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Desmopressin

Desmopressin

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Desmopressin is a blood and coagulation agent.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Brands

DDAVP • Stimate • Minirin

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Abdominal pain
Headache
Chest pain
Nausea
Nose bleeds
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Bloody nose
Heart palpitations
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Runny nose
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Dose of desmopressin?

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Ddavp (desmopressin) = ?

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A 42-year old asked:

What does desmopressin do?

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A 32-year old asked:

How does ddavp (desmopressin) work?

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A 33-year old asked:

Can desmopressin have reverse effects?

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Can ddavp (desmopressin) be a dangerous tablet?

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A 30-year old asked:

Is there herbs out there to reverse the effects of ddavp (desmopressin)?

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A 39-year old asked:

What is ddavp(desmopression acetate)?

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A 30-year old asked:

Will ddavp (desmopressin) help me focus?

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A 46-year old asked:

What are the side effects of desmopressin?

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A 39-year old asked:

Can desmopressin (ddavp) be taken with alcohol?

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A 37-year old asked:

Can ddavp (desmopressin) help me focus better?

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A 44-year old female asked:

Think my dr. incorrectly diagnosed me with CDI when I actually have NDI since DDAVP (desmopressin) hasn't worked after increasing dose to 1 mg/night. What to do?

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A 30-year old female asked:

How does desmopressin cause nausea?

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A 38-year old asked:

How can I wean off medication ddavp (desmopressin)?

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A 42-year old asked:

Ddavp (desmopressin) suddenly stopped working for bedwetting?

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A 28-year old female asked:

How long does it take to get ddavp (desmopressin) for bedwetting out of a child's system ?

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A 35-year old asked:

What's the von willebrand's ddavp (desmopressin) test?

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A 34-year old asked:

What's the difference between vasopressin vs desmopressin?

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A 45-year old asked:

What's the main difference between vasopressin and desmopressin?

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A 33-year old male asked:

Is it possable to wean off resperidal 3mg 2 times daily ddavp .2 mg 2 times daily and luvox 50 3 times daily i have been taking since 2004?

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A 37-year old female asked:

For bedwetting, in an 8 yr old child, what is the max amount of ddavp (desmopressin) he can take each night?

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A 22-year old male asked:

What would you recommend for nocturnal enuresis (from clozapine) when I have no access to ddavp (desmopressin)?

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A 28-year old female asked:

Will DDAVP (desmopressin) aid in active bleeding if the patient doesn't have any history of bleeding disorders?

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A 33-year old female asked:

Dx'd w/partial idiopathic central diabetes insipidus 20yrs ago by H20deprivation test. Put on DDAVP (desmopressin). No longer needed DDAVP (desmopressin) after 2 yrs.Sx better.Why?

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A 32-year old female asked:

My son is 8 diagnosed with ADHD and on meds. He is having bed wetting issues and taking desmopressin .2mg 3 tablets nightly still no luck! suggestions?

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A 33-year old female asked:

I wet the bed as a kid. Took DDAVP (desmopressin) through high school, stopped @ 18. Started bed wetting again at 22. Stopped &29. Now 33 & bed wetting again. Help?!

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A 45-year old female asked about a female:

I have a 15 year old daughter who is in good health but has suffered from nocturnal enuresis since she was 8. She was potty trained easily at a normal she (3ish?) and was completely dry until one day, she wasn't. We tried DDAVP, had an ultrasound of the

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A 36-year old male asked:

Diabetes insipidus. May end up on desmopressin as hctz/indomethacin didn't work. How much should I expect to pay (no insurance)?

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A 29-year old female asked about a female:

My 29 month old daughter is having an infusion done at the Hematology clinic and they're giving her DDAVP (desmopressin) are their any serious side effects?

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