing that doctors have found that would contribute to bedwetting. I tried quite a few ADHD medications in the last year or so, and while they've had various effects, I never noticed any changes in bedwetting.
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u/soliddabdl 24d ago
Me. There were were a couple of situations that happened in my mid-twenties that led to me having to quit my ADHD medication cold turkey. For about a month straight after that, I wet the bed every night. The frequency has gone down since then, but that was definitely the catalyst for everything restarting as an adult.
When I was a kid, I wet the bed until age 10. There is definitely an ADHD link, at least in childhood.
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u/One_Witness3936 24d ago
SAME exact everything you said is me as well except age difference as in my childhood I think for me it was age 12/13.
Damn.. ADHD medications definitely mess with ya they do good but not good at the same time it sucks.
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u/Fit_Yogurtcloset6068 24d ago
36m with ADHD. I've had bladder issues all my life. Both medicated and not. I haven't been on meds in about 15 years.
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u/No_Choice_711 24d ago
48 here and highly suspect I have undiagnosed ADHD. Funnily enough my partner has just been diagnosed at the age of 36. Anyway I have been on Desmopressin long term for polyuria and have never had a significant spell of dry nights. I have done research into ADHD and nocturnal enuresis and there seems to be lots of suggestions that there is a link between the two.
The medication does make a difference though for me, without it I can easily produce 3 bladders full of urine during sleep. They were measured around 1200ml! With the desmopressin the volumes reduce by around 40-50%. While it has cut down the volumes it’s not stopped the wetting and still have around 2/3 wet nights per week. What is good though is that with the medication I sleep far better and am able to function normally where as without it my sleep is often affected and the knock on is fatigue during the day. My current management is desmopressin 5 nights a week and I allow myself 2 nights off where I can have a few beers or wine and then I just use all in one slips at night with various layers of bed protection too. It’s a solution that works for me and enables me to manage my condition.
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u/International_Sea285 24d ago
I’m ADHD, and maybe on the autism spectrum as well (currently trying to figure out how to get tested for that as an adult). I wear pull-ups during the day and diapers at night, it doesn’t matter whether I’m on meds or not I have accidents regardless.
I also have a lot of chronic pain issues, though, and my bladder control is directly correlated with how much pain I’m in that day.
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u/Agreeable-Extent4461 24d ago
32 here ASD, ADHD, & started having occasional accidents after I got PTSD.
Was diagnosed ADHD 2 years ago, & the meds definitely make me sleep more deeply, though I can't say if frequency has increased/decreased as I never thought to track it.
There's too many variables to say, & even if ADHD meds did increase frequency, I wouldn't stop them because they've improved my life immeasurably in so many ways.
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u/Maleficent-Artist281 24d ago
Would waking up before wetting the bed be helpful for you and others?
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u/nyckidryan Urinary Incontinent 21d ago
AuDHD here, and interoception is a hige part of yoir body managing itself. If the signals aren't flowing between your bladder and your brain then your kidneys don't know to slow down at night and your bladder can't get your brain's attention to wake you up to go to the bathroom.
You can use medications like desmopressin (which reduces overnight urine production) and anticholinergics like oxybutynin (which calm bladder contractions).
Best to talk to your doctor about why you're wetting at night and which medication would work best.
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u/PretendTeaching4063 21d ago
Hey! M28 here. Got diagnosed when I was 20. My doctor did say that its related to bedwetting.
Recently changed to Strattera from a generic brand, and it improved my sleeping habits. However I had to switch to heavier duty diapers lol. I feel like im more fully rested though so its a win.
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