Triptans can cause Serotonin Sydrome

Mishkyn at 20h04
06
May
2010
Triptans can cause Serotonin Sydrome

Serotonin syndrome is a dangerous condition which occurs when a ptaient taking a medication that boosts serotonin---such as SSRI's like Prozac, Effexor, etc actually is taking too much serotonin for his/her system. Often this occurs when such a med is combined with a pain killer, but it can happen merely from taking the medication itself.

I recently read that triptans combined with Serotonin boosters can also cause the syndrome. I ha
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