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Fluoxetine-Induced Recurrent Hypoglycemia


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1 IQRAA International Hospital and Research Centre, Calicut - 673009, Kerala, India
     

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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) are known to affect glucose metabolism and can cause hypoglycaemia in diabetic patients. There are two reports of SSRI-induced hypoglycaemia in non diabetic elderly females. We report fluoxetine induced recurrent hypoglycaemia in a non diabetic middle aged female with obsessive compulsive disorder, which has hitherto not been reported.

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Adverse Drug Reactions, Fluoxetine, Hypoglycaemia.
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Authors

N. A. Uvais
IQRAA International Hospital and Research Centre, Calicut - 673009, Kerala, India

Abstract


Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) are known to affect glucose metabolism and can cause hypoglycaemia in diabetic patients. There are two reports of SSRI-induced hypoglycaemia in non diabetic elderly females. We report fluoxetine induced recurrent hypoglycaemia in a non diabetic middle aged female with obsessive compulsive disorder, which has hitherto not been reported.

Keywords


Adverse Drug Reactions, Fluoxetine, Hypoglycaemia.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22506/ti%2F2015%2Fv22%2Fi3%2F137640