Posted by jerrympls on November 20, 2004, at 23:21:01
In reply to SERTONIN SYNDROME?, posted by crazychickuk on November 20, 2004, at 18:40:04
> i am worried about this ... this is what is making me panick now being on only 18mg of effexor .. lol this is silly i know BUT i am so anxious about it... i did a search on google and found loads of articles about seritonin syndrome with either 2 ssri's or effexor alone...
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> HERES one of the articles http://www.personalhealthzone.com/drug_interactions/venlafaxine.html
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> I no i shoukldnt worry bing on only 18mg but i am... i am very anxious ...i have been taking vlium but it just isnt calming me at the moment..
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> IF i did have seritonin syndrome i would know about it wouldnt i? its worse than anxiety (climbing up the walls) isnt it?
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> thanks
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> just ease my mind plse..I've been through serotonin syndrome and it's a horrible and scary thing. However, with what you on and considering the dosages - it's HIGHLY HIGHLY unlikely you would get the syndrome. It takes quite A LOT of serotonin to build up to cause the effects and YES you would know it if you were actually having the effects - they include:
Severe to violent uncontrollable shaking
Severe sweating
Rapid increase in body temperature
Confusion
Severe dizzinessI experienced the syndrome while I was on Nardil. I took some regular cough medicine. I thought at first it was a hypertensive crisis - but it was SS. How do I know this? Well, the doctors concluded that the combination of serotonin reuptake via the Nardil plus the cough med. which contained dextromethorphan (a serotonin reuptake inhibitor) caused an severe increase in serotonin.
I've been on two SSRI's or SNRI + SSRI and NEVER experienced any problems - so I doubt you will - however, this is my personal experience. If you are worried, talk to your doctor. And again it takes a lot to build up too much serotonin.
I hope this helps
Jerry
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