Introduction: Primary polydipsia, frequently observed in patients with schizophrenia, can cause severe hyponatremia, leading to serious complications. Objective: This study reviews the management and prevalence of psy...
BACKGROUND Benzylamine(Bza)oral administration delays the onset of hyperglycemia in insulin-resistant db-/-mice;a genetic model of obesity and type 2 diabetes.AIM To extend the antihyperglycemic properties of oral ben...
Healthy people are usually capable of handling a large variability of water and sodium intake efficiently by adjusting urinary volume up to 50-fold and osmolality up to 35-fold without notable changes of blood pressu...
Supported by Department of Psychiatry,Taipei Veterans General Hospital,Taipei,Taiwan
The prevalence of polydipsia among patients with schizophrenia is 6%-20%. Around 10%-20% of patients with polydipsia may develop hyponatremia and even complicated with rhabdomyolysis. Here we presented a 40-year-old m...
We report a case of severe hyponatremia related to duloxetine and ziprasidone. A 50-year-old woman on duloxetine and ziprasidone treatment for major depressive disorder developed polydipsia, polyuria, and two episodes...