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Re: Tricyclics and hypoglycemia » tomatosoup

Posted by Beliala on January 31, 2002, at 17:30:56

In reply to Re: Caffeine or Insulin Effect?, posted by tomatosoup on January 31, 2002, at 0:48:18

> I have been crying every day. The doc says that the med could not be causing it. I figured it out today at 30mg. what I have been feeling. Total hypoglycemia. My blood sugar is dropping way down. I am craving sugar(which I usually don't eat because of hypoglycemia) but my response to even a little is awful. shaky, tearful, sweaty, then I crash. Again the doc said that it couldn't be the desipramine and I should watch what I eat. Has anyone heard of hypoglycemia from TCA's???

I'm curious about that myself. I recently got back on clomipramine and had a routine blood workup last week. These things are always normal no matter how crappy I feel, so I was kinda surprised when my doc's secretary phoned to tell me my blood sugar was low and I needed to eat more protein (to keep it level). I'd had a reasonably hearty breakfast two hours before so I guess this is reactive hypoglycemia. I do feel shakier/spacier than normal when I go a few hours without eating, so I guess there's a connection there. In my case eating too many carbs just makes me sleepy in the short-term though, a problem I remember having the last time I was on clomipramine (though that might be because clomipramine makes me pretty sedated to begin with). I wonder how tricyclics could affect blood sugar control? Seems all these meds do a LOT more than just affect brain chemistry.


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