serotonin syndrome?
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – This is what I found, hope it is useful to you. Serotonin syndrome causes a variety of symptoms including hallucinations, confusion, fluctuating blood pressure, seizures, high temperatures, stiffness, and irregular heart beats. People taking SSRIs develop serotonin syndrome when they also take illegal drugs such as LSD, cocaine, or "ecstasy" (MDMA); or prescription drugs such as imipramine (Tofranil) and Demerol — a commonly prescribed pain medication. The adverse drug interactions appears to be most severe (resulting in death) when SSRIs are combined with monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) antidepressants such as Nardil. "Because the number of prescriptions being written for SSRIs is rising rapidly, emergency physicians are going to see the serotonin syndrome a lot more frequently," says Martin. "We want people, especially the elderly who are likely to be taking a variety of medications, to be aware that something as subtle as increased confusion, unusual behavior, or agitation may be the first sign of serotonin syndrome. So it’s important that your doctor know what drugs you take." -Mental Health Net — For more information about this service, send e-mail to:
My doc said I had developed serotonin syndrome after increasing my Zoloft from 50mg/day to 100mg/day. I had Parkinson-like symptoms – tremors, confusion, felt like I just wanted to jump out of my skin. He also had me on Halcion for insomnia. Wonder if that caused a bad reaction?
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Could someone tell me what this is? I saw it mentioned in another post. Thanks!
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Just a guess- a compilation of the side effects common to Zolloft, prozac users- in my case a don’t care, lets sleep some more feeling, together with a disinclination to eat vegetables, fruits, or beans. Toci – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Could someone tell me what this is? I saw it mentioned in another post. Thanks!
