Does taking Metformin HCL have an affect on Depression?!
Question:
Does taking Metformin HCL have an affect on Depression?
I have been suffering with depression / low self esteem for a few years now. Recently I found my dad also has depression and has a prescription for it. Today I took one of the pills I thought were his depression pills but turned out to be Metformin HCL which is used to treat high blood sugar and those with diabetes, which my father also has.
After I took the pill I felt amazing and not depressed the entire day without yet knowing the pill wasn't for depression.
Was it the placebo affect that made me so happy from taking one of these diabetes pills or is it actually used as a drug for this purpose?
Answers:
I did a little research on this subject and was unable to find a connection between depression and Metformin and HCL. However considering your father takes this for diabetes it is possible that you to carry the genetic traits that can result in diabetes. Whatever the reason is whenever your body chemistry is off which includes insulin production it can make you feel very tired and depressed. It is also possible that you had an expectation that you would feel better therefore you did. It's amazing what you can do for your own body when you stop stressing over all that goes on in life. My suggestion would get a complete physical and talk with your physician about how insilin productions can affect how you feel.