Comments on: How can meds for panic disorder be any different than diabetic meds, and people are going to jail for dui’s?

By: Lynn Bodoni

Lynn Bodoni — Fri, 07 May 2010 14:51:59 +0000

Drugs for panic disorder will cause problems with your thinking and your reaction time.

I’m an insulin dependent diabetic. If I DON’T take my insulin, my blood sugar will be too high, and that will cause me to have slow reaction times, plus I can’t think very well. If my blood sugar gets too high, I might even fall into a coma. If my blood sugar is too low, I will lose my vision (I will start seeing a circle of black around each eye, which starts closing in), and I will be very light headed, and again I might lapse into a coma if a low blood sugar is untreated.

Basically, if a diabetic has a blood sugar reading that’s not too high or too low, then s/he can function normally (assuming that s/he doesn’t have any other problems). Insulin and antidiabetic medicines will make a diabetic MORE capable of operating a motor vehicle, if used properly. If a diabetic takes too much or not enough insulin or antidiabetic meds, then yes, it will impair his/her ability to operate a motor vehicle. Diabetics learn how to adjust their medications, food intake, and exercise in order to strike the proper balance, and a diabetic with a blood sugar reading in the correct range will not be impaired. Anti-anxiety meds, on the other hand, will cause alterations in the brain chemistry that are not compatible with operating a motor vehicle.
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By: micksmixxx

micksmixxx — Fri, 07 May 2010 14:01:59 +0000

I don’t know if you’re aware, but the information offered by unusual cow is totally erroneous. Both Metformin and insulin do lower blood sugar levels which DOES affect cognitive abilities.

I’m sure that if you do your research you’ll find that diabetics who are affected by the medications that they take DO get DUI when their abilities are affected.

It’s the person’s own responsibility to ensure that they are not being affected by any medication that they may be taking.
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By: unusual cow

unusual cow — Fri, 07 May 2010 13:24:59 +0000

The most common drug to treat diabetes (metformin) does not impair cognitive skills, nor does insulin. Some tranquilizers, however, can impair your cognitive skills, rendering you unfit to operate machinery. Really, if you take any drug that alters the way your brain works, then you should not be on the road. Diabetes has nothing to do with the brain.
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