Atrial fibrillation and frequent urination: is there a link?

AFib can trigger your body to release a hormone that makes you pee more. Some heart medicines do too.

Get checked if frequency is new or affects sleep.

Schedule your visit with Advanced Urology, with locations across metro Atlanta.

• Did the frequency start around an AFib diagnosis or a new heart medicine?
• How many times a night am I up to pee?

Bring your list of heart medicines, including any water pills, and a few days of notes on how often you go. Our urologists may check a urine sample and how well your bladder empties, keeping your cardiologist’s plan in mind.

Call us if frequency or night waking began around an AFib diagnosis or a medicine change, or if it comes with burning or blood. Never stop a heart medicine on your own; we will work with the doctor who prescribed it.

Our urologists consider the bladder itself as well as heart-related causes, since an overactive bladder or, in men, an enlarged prostate can add to the problem. Changing when you drink fluids is often a first step.

Bring your questions to our Roswell clinic and surgery center, where our urologists, physician assistants and nurse practitioners can go over them with you in person. Our Roswell team is here when you are ready.

Call 678-344-8900, mention this article, and our team will find you the first opening in Roswell.

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Written by our team at Advanced Urology to help you prepare for your visit.