Posted by JohnX2 on June 16, 2002, at 0:09:59
In reply to Can increased water intake affect med response?, posted by Rick on June 11, 2002, at 11:09:37
> I have a feeling this may be a silly question, but here goes…
>
> For a chronic but non-infectious and non-serious sinus problem, I’ve been instructed to drink 6-8 glasses of water a day.
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> Since doing this, I seem to be getting tired and “out of it.” During the day I’m “slower.” Early in the evening I sometimes sit down and feel overwhelmed with fatigue, which never used to happen much.
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> Could the large amount of water intake somehow either reduce the effectiveness of the 100 mg Provigil I take and/or potentiate sedative effects of the 1 mg Klonopin and/or have sedative effects unrelated to the meds?
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> Thanks,
> Rick
Unless the flu is causing the symptom,
sounds a lot like water intoxication/hyponatremia.Need more salt.
This is strange though because 6-8 glasses of water is
by no means a lot of h20?Some medications can cause something called SIADH
(Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone).ADH (antidiuretic hormone) is secreted by the pituitary
gland and signals the kidney to recycle water. This will
dilute the concentration of salt (hyponatremia).
Be Well,
John
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