Posted by Karen44 on June 13, 2006, at 23:17:35
In reply to Re: Serotonin Syndrome Reaction, posted by SLS on June 12, 2006, at 8:39:48
> > Thanks for your response, Scott. My psychiatrist thinks this is what occured with me when the Risperidone was added to the Parnate. I had confusion, slurred speech (not realizing this), would forget what I was saying in the middle of a sentence (not realizing this), mild incoordination, and I suffered from nausea, fluctuating blood pressure, chills and mild fever, involutary movements, stiff muscles and soreness in muscles. I was away from home where no phone service was available including cell phones. I did not know what to do when the confusion got really bad. But since the Risperidone was added to help with sleep at night, I had been taking it only two weeks with increasing symptoms after increasing the dose from .25 to .5 mg in the p.m. I decided to stop the Risperidone, and this brought on almost immediate improvement with the exception of some residual restlessness and involuntary movements that I am told should resolve in another week.
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> > My psychiatrist said he researched this (is at a top University and said he has never heard of this before-- with an MAOI and an antipsychotic but said it is possible since both deal with serotonin levels. Thanks for your input.
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> I can't figure how risperidone would cause SS. I would have thought that it might be neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS). This is very rare, but occurs with drugs that alter the dopaminergic system.
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> - ScottScott,
I thought as you do that it might have been NMS. I will ask my psychiatrist when I see him on Friday.
Karen
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