KatyKat Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 One of my parents has diabetes, so does my grandfather, and I think (not 100% sure) I remember reading somewhere that anti psychotics can causes diabetes. I'm really worrying about getting diabetes now. Is it true? Should I tell my pdoc? He never asked if I had a history of diabetes. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malachite Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Yes, tell your pdoc of your family history. I got diabetes from Abilify and had a strong family history as well. Any good pdoc will monitor your sugar every 3-6 months to see if you are developing diabetes. I personally chose to go off all AAPs, but the benefit might outweigh the risk for you. I hope you have a good pdoc with whom you can talk about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaBanana Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 All AAP's can cause a raise in blood sugar. It is a category wide side effect, that being said, it does NOT happen to everyone that takes one. It is a concern that you should bring up with your doctor so he/she can monitor the situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifluous Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) there are two types of diabetes and only one, so far as i know, is indicated as a potential side effect of antipsychotics. i don't know the exact relationship between diabetes insipidus (the related one) and diabetes mellitus (the one that...maybe as a side effect of weight gain and being more sedentary from fatigue...could be considered more secondarily related). i am replying mostly though to say that, yes, i think you should tell your prescribing physician as having all info on you is better than having partial info on a family history. best to you EDIT: this article talks about developing diabetes insipidus as a result of antipsychotics in combination with lithium but not on lithium alone: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3219521/ i'm sure there's tons of stuff to be found online but distinguishing between the insipidus and mellitus is important. there are folks on here who have one or the other and hopefully will weigh in. Edited February 11, 2014 by mellifluous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confused Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 aap's are associated iwth metabolic syndrome: weight gain, high blood sugar, high cholesterol. Yes, I would tell your pdoc of your family history. It doesn't mean you will get diabetes but they could monitor your glucose or HgbA1C to watch for any early signs. I take abilify, have a family histroy of diabetes and my gdoc tests my fasting glucose every 6 months or yearly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 All AAP's can cause a raise in blood sugar. It is a category wide side effect, that being said, it does NOT happen to everyone that takes one. It is a concern that you should bring up with your doctor so he/she can monitor the situation. I'm pretty sure there's no risk with Geodon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaBanana Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) According to rxlist.com, can be a side effect of Geodon. Other Adverse Reactions Observed During the Premarketing Evaluation of Oral Ziprasidone Metabolic and Nutritional Disorders Infrequent thirst, transaminase increased, peripheral edema, hyperglycemia, creatine phosphokinase increased, alkaline phosphatase increased, hypercholesteremia, dehydration, lactic dehydrogenase increased, albuminuria, hypokalemia Edited February 11, 2014 by AnnaBanana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjimjam Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 there are two types of diabetes and only one, so far as i know, is indicated as a potential side effect of antipsychotics. i don't know the exact relationship between diabetes insipidus (the related one) and diabetes mellitus (the one that...maybe as a side effect of weight gain and being more sedentary from fatigue...could be considered more secondarily related). i am replying mostly though to say that, yes, i think you should tell your prescribing physician as having all info on you is better than having partial info on a family history. best to you EDIT: this article talks about developing diabetes insipidus as a result of antipsychotics in combination with lithium but not on lithium alone: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3219521/ i'm sure there's tons of stuff to be found online but distinguishing between the insipidus and mellitus is important. there are folks on here who have one or the other and hopefully will weigh in. I'm pretty sure AAPs cause diabetes mellitus, and that is what we are talking about here. Diabetes insipidis is more a complication of lithium treatment and is unrelated to d. Mellitus, despite its name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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