Serotonin syndrome
-occurs when there is an inadequate washout period between taking MAOIs and SSRIs or when MAOIs are combined with meperidine.
Symptoms:
- change in mental state: confusion, agitation
- neuromuscular excitement: muscle rigidity, weakness, sluggish pupils, shivering, tremors, myoclonic jerks, collapse, muscle paralysis
- autonomic abnormalities: hyperthermia, tachycardia, tachypnea, hypersalivation, diaphoresis
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So uh, this is what’s been happening to me today. Fun stuff. ._.
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