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Re: Help: Lithium and SSRI not mixing » linkadge

Posted by SLS on May 1, 2003, at 9:44:09

In reply to Help: Lithium and SSRI not mixing, posted by linkadge on April 30, 2003, at 14:09:48

Hi Linkadge.

> I am taking Celexa 10mg and Lithium 600mg.
>
> I have tried Lithium 300-1500mg and Celexa 10-20mg
> but whatever I do they just won't mix.
>
> The ground feels like its moving under me. I feel like my body is waving back and forth. Objects look close, then far away, I feel light then heavy. All sorts of crazy stuff.
>
> Does depakote mix better with Lithium ? I don't know why this is a happening, I don't feel in the slightest manic, in fact I feel rather normal, and am angry that I have get these effects.
>


What other effects are you experiencing? There is a remote possibility that your symptoms are due to serotonin syndrome. There are a few anecdotal reports on Medline describing serotonin syndrome developing when adding lithium to an SSRI. The syndrome can look very different for each individual.

Here's a list of symptoms:


1. Serotonin Syndrome


The symptoms of serotonin syndrome include the following:

- Mental status changes
Confusion (51%)
Agitation (34%)
Hypomania (21%)
Anxiety (15%)
Coma (29%)

- Cardiovascular
Sinus tachycardia (36%)
Hypertension (35%)
Hypotension (15%)

- Gastrointestinal
Nausea (23%)
Diarrhea (8%)
Abdominal pain (4%)
Salivation (2%)

- Motor Abnormalities
Myoclonus (58%)
Hyperreflexia (52%)
Muscle rigidity (51%)
Restlessness (48%)
Tremor (43%)
Ataxia/incoordination (40%)
Shivering (26%)
Nystagmus (15%)
Seizures (12%)

- Other
Diaphoresis (45%)
Unreactive pupils (20%)
Tachypnea (26%)
Hyperpyrexia

 

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