Depression is a severe and often debilitating condition that affects millions of individuals nationwide. However, now depressed patients must also watch for a new risk of developing type 2 diabetes on top of their current condition. Recently, a study published in the Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice from the University of Alberta found that depressed patients have a 30 percent increased risk of also developing type 2 diabetes as well.Lauren Brown, the lead author of the study, researched the history of 2,400 individuals who had been diagnosed with depression. According to Brown, patients taking both selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) are at the most risk for developing type 2 diabetes.While the study needs further research to better understand the relationship between antidepressants and developing type 2 diabetes, it is important that patients of depression as well as diabetes receive educational information on both conditions and the link to better assess and treat their potential illnesses, according to the study.What are TCAs and SSRIs?Tricyclic antidepressants are used to treat abnormalities involving neurotransmitters serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine, according to the Mayo Clinic. The TCAs “inhibit the reabsorption of serotonin and norepinephrin” and block certain cell receptors. TCAs were […]

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