Posted by SLS on June 14, 2006, at 7:58:16
In reply to Re: Serotonin Syndrome Reaction, posted by Karen44 on June 13, 2006, at 23:17:35
> > > 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.
> > 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.
> I thought as you do that it might have been NMS. I will ask my psychiatrist when I see him on Friday.
So much for trying to figure out the brain. On Medline, there are a few reports of risperidone producing serotonin syndrome when combined with SRIs. Perhaps your doctor was right afterall. Either that, or the reports on Medline failed to differentiate between SS and NMS.
- Scott
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