Topic Title: hypoglycemia vs. depression
| |  "hypoglycemia vs. depression"
, Mon 4 Aug 11:03
I had been struggling with depression for almost five years now. My first bout of depression came when I was struggling with family issues that I could not escape. Ever since then, I have struggled with depression coming back. I see a counselor regularly and was told that there is a possability of me having a chemical imbalance, so I was put on Prozac. I am now going to the doctors to see if I have hypoglycemia because I have all the symptoms. I had asked before if there was a correlation between depression and hypoglycemia and I was told no. I was so very relieved to find this web-page and read that there are others out there who are suffering from the same things that I am. I honestly have never heard of St. John's Wart, but I am curious. I am still awaiting news form the doctor's to see if I have been diagnised with hypoglycemia.
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| | "Low Blood Sugar => Anxiety" , Sun 5 Oct 11:27
I have not been diagnosed with hypoglycemia, but I do know that if I skip a meal or two, I am likely to get very shaky and then have a panic attack. As to there being no correlation between low blood sugar and mood/depression, thats just wrong. There are scores of articles on medline linking low blood sugar to affective disorders. Most of these articles are related to diabetes, where the blood sugar goes from way high to way low. But there are some articles that deal strictly with hypoglycemia. Of course, there are lots of doctors that still don't believe hypoglycemia is real, or that it is being overdiagnosed to try to explain other problems.
J Behav Med. 1988 Jun;11(3):279-91. The effects of blood sugar level changes on cognitive function, affective state, and somatic symptoms. Taylor LA, Rachman SJ. ("affective state" is a synonym for mood)
Glycaemic dysregulation and relational/affective dysregulation in a patient with diabetes mellitus. Int J Psychoanal. 2000 Apr;81 ( Pt 2):291-305.
Disruptive effects of acute hypoglycemia on speed of cognitive and motor performance. Diabetes Care. 1993 Oct;16(10):1391-3.
The effects of glucose fluctuation on cognitive function and QOL: the functional costs of hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia among adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
Int J Clin Pract Suppl. 2002 Jul;(129):20-6. Review.
Cognitive function and mood after profound nocturnal hypoglycaemia in prepubertal children with conventional insulin treatment for diabetes.
Arch Dis Child. 1999 Aug;81(2):138-42.
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| | "Re(1):hypoglycemia vs. depression" , Thu 28 Aug 12:51
Please tell of your symptoms and the eventual outcome.
Posts: 4 | | Registered: Thu 28 Aug 2003 2:41 |
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