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Bipolar disorder
Currently suffering from hyponatrimia.was taking medicine of psychiatry.carbamazepine,vilarest and lorazipam since feb 2016.previously taking only carbamazepine. bt hyponitremia is chronic from 1yr.currently refuse to eat,talk jUST be comfort wIth lying on bed.sometimes she doesnt pass urine so blood urea may iincrease. consulted urologist he gave 5days trial medicine.she's on catheter for urine.sometimes pass urine naturally sometimes stops.urologist advised not to use catheter bt said if urine retention happen then use it.frequent urination.
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Hyponatremia is serious. Consult your doctor asap
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Patient needs to be thoroughly evaluated as age is more and carbamazepine can cause hyponatremia. Also as you are suggesting it seems she has depressive symptoms too and her general condition is not good. She needs to be managed in liaison with a psychiatrist and physician.
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Carbazepine causes hyponatraemia. I wonder why didn't the treatind doctor think about it before. Please talk to him regarding this.
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Dr. Soumitra Das
Psychiatrist
11 yrs exp
Alappuzha
Consult a MD Med Physician. It's too hard to discuss this matter in online . U need to b evaluate for all the causes of it.
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