• 1. Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Psychiatry, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400000, P. R. China;
  • 3. Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, P. R. China;
  • 4. Department of Endocrinology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
SUNXue-li, Email: sunxueli58@163.com
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Objective To explore the association between paroxetine (Seroxat) and level of blood sugar and endocrine hormones in pre-diabetes patients with anxiety and depression. Methods Fifty-four pre-diabetes patients with anxiety and depression diagnosed from January 2010 to December 2012 were recruited. The self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and self-rating depression scale (SDS) were used to assess depression and anxiety. All the patients were treated by paroxetine. The glucose tolerance test (OGTT), ACTH and cortisol were tested in patients at baseline and within 24 weeks. Results After 24 weeks' treatment, the level of anxiety and depression as well as the OGTT 0.5 h (0.5 h PG), OGTT 1 h (1 h PG), OGTT 2 h (2 h PG), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol were significantly decreased (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The glycated HbA1c had a positive correlation with adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol (F). Before and after treatment, the reduced rate of ACTH and reduced rate of cortisol respectively exhibited a positive correlation with the reduced rate of HbA1c, reduced rate of SAS and reduced rate of SDS. Conclusion Anti-anxiety depression treatment can lower blood sugar level in pre-diabetes patients with anxiety and depression significantly, which may be related to the activity of HPA axis.

Citation: FUXiao-qian, DONGZai-quan, LIXi-rong, ZHANGLan, TANGLei, ZHANGXu, ZHANGYao-yin, JIANGFu-gui, LIJia-qi, YUYe-rong, SUNXue-li. The Influence of Paroxetine on Blood Sugar and Endocrine of Pre-diabetes Patients Associated with Anxiety and Depression. West China Medical Journal, 2014, 29(4): 669-671. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.20140202 Copy

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