lemonade not working out.

Victoria'smom · Dec 15, 2016, 11:25 PM

I get nausea when I drink water. Now I'm having trouble keeping lemonade down. I have no idea what to switch to next. I don't have money to keep changing but I need to keep something down. Dh wants back on mt dew but that's horrible for me. I need to find something. This would be easier if I didn't have this cold /flu thing.

Moose72 · Dec 15, 2016, 11:27 PM

Are you dehydrated?

Victoria'smom · Dec 15, 2016, 11:30 PM

Possibly but I never drink a lot. Maybe a 1/2 litter today, maybe a bit more.

Moose72 · Dec 15, 2016, 11:35 PM

So why are you worried about your fluid intake?

Victoria'smom · Dec 15, 2016, 11:43 PM

Because I worry it'll come back up. I don't want to be in the hospital for dehydration. I need something thicker I think. I'd feel like a looser going IP because of mt dew.

Moose72 · Dec 15, 2016, 11:53 PM

Try ginger ale. That's got electrolytes and tastes better than Gatorade. Of course if it were me I'd drink chocolate whole milk. I can drink gallons of milk. (I keep it for the kids and to mix with my powder for a study I'm in. Still tastes great though!)

Victoria'smom · Dec 15, 2016, 11:58 PM

I'll try Ginger ale tomorrow. I need something to calm my stomach. Chocolate milk I get sick of after awhile.

Standup2me · Dec 16, 2016, 12:33 AM

Ginger ale and ginger tea worked well for me when I had nasty nausea from Lithium.

Dec 16, 2016, 02:42 AM

Lithium and Water -- important info to discuss with your psychiatrist.

Nearly 20 years ago, the first bipolar medicine I took was Lithium. I was on the bus shortly after I started it, and I suddenly had horrible stomach cramps, ran off the bus just in time to vomit in the gutter (didn't vomit inside the bus -- but I was very lucky.) I was with a friend from the bipolar group I was in at the clinic. He knew a lot about bipolar, whereas I was a beginner, recently diagnosed. (I was 54 years old when I got dx.d) My friend said matter-of-factly "It's the lithium. Are you drinking lots of water?" I said, I was not. He said, "When you're on lithium you have to drink lots of water." I have to wonder why the pdoc did not tell me that! Duh.

I later read that if you don't drink a lot of water, the lithium builds up in your system, and becomes too much. Maybe toxic levels? I'm not sure. But anyway, if you drink lots of water (cut cut down on caffeine if you drink a lot of that because it takes water out of your system -- you really need to check with your pdoc about how much water, and how much/little caffeine you can tolerate.

I was rx/d lithium again in summer, 2016. I was fearful of taking it b/c of that earlier experience. but that particular pdoc was a hard-sales type. (I've since replaced him with a better doctor.) I did drink lots of water, had no digestive problems, but it didn't help my mood stabilize. I did have to wonder, though, if the pdoc from 2 decades ago had rx/d too strong a dose. Actually, mood wise, I had a summer form hell! I also found out the lithium affect the parathyroids. It's in my chart that I'm having some sort of problem with my parathyroid -- that lithium pdoc did not see that in the chart, I supposed, or maybe he would not have been so insistent that I take that med. The endocrinologist said a couple of weeks ago, that my parathyroid readings were the highest yet, and that the 4 months I took Li may have caused the increase. Lithium also can have an effect on the thyroid. I have already had surgery on my thyroid, so only have 1/5 of it left. I also am having some sort of problem with my thyroid. I will have to have surgery soon, on one or both of these glands, so to Rx lithium in my case is highly erroneous judgment.

Victoria'smom · Dec 16, 2016, 05:29 AM

Lucky only one Dr recommended lithium to me. I make it clear barely eat or drink enough to function. New pn wanted me to cut soda after 7 pm and replace it with Gatorade. I can't do that right now. So I was drinking lemonade and eating salted chips. I think when we get money. I'll buy pedialyte but store brand. If I can. It doesn't help I'm doing this while sick.

Dec 16, 2016, 07:03 AM

Do you like tea? If you can find a tea you like you can brew a big batch and only add enough sugar to sweeten without as much as sodas have. Or you can use stevia to sweeten. I love peppermint, chai and sweet and spicy tea. I love it warmed or chilled. Chilled peppermint tea is soothing to the tummy and refreshing when served hot or cold. My tummy has been bad so I've been drinking it frequently today. Good luck on making healthier choices.

LifeInProgress · Dec 16, 2016, 08:14 AM

Tea of various sorts, or ginger ale is what I would try. As ElsaMars says you can sweeten tea very little or not at all and not get a lot of calories if you don't want them.

Shazerac · Dec 16, 2016, 09:11 AM

Have you tried sipping some type of clear soup like chicken broth. Sometimes I can keep that down when my stomach is acting up. Mountain Dew has tons of caffeine in it. That's probable not good for you to drink right now.

Ocean Swimmer · Dec 16, 2016, 09:37 AM

How about cream soups? Like cream of mushroom. Can soothe stomach.

Victoria'smom · Dec 16, 2016, 11:15 AM

I haven't tried broths or soups yet. This morning the nausea isn't that bad yet but I'll have soup for lunch.

usehername · Dec 16, 2016, 08:11 PM

I use that weird stuff that comes in the little plastic bottles to flavor my water because we live in a dump house in the boonies and the water tastes like $hit, but on Depakote, I need over a gallon a day. But you probably would be better off with the pedialyte...