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title: Can an antidepressant used for PMDD cause dangerously low blood sugar?
description: One woman without diabetes who took sertraline had multiple episodes of low blood sugar that stopped when she stopped the drug.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/hypoglycemic-episodes-in-a-case-of-prementrual-dysphoric-disorder-on-sertraline-2015/
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Case report, 2015

# Can an antidepressant used for PMDD cause dangerously low blood sugar?

One woman without diabetes who took sertraline had multiple episodes of low blood sugar that stopped when she stopped the drug.

 Early or limited evidence

33-year-old woman with PMDD and no history of blood sugar problems

## What they did

Case report of a 33-year-old woman without diabetes and with no history of blood sugar problems who was taking sertraline, an antidepressant used for PMDD. She experienced episodes of low blood sugar.

## What they found

She had multiple episodes of low blood sugar that resolved when she stopped taking sertraline.

## What it means for you

Sertraline might lower blood sugar in some people, even those without diabetes. Women taking this drug should be aware this could happen. But this is only one case.

33

patient's age

## About the study

Original title Hypoglycemic episodes in a case of Prementrual Dysphoric Disorder on sertraline Authors Santra Dhali R, Banerjee P, Munshi S et al. Journal Indian journal of pharmacology Year 2015 Study design Case report What was tested Sertraline Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.165193](https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.165193)

## Topics

[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[SSRIs and antidepressants](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-ssri/)

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