T50: Poisoning by diuretics and other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances

T50.2: Poisoning: Carbonic-anhydrase inhibitors, benzothiadiazides and other diuretics

Diuretics are medicines. They are particularly used to excrete more water.

A drug can cause poisoning if, for example, too much of it is taken. The drug may also be administered or taken by mistake.

Poisoning through this kind of drug can cause various symptoms.

If a person loses too much water and minerals from the blood, the body becomes dehydrated. They can then get circulatory problems such as dizziness or a feeling of weakness. There is also a higher risk of the blood clumping within the blood vessels and blocking them. If minerals in the blood change, this may cause symptoms like nausea, muscle weakness or cardiac arrhythmia.