I’ve been glugging water constantly for a while now, and I looked it up and it said schizophrenics can have a symptom to drink more than is required.
Seems like I’m going through 3-4 cans of pop and a jug of water a day. I know you can die from drinking too much water, and I don’t want to obviously.
Is there a way to help reduce your thirst?
@Ryanana, AP’s can give you dry mouth and make you want to drink all of the time. But if this is a new thing, I would check with my doctor (GP), because excessive thirst could be a sign of diabetes, and AP’s can cause diabetes.
I have been struggling with excessive thirst for a couple months now. It doesn’t seem to matter what I drink, and I’ve tried all different things, I just still am thirsty. Even gatorade doesn’t knock out that thirst. I just had the test for diabetes so I know it’s not that. But let me know if you figure something out, because I’m curious to know if there’s any answers.
What about chewing gum
I struggle with it too… I try to only fill up glasses half way and sip them slower. Also avoid salty foods.
One weird thing that worked for awhile for me was recording how many times I urinated a day and working on reducing that. I had a bad unconscious habit of getting a drink of water after I would use the bathroom.
Well I’ll bring up the diabetes question on my next visit it seems to run in my family on the ma’s side but I don’t think its suddenly happened.
Reducing your salt intake could help
MI Paste is really good if you have dry mouth.
Biotine mouthwash made me more thirsty
used it at night before going to bed. A nightmarish night with little sleep -
I hear the gel is good. I don’t know about the mouthwash.
Primary polydipsia
Primary polydipsia describes excessive thirst and water intake caused in the absence of physiological stimuli to drink. This includes both psychogenic primary polydipsia and non-psychogenic primary polydipsia, such as in patients with autoimmune chronic hepatitis with severely elevated globulin levels.[4]
Psychogenic polydipsia is an excessive water intake[1] seen in some patients with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, and/or the developmentally disabled. It should be taken very seriously, as the amount of water ingested exceeds the amount that can be excreted by the kidneys,[1] and can on rare occasions be life-threatening as the body’s serum sodium level is diluted to an extent that seizures and cardiac arrest can occur.
All I’m doing is giving information. Wikipedia goes into more detail of this condition. Consulting a doctor is best for your problem.
ACT dry mouth mouthwash is what I use. Way better than biotin
I would get tested for Diabetes. Thirst is one of the most common symptoms.
I have the opposite problem in that I am prone to a degree of dehydration. This results in days when I feel headachey,nauseous and very dry mouthed.
I have a water drinking app that says I need at least 8 large cups of water a day. What you drink actually sounds healthy to me and might be good for your body.
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