Posted by Sad Panda on June 2, 2004, at 14:08:11
In reply to EFFEXOR INCREASING SUGAR LEVELS IN DIABETICS, posted by RUDE on June 2, 2004, at 11:03:18
> I quit Effexor cold turkey five days ago, and have have been going through all of the awful symptoms many of you have described.
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> My question is: Has anyone with Diabetess also been on Effexor and found that this horrible medication has effected their blood sugar levels drastically by increasing thier readings?
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> Normal blood sugar levels are between 4.2 and 6.1. With pills only, I have been able to keep mine between 5 and 8.8, for the past 14 years.
> After being on Serazone for many years, my doctor switched me to Effexor three months ago. Within a week of this change, my blood sugar levels suddenly shot up to 12 to 14 each day after being on Effexor. Any readings over 10 cause long term irreversible damage and multiplies the risk of heart attack, stroke or blindness.
> My doctor disagrees that Effexor could have caused this and simpely feels that I have become immune to my diabetic medications and he wants to put me on insulin needles next week.
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> I am shocked that the docotors don't warn people about the potentional and very serious risks and side effects in using Effexor and how tramatic it is to stop usining it.
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> I consulted a second doctor who agreed becoming immune to all my medications in a week is difficult to believe. He said the blood sugar levels would have increased slowly over a period of time and not went from gooo to very bad in a one week period, the same week that I was switched to Effexor.
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> I did a lot of reasearch and found that Effexor causes blood sugar levels to be low or high and can even cause non-diabetic people to become diabetics.
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> I found the timing of the change in my blood readings and starting Effexor was too close to ignore. I am suffering with the withdraw of Effexor effects and my blood sugar level hit an all time high of 20.2 this morning.
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> Has anyone with diabetees experienced this with using Effexor? I am hoping for a reduction in my sugar levels since quitting Errexor, and that this occurs in time before being put on the insulin needle twice a day starting early next week.
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> Thanks in advance for any information you may have!
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>Drugs that increase norepinephrine levels increase blood sugar levels and blood pressure as a side effect, this can be a transient or permanent side effect. Are you taking metformin?
Cheers,
Panda.
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