Drug-induced Hypoglycemia?

[Jamshyd]

Ok, as bursqe as the title may sound, bear with me!

In the past 2 years I have had about 7 or 8 hypoglycemic "attacks". They are all consistent in symptoms:
- shaking extremities
- headache and lightheadedness
- unstoppable urge to urinate
- "electric" feeling in the kidneys and bladder
- Extreme panic
- Auditory halucinations

All the above can be cured by chewing on 2-3 sugar cubes.

I've been trying to eliminate all inconsistencies and I am finding that the criteria seems to be:
- Have taken opiates (even in medicinal doses) for at lest 5 days
- Have taken antihistamines (medically) for at least 5 days
- Drank alcohol within 24 hours
- Have taken Ketamine minues before the "attack"

BUT

- Ketamine and Alcohol have been taken before within a 24-hour period with no problem
- Same with opiates and alcohol
- same with opiates and antihistamines
- Same with K and opiates (But NOT habitually)

I'm sorry if this is confusing, I am actually thinking out loud.

Please tell me what you think thus far, and maybe I'll give more input.

I recall reading that taking opiates habitually could induce hypoglycemia.

 

[Kretel]

I had hypoglycemia several times after heavy drinking all night, every time I felt better after drinking a glas of water with lots of sugar in it.

I although would like to read theories 'bout it.

 

[kidamnesiac]

i have no idea if this will help, but are you getting enough calcium? taking lots of amines, and alcohol, can really mess with your metal levels. I always take a 500mg supplement of calcium right as im going to do K, it helps with the comedown and makes my bones not hurt later.

eating more complex carbs couldnt hurt though

 

[nofx1422]

Im type 1 diabetic. Every time I take mescaline, which has been around 10 times, my bloodsugar drops without fail around the 2-3 hour mark. It can be very unnerving as the mescaline kicks in

 

[LuxEtVeritas]

anything that increases catecholaimes can cause this

 

[panic in paradise]

I dont know about the OD's but alcohol is bad very bad for us hypoglycemics, I drank a pint of beer a few weeks ago after not eating for several hours(another bad idea) 20 minutes after drinking it I checked my glucose and it was at 43. I was rambling and laughing felt just fine, but I was running on insulin and my adrenochrome was probably on its way up . so you may feel fine after a couple of beers, but thats the insulin talking.

Eating a couple of sugar cubes will stop the symptoms, BUT you will spike and then crash harder then before, bad bad BAD.

 

[Jamshyd]

^ Wow, I must say I'm shocked at the consistency of the replies.

It is very likely that many of my problems were then diabetic, not nervous as I had thought before. It is not out of question, since my mothr is hypoglycemic. I admit I do not know much about diabetes...

PiP, what do you suggest a better alternative? The Merck manual suggests dextrose, I know this is a sugar, is it possible to get it pure from a pharmacy without prescription?

In any case, I think I'll get this medically checked... unfortunately I'm in a foreign country now and I don't know if such checks are covered under my travel insurance...

EDIT: F&B mentioned he had a seizure on K + Amitryptylin I believe. Is it possible that this seizure was due to hypoglycemia rather than a direct interaction?

 

[Ham-milton]

yeah, dextrose is pretty avalable. I used to get it in bulk for homebrewing. I'm sure you can get it that way.

 

[panic in paradise]

what do you suggest a better alternative? The Merck manual suggests dextrose, I know this is a sugar, is it possible to get it pure from a pharmacy without prescription?

avoid simple sugars and carbs, enriched white or wheat bread, white bread all together.

chromiun picolinate helps me tremendously by sustaining blood sugar levels, as a hypoglycemic you burn through Zinc and B vitamins fast, besides a multivitamin I take, or rather eat bee pollen which is FULL vitamins and amino acids.