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Pitressin is a gastroenterology drug.

Dr. Jeffrey Pollard reviewed this

21 year experience in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Brands

ADH

Generic Drug

Vasopressin

Side Effects

Common

Spinning sensation
Diarrhea
Tremor
Nausea
Vomiting
Stomach cramps
Fever
Headache
Flatulence
Passing gas
Cramping abdominal pain
Rash
Shaking hands or tremor

Serious

Slow heart rate
Angina

Treats

Diabetes insipidus
Condition

Related questions

A 44-year old asked:

I need to know if i should take pitressin (vasopressin)?

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A 36-year old asked:

What does vasopressin do?

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A 42-year old female asked:

any nautral forms of vasopressin you can buy from health shops

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A 37-year old asked:

How is vasopressin transported in the blood?

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A 42-year old asked:

What produces oxytocin and vasopressin?

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A 33-year old asked:

What does an increased ADH (vasopressin) cause?

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A 44-year old asked:

What is the treatment for ADH (vasopressin) overdose?

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A 46-year old asked:

How is adh (vasopressin) transported in the blood?

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A 31-year old asked:

How are arginine and arginine vasopressin different?

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A 39-year old asked:

What can cause vasopressin deficiency?

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A 38-year old asked:

How can adh (vasopressin) be transported in the blood ?

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A 31-year old female asked:

Edema of whole body - weight increase of 5-6lbs, following endurance events (4-7 hours of exercise) - resolves spontaneously vasopressin related?

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A 35-year old asked:

What gland produces oxytocin, vasopressin ADH (vasopressin)?

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A 34-year old asked:

What's the difference between vasopressin vs desmopressin?

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A 39-year old asked:

How does adh (vasopressin) stimulate water reabsorption in the kidney?

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A 38-year old asked:

Would secretion of adh (vasopressin) be a normal response to hypotension?

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A 32-year old male asked:

What tests can be done to diagnose diabetes INSIPIDUS? Just vasopressin?

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 29-year old asked:

What is the relationship between adh (vasopressin) and aqp2 in urinary system?

1 doctor answer • 7 doctors weighed in

A 39-year old asked:

Why is there a hypersecretion of adh (vasopressin) with children with meningitis?

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A 43-year old asked:

Oxytocin and vasopressin are both hormones, right, but what do they do?

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A 32-year old asked:

How would too much adh (vasopressin) production increase blood pressure?

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A 62-year old female asked:

When tumors secrete high levels of vasopressin, what happens to plasma osmolarity, urine osmolarity and urine volume ?

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A 38-year old female asked:

Rephrased question: Two random lumps were biopsied. Both contained ADH (vasopressin). Shouldn't other lumps be tested. How can one be sure DCIS isn't lurking?

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A 42-year old asked:

Does any body know of roles of the anti-diuretic hormone,' vasopressin'?

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A 44-year old asked:

Does any body know of any uses of the anti-diuretic hormone,' vasopressin'?

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A 38-year old female asked:

In a biopsy report for atypical ductal hyperplasia, are benign margins the same as clear margins. Or does it mean more ADH (vasopressin)

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 40-year old asked:

What happens to osmolarity in a patient with a lung tumor that secretes vasopressin (adh)?

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A 22-year old male asked:

If someone had low angiotensin ii, low aldosterone and low vasopressin. Took florinef (fludrocortisone) would it retain water even though low vasopressin?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 36-year old asked:

A deficiency in the release of vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone) by the posterior pituitary gland. Why?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 34-year old female asked:

Why does excess ADH (vasopressin) get released from the pituitary gland in the hypothalamus when you have lung cancer?

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