Posted by laima on December 18, 2006, at 14:00:46
In reply to Serontonin Syndrome experiences???????, posted by UgottaHaveHope on December 18, 2006, at 12:47:08
Thank goodness I never experienced this, my doctor warned me about it- he essentially said that there is not much medicine can do to solve this, other than attempt to stabilize the patient somewhat in the hospital. He really emphasized to me that if one eats the wrong food with an MAOI and gets a hypertensive crisis, that is straightforward enough and can be "solved" with drugs. But he said if one takes the wrong drug with an MAOI and developes a serotonin syndrome, that's much, much more serious and dicey than a hypertyensive crisis. He said vital signs such as heart, temperature, breathing, etc become unstable and go all over the place with the syndrome- I imagine one would feel pretty weird if they had it. It can be fatal.Good to keep in mind that all strengths of Emsam require users to follow drug warnings- most of the warnings are due to possibility of seratonin crisis-the patch is no protection against the possibility.
> Anyone have any to share? Are there meds to take in case you accidentially mix a MAOI with something you shouldnt? What does it feel like? How do you know if something is wrong?
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