Can any one give advice about citalopram and diabetes?!
Question: Can any one give advice about citalopram and diabetes.?
has anyone been on this drug that is diabetic, my son was given it on friday and has been sick ever since, his blood sugars keep dropping and are all over the place because of it, hes taken hypos in the middle of the night, something that hes normally ok with, he works in the building industry and he hasn't been good at work either, he doesn't want to tell his work hes on anti depressants and that's the reason his blood sugars are all over the place, has any one else had this problem, how long before the sick feeling gos away.Health Question & Answer
Answers:
Hi, I'm sorry to hear about your son's problems. I have taken prozac, paxil and zoloft. All of these are very similar to citalopram (celexa).
I did find one small mention online that celexa can lower blood sugar for diabetics. I pasted that info below in case you want to show it to your son's doctor. This change in blood pressure is very rare, but it does happen.
I suggest that you contact the doctor immediately! The MD will probably tell your son to stop the celexa, although a person usually tapers off the med slowly. However, your son just started the med probably on a small dose, so stopping the med should be fairly simple.
Second, at this time, your son doesn't have to tell his co-workers about being on an anti-depressant. All he really has to say is that his diabetes is temporarily worse than usual and he may need to take a few days off from work.
One last point. WIth celexa and similar meds, many times a person gets the bad side effects right in the beginning. Then these side effects soon go away. It usually takes about 3-4 weeks before the positive effects of celexa start to be felt.
In any case, contact the doctor as soon as you can.Health Question & Answer
I did find one small mention online that celexa can lower blood sugar for diabetics. I pasted that info below in case you want to show it to your son's doctor. This change in blood pressure is very rare, but it does happen.
I suggest that you contact the doctor immediately! The MD will probably tell your son to stop the celexa, although a person usually tapers off the med slowly. However, your son just started the med probably on a small dose, so stopping the med should be fairly simple.
Second, at this time, your son doesn't have to tell his co-workers about being on an anti-depressant. All he really has to say is that his diabetes is temporarily worse than usual and he may need to take a few days off from work.
One last point. WIth celexa and similar meds, many times a person gets the bad side effects right in the beginning. Then these side effects soon go away. It usually takes about 3-4 weeks before the positive effects of celexa start to be felt.
In any case, contact the doctor as soon as you can.Health Question & Answer
Celexa doesn't cause diabetes. It would be a very rare incident if it did.Health Question & Answer