Posted by jooneybuggy on December 11, 2002, at 22:51:17
In reply to Re: Death caused by Lexapro--NO lab can test for it???, posted by djmmm on December 11, 2002, at 20:46:52
> Lexapro, although a new drug is simply the s-isomer of Celexa (citalopram).
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> When determining a cause of death related to SSRIs, a few processes are involved, including isolation of the drugs by liquid/liquid extraction at alkaline pH into n-butyl chloride and analysis by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Any forensic lab can do this.
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> SSRIs increase serotonin levels. In some people, with pre-existing diseases like atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, this increase in serotonin has lead to death.
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> Serotonin syndrome is something to consider.
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> If Lexapro contributed to your daughters death, please inform the FDA
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> http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/3500.pdf
> http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/getforms.htmThank you all again for your advise, and I thank
djmmm--I have gone to the sites and will report the drug and information to medwatch--our cornor told us in this State they could not find a lab, and that they looked for one. They also told us we would have to find one in order for them to add the lexapro to the death certificate and autopsy report.
thanks for all the answers I have gotten so far.
poster:jooneybuggy
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