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Adipsia, also known as hypodipsia, is a symptom of inappropriately decreased or absent feelings of thirst.
In humans, the thirst center is located in the anterior hypothalamus.
The primary physiological stimuli for thirst are hypertonicity (osmotic)
and hypovolemia.
Osmoreceptors in the anterior wall of the third ventricle, near the
organum vasculosum mediate the osmotic regulation of thirst, near to or
even common to the osmoreceptors that regulate secretion of aqueous
vasopressin (AVP). This stimulus is known as osmotic thirst.
Hypovolemia and hypotension may also stimulate thirst through the
activation of low-pressure (venous) and high-pressure (arterial)
vascular stretch receptors (hypovolemic thirst). Impulses from these
receptors are transmitted by the vagus and the glossopharyngeal nerves
to the medulla and from there to the hypothalamus.
Modern medicine does not even consider this a symtoms unless it presents with some electrolyte imbalances or with some organic leisons in body.
But with homoeopathy we can answer this with our drugs even when there is no other organic pathologies are present in body. Here are some important medicines to think of in adipsia (if no other symptoms are present , if other disturbance in health are present then those symptoms must be included to find a more suitable remedy).
Apis mellifica
Thirstlessness in cerebro-spinal meningitis, ovarian dropsy, ascites and pregnancy. No thirst with heat; mouth dry.
Arsenicum album
Absence of thirst, or thirst not very marked; no thirst during chilliness.
Belladonna
Absence of thirst; slight thirst, notwithstanding the general heat; no desire for drinks; aversion to all fluids, so that she behaves frightfully at the sight of them.
Ferrum aceticum
Complete absence of thirst; loathing sour things.
Lycopodium clavatum
Neither appetite nor thirst; nausea after drinking, with dizziness; pharynx feels contracted, so that nothing could be swallowed, from warm drinks.
Pulsatilla pratensis
Thirst rare; when thirsty drinks often, but little at a time; it provokes inclination to vomit. Thirstlessness, with slimy or dry tongue.
Sarsaparilla officinalis
Neither appetite nor thirst, the thought of food is disgusting.
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