I was taking cymbalta and temezepam each night. I tapered off cymbalta and now my blood sugar is running consistently high. (I'm diabetic) is this to be expected? I am wondering if the temezepam alone is affecting blood sugar levels.
Can temazepam affect blood sugar levels?
Question posted by dobeydo on 2 March 2011
Last updated on 2 March 2011
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LaurieShay
2 March 2011
Hey dobeydo,
I reviewed the side effects and see nothing about temazepam affecting blood sugar levels. I did find when I googled "temazepam and blood sugar levels" the following site that may be of interest to you:
answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080401170603AAz4qTj
It is a personal account of someone who noticed an increase in blood sugar levels the day after taking temazepam.
Cymbalta is commonly prescribed for diabetic peripheral neuropathy pain. I google "cymbalta and blood glucose levels" and found several articles about this topic. One article in particular may be of interest to you:
You may want to check out this article: "Duloxetine Treatment of Neuropathic Pain May Affect Glycemic Control"
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/550196
If you are having a problem with the control of your blood sugar levels, please contact your doctor asap.
Hope this helps and best wishes,
Laurie
Inactive
3 March 2011
I agree with LaurieShay... any trouble with your BS and contact you dr. Im Type II diabetic and I did take Restoril for awhile without if affecting mine but it does not mean it wont with you. Im wondering if anything has changed with your diet, excersise, stress level or other med changes. That is when I feel the changes. These sound like great sites to check out to gain further info... hope things "level" out for you in more ways than one.~
dobeydo
3 March 2011
Thanks for both of your comments. There has been change... increase in stress. I am hopeful to awake tomorrow to a better day. If not better, I will contact my doctor. Thanks again.
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