Symptoms of dehydration?

i think i am my hands and feet stay cold all the time my mouth is dry every morning I'm usually a water drinker. How bad can dehydration get im cold right now even with the heat on.

Symptoms of early or mild dehydration include:

* flushed face
* extreme thirst, more than normal or unable to drink
* dry, warm skin
* cannot pass urine or reduced amounts, dark, yellow
* dizziness made worse when you are standing
* weakness
* cramping in the arms and legs
* crying with few or no tears
* sleepy or irritable
* unwell
* headaches
* dry mouth, dry tongue; with thick saliva.


Symptoms of moderate to severe dehydration include:

* low blood pressure
* fainting
* severe muscle contractions in the arms, legs, stomach, and back
* convulsions
* a bloated stomach
* heart failure
* sunken fontanelle - (in infants)
* sunken dry eyes, with few or no tears
* skin loses its firmness and looks wrinkled
* lack of elasticity of the skin (when a bit of skin lifted up stays folded and takes a long time to go back to its normal position)
* rapid and deep breathing - faster than normal
* fast, weak pulse

Dry mouth, thirsty, loss of apetite, dry skin. I've never heard of cold being a syptom

hm...being cold doesnt mean you're dehydrated. dry mouth is normal although it can suggest dehydration.
do you feel lethargic/tired these days? do you have dry skin? if yes...then you might actually have low thyroid levels. depending on how old you are and what gender, this could be a problem that you'd want to get fixed or it could just be an annoyance to live with.

this doesn't means that u are dehydrated i think u should get Ur thyroid profile done if u feel always fatigued,disturbed bowel movement,depression along with felling cold.otherwise every thing is normal.dont worry sleep happily

Have a Thyroid Function test. (T3,T4 TSH tests) ..It maybe metabolic. Better yet, consult your doctor about it.

As for dehydration, the symptoms are

increased thirst
a dry mouth and tongue
decreased urine output
3 to 9 percent weight loss
normal to increased heart rate and pulses, normal to fast breathing, and cool extremities
capillary refill greater than 2 seconds
recoil on skin turgor test in less than 2 seconds
slightly sunken eyes (and/or fontanel in a baby)

when a person is dehydrated, that person simply feels so weak due to lack of water in the system. it will come to a point when a person just finds it dificult to stand up and walk, the knees are wobbly and eventually collapses. If not checked immediately, the person may dies. Dehydration is not something to take lightly. If you think you are dehydrated, REHYDRATE by drinking lots of water. It would be good to add a little sugar and a little salt to the water you drink. or go guzzle gatorade...