I need input please....

[Guest guest]

,

Of course there could be many things happening. The increase in urination

is probably a reaction of the body to the increased fluid level.

You don't mention your current meds so I don't know if this applies.

However if you are taking florinef because of orthostatic hypotension (OH),

you should know that medication causes potasium to be removed from the body.

If the potasium is not replaced, it can lead to a need for hydration. In

addition, even if you are not taking florinef, if you do have OH, most

likely you should be taking extra salt. One of the best ways to get extra

salt is to drink bouillon. Peg takes one extra large Knorr boullion cube in

hot water every day. Since we have taken care of the potasium and salt, we

have not had to take an emergency visit for hydration.

Check with your doctor about these items and their application to you.

Peg and Jim from Guam

Message: 12

Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 19:50:53 EDT

From: Txbriteyes@...

Subject: I need input please....

Hi everyone,

I just got out of the hospital again... I am drinking a lot of fluid

to try to stay hydrated, and i am urninating it out as fast as it is going

in. I was taken to the hospital on thursday with a fast heart it was over

180 shile standing 135 sitting.. after 1 liter of iv it was back down. The er

doctor gave me 3 liters of iv fluid in 3 hours and i gave back 3 liters from

urinating. The er doctor said i needed to stay in the hospital to see what

was going on. So I did. My doctor was out of town so i had the doctor on

call. Wow what a nightmare. This doctor called in an neuro specialist.

Instead of looking at my files that the hospital had with my dx of

msa-shydrager, he had this neuro run another MRI.. and he was doing all of

the test i had years ago.. I thought what the H%^% is going on. I found out

that he did not get my files from the computer at the hospital becuase he

said he was too busy, then he said i had a bladder infection.. I told him i

did NOT!!! The nurse from the er took a urine sample from my potty chair..

JEEZ>>>> So i asked him to run another test, but with clean wipe.. and he

did.. My test came back negative. To make a long story short, this doctor is

coming up with all reasons why he released me today. I had to call back to

him after I got home becuase my heart went back to 180 and i am still

urinating everything out.. He knew that when he released me, but now he says

now knows nothing about shy-drager when we were told by the er doctor that he

did. Wow have I had a nightmare. But now i am still having the same

problem, i have to stay down or my heart rate jumps up to high, hopefully i

will be able to make my monday doctors appt with my regular doctor, and not

end up back in the hospital before monday. I am not on any meds at this time

so i know that is not causing this. So my question is has anyone had this

problem urinating to the point of it causing dehydration and fast heart rate

.. The feedback would help so much...

thank you,

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[Guest guest]

Hi Peg and Jim,

I am not on any meds now.. I cannot not tolerate them by mouth. I

sure hope that find out what is causing this. But i know i need endo studies.