Serotonin syndrome causes symptoms like agitation, diarrhea, confusion, and excessive sweating. It happens when you take too many serotonin-boosting medications like SSRIs, pain meds, and more.

May 10, 2010 — Prevention, diagnosis, and management of serotonin syndrome are described in a review for family physicians published in the May 1 issue of the American Family Physician. "Serotonin ...

Diagnosis of serotonin syndrome is based on clinical presentation and history of serotonergic-agent use. No laboratory or radiological test is available to confirm the diagnosis. Sternbach (1991) ...

The risk of serotonin syndrome in patients prescribed both triptans for migraine and antidepressants appears to be low, which may suggest an advisory from the US Food and Administration on that risk ...

The patient's past medical history was significant for chronic kidney disease (stage 5) on nightly peritoneal dialysis, type 2 diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, gastroesophageal reflux disease ...

This post was written with a contribution from Margaret Heaton-Ashby, LMFT. Your nerve cells are constantly in a state of production to create the chemical serotonin, which is made from the essential ...

Bottom Line: The risk of serotonin syndrome in patients prescribed both triptans for migraine and antidepressants appears to be low, which may suggest an advisory from the U.S. Food and Administration ...

We’ve evolved enough as a species to know that too much of a good thing is actually a bad thing — even excessive amounts of water and exercise can have adverse effects. But serotonin? The hormone and ...