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Suggest Trteatment For Polydipsia In Males

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Posted on Tue, 23 Dec 2014
Question: I just saw a 16 year old male who has polyuria, cause attributed to treatment with Clozaril. It is not clear that he is polydipsic. Family had to stop 7 times driving between his residence in XXXXXXX and my office some 100 miles away (usually about a 2 hour drive (or less).

Have you encountered polydipsia in males on second generation antipsychotics?

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Answered by Dr. Srikanth Reddy (14 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Yes it is

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.

I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.

Polydipsia and polyurea are occasionally reported side effects with second generation antipsychotics especially with clozapine and olanzapine. But what i want to bring to your notice is that schizophrenics, even when not on treatment will have polydipsia and polyurea frequently and it is supposed to be a disorgazed behavior symptom component of schizophrenia per se. Not to blame the drugs.
Nonethless the organic causes behind the polurea needs to be evalutaed. He need to undergo a urine routine microscopy, culture sensitivity, urine protein and a urine specific gravity test. Also the total urine in a day maybbe asseseed to get a picture on the amount of output than the frequency. A renal ultrasound may also be done if the tests come negative.
Tolvapton is a good drug for such polyrea associatiated symptom. But as i said, he needs ti be investigated first.

Hope I am able to answer your concerns.

If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.

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Wish you good health,

Kind regards

Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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Suggest Trteatment For Polydipsia In Males

Brief Answer: Yes it is Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. Polydipsia and polyurea are occasionally reported side effects with second generation antipsychotics especially with clozapine and olanzapine. But what i want to bring to your notice is that schizophrenics, even when not on treatment will have polydipsia and polyurea frequently and it is supposed to be a disorgazed behavior symptom component of schizophrenia per se. Not to blame the drugs. Nonethless the organic causes behind the polurea needs to be evalutaed. He need to undergo a urine routine microscopy, culture sensitivity, urine protein and a urine specific gravity test. Also the total urine in a day maybbe asseseed to get a picture on the amount of output than the frequency. A renal ultrasound may also be done if the tests come negative. Tolvapton is a good drug for such polyrea associatiated symptom. But as i said, he needs ti be investigated first. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy Wish you good health, Kind regards Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.