Posted by BorgMan on September 18, 2004, at 16:24:25
In reply to Re: Cymbalta Newbie and Psycho-Babble Newbie » mattw84, posted by iris2 on September 16, 2004, at 16:37:13
Hi Irene,
> Anyway I wanted to inquire what "Serotonin Syndrome" was?
Serotonin syndrome is a condition caused by an excess of serotonin in the brain. The symptoms of serotonin syndrome are, in order of progressive severity, headaches and dizziness, vomiting, unconsciousness, coma and death. Serotonin syndrome is generally caused by interactions between serotonergic drugs, for example by concurrent use of MAOIs and SSRIs.
I was in the hospital for two weeks with Serotonin Syndrome. But I don’t remember the first week at all. Apparently, I was walking and talking but delusional.
> Having taken Parnate augmented with a whole lot of other stuff for many years I have seen this before and wondered. I wonder if it has anything to do as to why the MAOI's do not work for me anymore?I don’t know why Parnate doesn’t work for you anymore. That’s a very hard question to answer. My motto for psychotropics is:
“Every Drug Is Different and Every Person Is Different!” In other words, a med that works for one person does not mean that it will for another.
Sincerely,
BorgMan
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