Posted by jerrympls on February 16, 2005, at 19:07:16
In reply to Serotonin Syndrome, posted by up'n'down on February 16, 2005, at 3:54:54
> Hi, you all longsuffering people;
>
> Has anyone been "privileged" to experience too much serotonin in their system which causes jerking, jumping movements of legs, arms and torso?? Also, I have experienced shivering at times, hyperventilating, tingling, crawling feelings of fingers and legs mainly.
> The first warning signs for me have been hand tremors, but I have had them without escalation of other symptoms. This time, I had unexpected jerking of my hands while I was holding a paper plate in one hand and eating a lemon bar off of it. Next thing I knew, there went the bar on a nice beige carpet in a public place. The lemon bar was good, too. I had no more symptoms that day, but the next day,I really started with the jerking, etc.
> I have been through this when I was on Nardil, and had to go off of it. I am currently on Effexor, Nortriptyline, Xanax and Depakote.
> It seems that I need more serotonin than my body can handle to curb the frequency of my Migraines; otherwise, I could do with less for antidepressant effects.
> So, it's back to my nice and knowledgeable pdoc for a look at damage control. Thank you for being an understanding sounding board. U'DI've been through the same thing with Nardil. Horrible and horrifying experience.
Jerry
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