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Psychogenic polydipsia

Psychogenic polydipsia

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Is a type of:

Mental disorder

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare

Symptoms

Headache
Lethargy
Frequent urination
Increased urination
Excess water drinking

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Psychogenic polydipsia
Furosemide
2.2
6 reviews

Other treatments

Fluid restriction
Behavior modification

Tests

Blood urea nitrogen
Urinalysis
Sodium
Urine sodium
Urine osmolality
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Risk factors

Personal

Cigarette smoking

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A 25-year old female asked:

Would antidepressants help psychogenic polydipsia?

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A 34-year old asked:

I have psychogenic polydipsia, can you tell me the treatments?

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A 33-year old asked:

Can you get increased urination with psychogenic polydipsia? What are the other symptoms?

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A 37-year old female asked about a male:

Can chronic psychogenic polydipsia cause irreversible kidney damage ? Any specific type of damage ? Will fluid restrictions resolve damage ?

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A 36-year old male asked:

Drinking 2.5 liters overnight-noon and urinate a lot. I stop drinking water around noon and then concentrate heavily for 10hrs. Should i space my water out? I'm diagnosis psychogenic polydipsia.

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A 42-year old female asked:

Other causes of polydypsia and polyuria than diabetes insipidus and psychogenic?

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A 36-year old male asked:

Misdx of diabetes insipidus, diagnosis now is psychogenic polydipsia. Am on water restriction, how long until my urine frequency slows down. Currently every 2hr or so.

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A 44-year old asked:

My teen has polyuria and polydipsia and I was wondering if that is all they used to diagnose him?

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A 45-year old asked:

Do polyuria and polydipsia automatically make someone diabetic?

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A 36-year old male asked:

In hospital w/supposed di. Currently on water depravation test. 4hrs in volume has lessened greatly and urine is concentrating. Dr suggests polydipsia?

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A 38-year old asked:

Do diabetic patients experience polydipsia, polyuria and polyphagia?

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A 19-year old female asked about a 50-year old male:

A 50 year old man always feels bitter taste .. Polydipsia due to dryness in his mouth .. Also a thick whitish layer on his tongue ..

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A male asked:

Nausea, borking, worse after eating, just finished exams maybe anxiety? Should I see my gp, under a endrocologist testing for polyuria, polydipsia,hel

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A 42-year old female asked:

Can my heterozygotes status of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (21-Hydrolaxe deficiency, salt-wasting) explain hirsurtism & symptoms like polydipsia?

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A 42-year old female asked:

Can echos show pulmonary hypertension if you don't have it just because your body is full with fluid? I have polydipsia & changing pulmonary pressures

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A 34-year old female asked:

Is there an autoimmune disorder that would cause HTN, polydipsia, bone pain, low K+, renal stones, lethargy, palpitations, etc?

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A 23-year old male asked:

Is it normal for a 12 year old boy to receive psychogenic erection ?

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A 24-year old male asked:

What is psychogenic shock. in detailed please :)?

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A 34-year old asked:

Help please? What is psychogenic fever?

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A 41-year old asked:

What's psychogenic vs neurocardiogenic syncope?

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A 39-year old asked:

Do you know are general shock, anaphylaxis shock, or psychogenic shock?

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A 17-year old female asked:

Should i wear a medical bracelet if I have pnes (psychogenic non-epileptic seizures)?

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A 23-year old asked:

Is dystonia psychogenic?

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A male asked:

What is the difference between psychogenic and psychosomatic?

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A 34-year old asked:

Can you please list the common causes of psychogenic dyspnea?

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A 32-year old asked:

Please tell me if there is any way to recover memories from psychogenic amnesia?

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A 25-year old male asked:

Can onset of psychogenic parasthesia indicates worseding of anxiety and stress or its not severity measure?

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A 36-year old asked:

What is psychogenic etiopathogenesis?

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A 24-year old male asked:

Why after an episode of untreated psychogenic tachychardia 90 bbp at bed i can feel ny heart beat hard and her it loud?

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A 43-year old male asked:

What are the main differences between neuropathic pruritus and psychogenic pruritus? Is it too complex to answer on here?

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