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I have been drinking TONS of water and green tea. I don't know if it's because I'm really thirsty or because I'm worried that with all these meds I'm on, I could become toxic! Is it strange that I don't know exactly why I'm drinking so much?
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It could be one both or none of the above...we are bipolar and need no reasons to do things. We just do em. LOL
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Depends on what you are on, and whether or not you recently quit doing drugs and drinking.... lots of things can cause it

I was on lithium for a long time and drank water like it was going out of style. for me anyway, it was because it is a salt, and it made me thirsty. Plus, I had stopped drinking and partying...

anyway, talk to your doc about your meds, thisrt might be a side effect that dissapates over time
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LOL, thanks! I agree! I'm really paranoid about all these meds messing with my body while they're fixing my mind!!
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lithium didn't make me thirsty at all. Mind you I am always drinking coffee so maybe that is why.
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I'm on Lamictal...and Seroquel, and Lexapro and Ativan. Plus sometimes Tylenol PM, see y I worry about my body?
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