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Please tell me can effexor (venlafaxine) cause diabetes?

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Unlikely: anti-psychotics more likely to do so- mainly as they increase appetite, then weight anti-depressants as effexor (venlafaxine) much less likely to do that

Dr Maes and another doctor agreed

Answered 2/4/2017

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