Has anyone heard of Strattera causing hypoglycemia? I have a 12 year old child who developed hypoglycemia after taking Strattera. Could the drug have caused it. 2 years later and he still has hypoglycemia without diabetes.You might get more response posting this in the medication section of this board.
What type of hypoglycimia is your son diagnosed with? Is it reactive hypglycemia?
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/reactive-hypoglycemia/AN009 34
I am not sure why you expect diabetes because of hypoglycemia. At any rate, it is best to discuss all of this with your doctor. Low blood sugar can cause symptoms that mimic ADHD and complicate treatment.
vickie39013.4684837963well im 16 and im on concerta 54mg. as far as i remember, i developed HYPOglycemia some odd years ago. When i had one of those episodes my dad then decided to tell me that it ran on his side of the family and that my other sisters had it as well. I have been doing some reading lately and i think its just part of how adhd works and having it seems to increase chances of developing it. i also feel a big part of it has to do with the medicines because when i was once on adderal my appetite was kinda low. some other will agree that takin the meds give this dilema "im soo hungry but i DONT feel like FORCING MYSELF to get up and eat something!" i'll be super hungry for a few hours before i get up and go eat something. or its like your hungry but not in the mood to eat. that in itself could be causing the drop of blood sugar and then to the events of hypoglycemiaYep, reactive hypoglycemia...diabetes is not part of this equation....it's just that when I have discussed hypoglycemia people always assume it is from being diabetic, so I was just clarifying.Thanks for the link to mayowmimom wrote:
"diabetes is not part of this equation....it's just that when I have discussed hypoglycemia people always assume it is from being diabetic, so I was just clarifying."
I understand now. Thanks for the clarrification.
Hypoglycemia runs in my family as well (me, my mom and sister). I can see where lack of appitite due to meds can cause a person to wait too long between eating and then have symptoms. I have been watching this in my youngest.
vickie39015.6492592593in all the meds i've taken for adhd from ridalin, to strattera, and even concerta, thats how its always been. i dont get it as much because i try to eat SOMETHING at least during the school day, whether it be breakfast or just a bit of orange juice or 2 bites from lunch. just so that i can have something in my systemHi Courtney, Maybe this is a good suggestion for you. I make sure that my son has four 80 calorie snack size Zone Bars (check in your grocery store energy bar section) in his pocket every morning when he leaves for school. He eats one or two between breakfast (he always has eggs & whole wheat toast & milk or a 3-cheese hot pocket and milk)and lunch (always pbj sandwich and cheese and yougart) and then one at 2:00 and one at 4:00 and then he has dinner at 6:00. At 8:00 he has a balanced snack of cheese and crackers or cheese and fruit. If you only drink juice or take a high sugar food, you end up putting yourself into a bad cycle of spiking and crashing. Try the Zone Bar trick and it will help you concentrate better in school.Hi Vickie, That's exactly how this whole thing started for my son, but now it is still bad even after he has stopped the meds and after he has gained the 20 lbs that his doc said should have taken care of the problem. My 11yr.old son is also hypoglycemic and if he does not eat he gets migranes and stomach pains next comes the vommiting and usually will get very mean-spirited which we have learned by trial and error, "We need to feed". We also have to deal with his food allergies such as RED DYES#40 turns him from Angelman to the Devil himself!! 
Sooo...when he has these allergy reactions, good o'l Benydryl Clear type no added dyes,calms him down brings him back to us! He was diagnosed for Hypoglycemia at age 3 before we knew of his ADHD.
