Posted by Racer on September 25, 2005, at 20:45:27
In reply to Re: CLOZAPINE - side effects » pretty_paints, posted by ed_uk on September 25, 2005, at 10:35:33
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> >Constipation ALL the time :( I have been told to drink flippin 3 LITRES OF WATER A DAY. Are they having a laugh??
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> Drinking vast amounts of water doesn't help constipation. It's a myth. So long as your fluid intake is adequate, increasing it even more won't help. You'll need a laxative to treat the constipation. Ask your doc to prescribe something.
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>Thank you so much for posting this! I was just talking about this very thing to my husband this morning -- because I've been constipated lately, and Dr CattleProd keeps saying that the way to avoid constipation is to drink adequate water!
"Uh, Doc? I'm the one whose anorexia has led to polydipsia? I'm the one who drinks a gallon and a half or more water per day -- every day? I'm the one who collapsed from drinking too much water? Exactly how much more water, precisely, would you like me to drink?"
And, by the way, have I mentioned being constipated?
Thank you for posting what you did. I don't know why it makes such a difference to read that, but it's as though you've just released me from feeling as though it must be my fault. Even if I kinda know that it isn't my fault. Clear as mud, huh?
Thanks, Ed.
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