Never ending thirst

Kenyar · 12-09-2007, 07:25 PM

Well, I dont know whats going on. it could be the anti depressants. i have no idea what else it could be but i am SO thirsty that i think i am losing my mind. i have tried ice chips, ice pops, water, sf beverages NOTHING soothes it. I drink almost 80 ozs of fluids a day and i feel it splashin around it my gutts. BUT i am so parched that my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. i dont want to stop taking the anti depressants because i feel GREAT, but dammit im thirsty. any ideas?

Rachael · 12-09-2007, 07:33 PM

Are you urinating a lot too?

I seriously doubt this, but excessive thirst is a sign of diabetes, but again, under the circumstances, probably not - just saying.

Kenyar · 12-09-2007, 07:42 PM

i pee constantly. lol. i've been screened for diabetes bot pre-op (borderline) and post op (all clear) one of the side affects listed for the lexapro is "dry mouth" and to top it off my script was just doubled two weeks ago so im really leaning towards blaming it for this....but i guess i just need to push the fluids until my body adjusts....if its not one thing its something else. but at least i dont want to jump off the roof

Rachael · 12-09-2007, 07:49 PM

Please do no jump off the roof, though now that you are so skinny, you would sure make less of a splat.

Yeah, maybe you are just thirsty because...you are thirsty?!!

I used to have these things I took for a dry mouth condition - not like mints or candy or anything, but like an "oral lubricant" to make mouth feel less dry. I didn't actually feel thirsty though, just dry. I'll try to see if I can find what they were. Drives me crazy when I can't remember something - so I'm crazy a lot, as I have the memory of a sieve - but it was some kind of something, not pectin I don't think, but something like that. Anyway, I'll see if I can find it.

DocSanae · 12-09-2007, 09:06 PM

Sounds like the Lexapro is the culprit. Have you discussed this with the dr who gave you the script? He may have something that will help you.

Kenyar · 12-09-2007, 09:09 PM

i go back on the 19th to follow up. i planned to disucss it then. it isnt bad enough to stop taking it. i just hope it isnt more than a dry mouth. like i cant get dehydrated from it, can i?

i just thought maybe i could head it off....

DocSanae · 12-09-2007, 09:13 PM

No, you won't get dehydrated, don't worry. You can wait till your follow up to ask.

MsVickie · 12-10-2007, 08:39 AM

When I first started taking it i had that problem. After taking it about 3 weeks it went away. The drymouth from having this surgery bothered me alot more than it ever did. I hope you find relief from it honey;.

Kenyar · 12-10-2007, 09:59 AM

i think its because last week i had remembered i hadnt taken them in a week. so ive started again. but with the increased dose as prescribed by my dr, so i think its just an adjustment.

i hope lol!

12-09-2007, 07:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kenyar Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY Posts: 7,520 Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date: 4/19/07 Surgery Date: 5' 9" Height: 258 lb Start Weight: 165 lb Current Weight: 165 lb Goal Weight: 93 lb Weight Loss: 36.0465116279 % % Lost: 04/19/2008 Goal Date: Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start: 24.36357908 BMI Current: 24.36357908 BMI Goal: Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass	Never ending thirst Well, I dont know whats going on. it could be the anti depressants. i have no idea what else it could be but i am SO thirsty that i think i am losing my mind. i have tried ice chips, ice pops, water, sf beverages NOTHING soothes it. I drink almost 80 ozs of fluids a day and i feel it splashin around it my gutts. BUT i am so parched that my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. i dont want to stop taking the anti depressants because i feel GREAT, but dammit im thirsty. any ideas? __________________ Anything worth having is worth working for Kenya R. Lap RNY 4/19/07

12-09-2007, 07:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kenyar Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY Posts: 7,520 Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date: 4/19/07 Surgery Date: 5' 9" Height: 258 lb Start Weight: 165 lb Current Weight: 165 lb Goal Weight: 93 lb Weight Loss: 36.0465116279 % % Lost: 04/19/2008 Goal Date: Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start: 24.36357908 BMI Current: 24.36357908 BMI Goal: Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass	i pee constantly. lol. i've been screened for diabetes bot pre-op (borderline) and post op (all clear) one of the side affects listed for the lexapro is "dry mouth" and to top it off my script was just doubled two weeks ago so im really leaning towards blaming it for this....but i guess i just need to push the fluids until my body adjusts....if its not one thing its something else. but at least i dont want to jump off the roof __________________ Anything worth having is worth working for Kenya R. Lap RNY 4/19/07

12-09-2007, 09:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
DocSanae Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 9,402 Blog Entries: 2 5' 5" Height:	Sounds like the Lexapro is the culprit. Have you discussed this with the dr who gave you the script? He may have something that will help you. __________________ "In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun." Just a li'l bit 'bout myself

12-09-2007, 09:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
Kenyar Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY Posts: 7,520 Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date: 4/19/07 Surgery Date: 5' 9" Height: 258 lb Start Weight: 165 lb Current Weight: 165 lb Goal Weight: 93 lb Weight Loss: 36.0465116279 % % Lost: 04/19/2008 Goal Date: Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start: 24.36357908 BMI Current: 24.36357908 BMI Goal: Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass	i go back on the 19th to follow up. i planned to disucss it then. it isnt bad enough to stop taking it. i just hope it isnt more than a dry mouth. like i cant get dehydrated from it, can i? i just thought maybe i could head it off.... __________________ Anything worth having is worth working for Kenya R. Lap RNY 4/19/07

12-09-2007, 09:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
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12-09-2007, 07:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rachael Big Loser Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Shoreline, WA Posts: 199 Please Enter Height: 50 BMI Current:	Are you urinating a lot too? I seriously doubt this, but excessive thirst is a sign of diabetes, but again, under the circumstances, probably not - just saying.

12-09-2007, 07:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rachael Big Loser Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Shoreline, WA Posts: 199 Please Enter Height: 50 BMI Current:	Please do no jump off the roof, though now that you are so skinny, you would sure make less of a splat. Yeah, maybe you are just thirsty because...you are thirsty?!! I used to have these things I took for a dry mouth condition - not like mints or candy or anything, but like an "oral lubricant" to make mouth feel less dry. I didn't actually feel thirsty though, just dry. I'll try to see if I can find what they were. Drives me crazy when I can't remember something - so I'm crazy a lot, as I have the memory of a sieve - but it was some kind of something, not pectin I don't think, but something like that. Anyway, I'll see if I can find it.

12-10-2007, 08:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
MsVickie Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Floyd County Virginia Posts: 3,609 Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics September 19th 2007 Start Date: September 19th 2007 Surgery Date: 5' 10" Height: 363 lb Start Weight: 211 lb Current Weight: 165 lb Goal Weight: 152 lb Weight Loss: 46 lb Lb Left to Lose: 41.8732782369 % % Lost: 12/31/09 Goal Date: Body Mass Index 52.0793877551 BMI Start: 30.2720408163 BMI Current: 23.6724489796 BMI Goal: Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass	When I first started taking it i had that problem. After taking it about 3 weeks it went away. The drymouth from having this surgery bothered me alot more than it ever did. I hope you find relief from it honey;. __________________ REMEMBER.. Tough times never last Tough people do. This ribbon is for our Lady Lisa and all the beautiful women that fight this ugly disease.

12-10-2007, 09:59 AM	#9 (permalink)
Kenyar Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY Posts: 7,520 Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date: 4/19/07 Surgery Date: 5' 9" Height: 258 lb Start Weight: 165 lb Current Weight: 165 lb Goal Weight: 93 lb Weight Loss: 36.0465116279 % % Lost: 04/19/2008 Goal Date: Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start: 24.36357908 BMI Current: 24.36357908 BMI Goal: Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass	i think its because last week i had remembered i hadnt taken them in a week. so ive started again. but with the increased dose as prescribed by my dr, so i think its just an adjustment. i hope lol! __________________ Anything worth having is worth working for Kenya R. Lap RNY 4/19/07

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