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Serotonin Syndrome

Serotonin Syndrome: Introduction

Serotonin Syndrome: The toxic reaction of the body to the substance, possibly via allergic reaction or overdose. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Serotonin Syndrome is available below.

Symptoms of Serotonin Syndrome

• Irritability
• Delirium
• Loss of consciousness
• Fits
• Restlessness
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 20 symptoms of Serotonin Syndrome

Treatments for Serotonin Syndrome

• Discontinue serotonergic drugs
• Supportive measures
• more treatments...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Serotonin Syndrome:

• Food Allergies & Intolerances: Home Testing:
  • Home Food Allergy Tests
  • Home Food Intolerance Testing
  • Home Water Testing
• more...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Serotonin Syndrome?

• Misdiagnosis of Serotonin Syndrome

Serotonin Syndrome: Related Patient Stories

• Is it serotonin syndrom? doctors tell me its not

Serotonin Syndrome: Deaths

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Serotonin Syndrome: Complications

Read more about complications of Serotonin Syndrome.

Causes of Serotonin Syndrome

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More information about causes of Serotonin Syndrome:

• Drug interactions causing Serotonin Syndrome (805 listings)

Disease Topics Related To Serotonin Syndrome

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Serotonin Syndrome:

• Adverse drug reaction
• Idiosyncratic reaction
• Neurolept malignant syndrome
• Disseminated intravascular coagulation
• Myoclonus
• Mydriasis
• more related diseases...»

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Serotonin Syndrome

Medical research articles related to Serotonin Syndrome include:

• What is the risk of interaction between opioid analgesics and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)?
• Herbal and Dietary Supplement?Drug Interactions in Patients with Chronic Illnesses
• Risk of developing Serotonin Syndrome following concomitant use of tramadol with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
• Dietary Supplements for Osteoarthritis
• Selegiline Transdermal Patch (Emsam) for Major Depressive Disorder
• Pain and substance misuse : improving the patient experience
• more research...»

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Research about Serotonin Syndrome

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Clinical Trials for Serotonin Syndrome

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Serotonin Syndrome include:

• Comparison of Lanreotide Autogel and Sandostatin LAR Depot in the Treatment of Clinical Symptoms Associated With Carcinoid Syndrome - This study has been terminated (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - lanreotide Autogel (somatostatin analogue),Sandostatin long acting release (LAR) Depot (somatostatin analogue)
• Fluorouracil Plus Interferon Alfa in Treating Patients With Advanced Metastatic Carcinoid Tumors - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - fluorouracil,interferon alfa
• PS-341 in Treating Patients With Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - PS-341
• Thalidomide in Treating Patients With Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - thalidomide
• Radiolabeled Octreotide in Treating Children With Advanced or Refractory Solid Tumors - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - yttrium Y 90-DOTA-tyr3-octreotide
• more trials...»

See full list of 16 Clinical Trials for Serotonin Syndrome

Serotonin Syndrome: Broader Related Topics

• Poisoning, overdose, toxicity or adverse reactions
• Drug-related conditions
• more types...»

Types of Serotonin Syndrome

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Definitions of Serotonin Syndrome:

An adverse drug interaction characterized by altered mental status, autonomic dysfunction, and neuromuscular abnormalities. It is most frequently caused by use of both serotonin reuptake inhibitors and monoamine oxidase inhibitors, leading to excess serotonin availability in the CNS at the serotonin 1A receptor. - (Source - Diseases Database)

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