Does sleep deprivation increase thirst?

Sleep deprivation can indeed increase the need for more fluid than you would typically drink. The lack of sleep causes a toxicity throughout the body and the brain as your system is naturally overworked. read more

And keep in mind that while your body can recover from short periods of sleep deprivation, it's harder to bounce back if the problem is chronic."The more sleep you cut out over the long term, the harder it becomes to properly catch up on every hour you've lost," Dr. Herdegen says. read more

Feeling faint and Increased thirst. WebMD Symptom Checker helps you find the most common medical conditions indicated by the symptoms feeling faint and increased thirst including Dehydration (Children), Sleep deprivation, and Heart rhythm disorder. There are 12 conditions associated with feeling faint and increased thirst. read more