Posted by SLS on August 31, 2009, at 4:03:02
In reply to Re: geodon and cipralex? is dangerous » SLS, posted by yxibow on August 30, 2009, at 19:15:11
> > > i had unknown stumach pains, agitation, change in personality but it went away after i stopped taking the geodon and continue taking the cipralex 10 mg
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> > I don't understand how you ascribe serotonin toxicity to these things.
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> > I believe you when you say that you had a bad reaction, but why serotonin? Some of the symptoms you describe overlap with those of serotonin syndrome, but taken as a whole, I have to question the certitude with which you arrived to your conclusion.
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> > * Irritability
> > * Delirium
> > * Loss of consciousness
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> Not to be terribly morbid, but also death (probably the coma part).
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> And people who are experiencing true (not retrograde) SS may not even be aware of it. Just as NMS, but in a slightly different way.
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> The symptoms overlap in those syndromes a bit.
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> One entering a true SS if they're aware would know it, high fever and delirium, and exaggerated psychiatric and organic.
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> If I ever had it, it was so mild as to be sub-clinical and pretty resolvable within days.There was one time that I was so desperate, that I wanted to see for myself whether or not combining an SRI with Parnate would precipitate a SS event. I chose Effexor as the SRI because it had a shorter half-life than the other drug I had available. I began displaying SS symptoms within 45 minutes, maybe less. I became incoherent and was talking jibberish to my parents. I could not get out of bed because my muscles were so rigid. I don't remember very much more about the episode except that I managed to somehow ask my parents to take my temperature. It was not elevated, so I decided there was nothing to worry about, and I resumed talking jibberish. It took about 2 hours to pass. I got lucky.
- Scott
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