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Ritalin & prozac with hypoglycemia
Question:
It’s possible that I have hypoglycemia or diabetes but I’ve also been diagnosed ADD. I recently started going to a psychiatrist who prescribed me Ritalin (20 mg SR) and prozac (10mg) but I swear it makes my hypoglycemia and/or diabetes symptoms much worse. I tried to explain my concerns and plan to get tested again (the fasting blood test didn’t indicate hypo/diabetes but I can’t ignore the symptoms). I’ve only taken the prozac for 2 days and I think I’m going to stop both meds until I know for sure. Does anyone know if diabetics or hypoglycemics aren’t supposed to take Ritalin and/or prozac? I don’t want to have any more hunger fits and lightheadedness and I think these meds are making it
Response:
Well, I have problems with sugar and I HATED Prozac, made me nauseous and anxious, and I gained 20 lbs. on it. (you are supposed to lose weight) don’t know… I will say one thing, the symptoms could also just be the way your body responds to stress, rather than any medical condition like diabetes and/or hypoglycemia. And when your antidepressant kicks in, you might find alot of symptoms go away, because you are calmer. I found that on Effexor and Prozac, alot of symptoms went away. So try it for at least the number of weeks it takes to kick in. If you don’t like it, you can always try something else. And look into the possibility of Candida. Jennifer Snow Wolff – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – It’s possible that I have hypoglycemia or diabetes but I’ve also been diagnosed ADD. I recently started going to a psychiatrist who prescribed me Ritalin (20 mg SR) and prozac (10mg) but I swear it makes my hypoglycemia and/or diabetes symptoms much worse. I tried to explain my concerns and plan to get tested again (the fasting blood test didn’t indicate hypo/diabetes but I can’t ignore the symptoms). I’ve only taken the prozac for 2 days and I think I’m going to stop both meds until I know for sure. Does anyone know if diabetics or hypoglycemics aren’t supposed to take Ritalin and/or prozac? I don’t want to have any more hunger fits and lightheadedness and I think these meds are making it