Posted by Teri on August 17, 2001, at 8:56:54
In reply to Re: How serious is serotonin syndrome » PaulB, posted by Elizabeth on August 17, 2001, at 3:48:17
hi. Back in the early 70's I took too many amphetemines and had all of the symptoms of serotonin syndrome. They just didn't call it that back then. I was trembling all over, teeth chattering, shivering, heart rate up. It was really scary. I think because of that experience I can't handle SSRI meds. I took Zoloft and Trazadone at night for sleep and the combination created the Serotonin Syndrome again. It came on while I was at work. Not fun! I had to take a month off to recover, go cold turkey from the antidepressants and take Xanax 3x day. I just recently tried Effexor XR and the reaction was similar to what had happend in the past. I'm weaning off of it and taking Klonopin to take the edge off the effects of Effexor plus the withdrawal. I'm taking 10mg of Celexa to help with the withdrawals also, but am scared to take more of it because of the serotonin thing. I think what I did in my past rewired my brain to where I'm just too sensitive to it. I looked up drug interactions on this site that is by Dr. Koops and sure enough, it said that the combo of Trazadone and Zoloft is severe for Serotonin Syndrome. Wish my doctor would have know that. Teri
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