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Carla H. Ginsburg, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston. Constipation can be a side effect of some common drugs used to treat high blood pressure, such as calcium channel blockers and diuretics. Diuretics, for instance, lower blood pressure by increasing urine output, which flushes water from your system. However, water is needed to keep stools soft and get them out of the body.
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Although stretch injuries during childbirth can sometimes cause nerve damage that leads to constipation, this is less common. Diabetes can cause nerve damage that can affect a person's ability to digest food, says Dr. Most people with advanced diabetes know they have it.
Still, it's reasonable to do a blood sugar test on someone who is regularly constipated, says Dr. Page last reviewed: 4 November Next review due: 4 November Home Mental health Talking therapies, medicine and psychiatry Medicines and psychiatry Antidepressants Back to Antidepressants.
Side effects - Antidepressants. SSRIs and SNRIs Common side effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors SSRIs and serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors SNRIs can include: feeling agitated, shaky or anxious feeling and being sick indigestion and stomach aches diarrhoea or constipation loss of appetite dizziness not sleeping well insomnia , or feeling very sleepy headaches loss of libido reduced sex drive difficulties achieving orgasm during sex or masturbation difficulties obtaining or maintaining an erection erectile dysfunction These side effects should improve within a few weeks, although some can occasionally persist.
Tricyclic antidepressants TCAs Common side effects of TCAs can include: dry mouth slight blurring of vision constipation problems passing urine drowsiness dizziness weight gain excessive sweating especially at night heart rhythm problems arrhythmia , such as noticeable palpitations or a fast heartbeat tachycardia The side effects should ease after a couple of weeks as your body begins to get used to the medicine.
Symptoms of serotonin syndrome can include: confusion agitation muscle twitching sweating shivering diarrhoea If you experience these symptoms, you should stop taking the medicine and get immediate advice from your GP or specialist. Symptoms of severe serotonin syndrome include: seizures fits irregular heartbeat arrhythmia unconsciousness If you experience symptoms of severe serotonin syndrome, get emergency medical help immediately by dialling to ask for an ambulance.
Hyponatraemia Elderly people who take antidepressants, particularly those who take SSRIs, may experience a severe fall in sodium salt levels, known as hyponatraemia. Mild hyponatraemia can cause symptoms similar to depression or side effects of antidepressants, such as: feeling sick headache muscle pain reduced appetite confusion More severe hyponatraemia can cause: feeling listless and tired disorientation agitation psychosis seizures fits The most serious cases of hyponatraemia can cause you to stop breathing or enter a coma.
If you suspect severe hyponatraemia, call and ask for an ambulance. Diabetes Long-term use of SSRIs and TCAs has been linked to an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes , although it's not clear if the use of these antidepressants directly causes diabetes to develop. Suicidal thoughts In rare cases, some people experience suicidal thoughts and a desire to self-harm when they first take antidepressants.
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