Successful treatment of polydipsia, water intoxication, and delusional jealousy in an alcohol dependent patient with clozapine.
The beneficial effect of clozapine on polydipsia and water intoxication in patients with schizophrenia has been demonstrated many times. The authors report a successful clozapine treatment of polydipsia, intermittent water intoxication, and delusional jealousy of an alcoholic. This is a rare case of clozapine treatment of a non-schizophrenic patient affected by polydipsia.
Margetić
Branimir
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Neuropsychiatric Hospital Dr. Ivan Barbot 44 317, Popovaca, Croatia. branimir.margetic@zg.t-com.hr <branimir.margetic@zg.t-com.hr>
Aukst-Margetić
Branka
B
Zarković-Palijan
Tija
T
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003024:Clozapine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004327:Drinking Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D014869:Water Intoxication / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D003024:Clozapine