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how does botox help overactive bladder

  How   does   Botox  work for incontinence? "The drug decreases the spasms that cause  overactive   bladder  symptoms," Dr. Vasavada explains. "It's not so much for frequency of urination, as much as that sudden urge to go. It's good to  help  people when it's something they can't postpone without... Botox  treatments for  overactive   bladder  can be done in your doctor's office. You do not need general anesthesia for  Botox  injections in the  bladder . Before administering  Botox  injections, your doctor will fill your  bladder  with a numbing agent and may offer you a sedative to  help  you remain... An  overactive   bladder  is marked by the sudden and intense need urge to urinate, urinating more than ten times in a day, waking at night to urinate The  Botox  treatment is very simple and lasts a mere 30 minutes in a doctor's office. The  bladder  is flushed and numbed with a catheter and local anesthesia. "We know that  overactive   bla