Amisulpiride Treatment for Psychogenic Polydipsia in Schizophrenia: A Case Report

Psychogenic polydipsia or self-induced water poisoning is used to describe compulsive drinking. It is not a rare condition in mental disorders. Chronic schizophrenia is the most common reason. Treatment should be organized according to the etiology and severity of the case. In mild cases, water restriction and patient education is sufficient, but In severe cases, are recommended water restriction, salt solution infusion, diuretics and application of anticonvulsant drugs to control hyponatremia-induced seizures. The treatment of the underlying primary psychiatric disease should be rearranged after the treatment of the acute clinic symptoms. In this article, we present a 39-year-old male patient with a diagnosis of chronic schizophrenia with psychogenic polydipsia and was treated successfully with amisulpride and fluid restriction