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What Causes Dehydration With Severe Hallucinations While On Gabapentin, Lisipril And Amantadine?
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Thu, 26 Nov 2015
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Thu, 26 Nov 2015
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Question : Hi, I'm YYYY@YYYY / XXXX. I've had a lot of pressure with dehydration.
I drink 30 oz water
I take 1200 mg gabapentin
Small dose lisipril
100 mg amantadine until last week I had another episode of seeing bugs
Have been treated for dehydration several times which caused severe halutionazation , they narrowd it down to the amantadin ,but I am still dehydrated
If you need, I take other meds as well
I drink 30 oz water
I take 1200 mg gabapentin
Small dose lisipril
100 mg amantadine until last week I had another episode of seeing bugs
Have been treated for dehydration several times which caused severe halutionazation , they narrowd it down to the amantadin ,but I am still dehydrated
If you need, I take other meds as well
Brief Answer:
Listed all that is possible with the medications you are on sir
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX and welcome.
Thank you for writing to us.
I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. I would first like to clarify, did you mention you take 30 oz of water (i.e. 0.8 litres) per day? Please clarify if this information is correct?
Among the drugs mentioned:
+Isosorbide mononitrate: Can cause dehydration, and has been reported in many individuals
+Meloxicam: mildly contributory to causing dehydration
+Mirtazapine: Dehydration can be secondarily caused due to a more common side effect of diarrhoea, so only if diarrhoea is present can dehydration be suspected
+Tamsulosin: Does not contribute towards dehydration
+Bupropion: Yes, initially it can; seen and reported only during the first 2 weeks of use of bupropion
+Lisinopril: No
+Simvastin: No
+Finasteride: No
I have provided you with reference for each drug you are using, and a few of them can be mildly contributory but none of them can cause such serious dehydration that you have mentioned sir, which is why I would like to ask you:
+What your daily fluid intake is: ?
+And also if it is possible for you to measure your daily fluid output (urinary)
I look forward to hearing from you in order to help you further.
Best wishes.
Listed all that is possible with the medications you are on sir
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX and welcome.
Thank you for writing to us.
I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. I would first like to clarify, did you mention you take 30 oz of water (i.e. 0.8 litres) per day? Please clarify if this information is correct?
Among the drugs mentioned:
+Isosorbide mononitrate: Can cause dehydration, and has been reported in many individuals
+Meloxicam: mildly contributory to causing dehydration
+Mirtazapine: Dehydration can be secondarily caused due to a more common side effect of diarrhoea, so only if diarrhoea is present can dehydration be suspected
+Tamsulosin: Does not contribute towards dehydration
+Bupropion: Yes, initially it can; seen and reported only during the first 2 weeks of use of bupropion
+Lisinopril: No
+Simvastin: No
+Finasteride: No
I have provided you with reference for each drug you are using, and a few of them can be mildly contributory but none of them can cause such serious dehydration that you have mentioned sir, which is why I would like to ask you:
+What your daily fluid intake is: ?
+And also if it is possible for you to measure your daily fluid output (urinary)
I look forward to hearing from you in order to help you further.
Best wishes.
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