Does anyone else drink a lot? Not booze, just fluids. For someone who barely feels hunger or discomfort, I'm always drinking and pissing. I've always assumed it was something medical and undiagnosed, but maybe it's an autist thing. Thoughts?
@poloniousmonk@actuallyautistic I have ADHD and I cannot deal with life if I don’t have a bottle of water (refilled glass not plastic filled with water purchased at the store) on me at all times.
I sought medical attention a few years ago when I realized I couldn’t work out in the morning because I had to stop to pee like six times every hour. I was totally freaked out when my doctor told me that urinating every two hours is normal. I go so many more times than that.
For me, I eventually determined that it was my ADHD medication. It’s not a side effect from the medication I think what is happening is that the additional dopamine in my body is stimulating my kidneys, so in addition to the water that I sip off of all day long, I think that’s the problem. I even tested it by skipping medication and noting that once the morning coffee drinking is over I don’t have the urgency and frequency that I do when I take Adderall.
It’s really annoying because the days I take my medication are the days that I have to do some thing that requires focus and attention, or enough energy to drive my car for a couple hours, and those are exactly the times I don’t want to stop to use the bathroom every 15 minutes.
There’s a medication that they give to old people in nursing homes, it starts with an H. It REALLY works, but it made my bladder HURT so badly I can’t even take a half dose. (Hyoscyamine I think) but, if I remember correctly, that doesn’t solve the constantly drinking issue. But I’m not really looking to solve that problem. I actually like that I drink water all day long. I just wish it didn’t rush out of me like it does.