Posted by Paul Jay on March 15, 2000, at 21:14:47
In reply to Re: horrible side effect from serzone, posted by Paul Jay on March 15, 2000, at 13:05:12
> > I was reading some guys post somewhere else about how
> > he became serverly mentally impaired after trying serzone.
> > Im am trying to figure out what happened so I can help him get better.
>
> I found a possible explaination in the Psychopharmacology Tips section of this site -- Serotonin Syndrome. It isn't quite a clear case, but the combination of symptoms is within the range of posibility for this rather variable disorder, and I believe it sometimes goes on and on as in this case. There is a posibility of treatment if it is.
>After searching on Altavista I find no specific mention of ongoing Serotonin Syndrome. There are a few cases in the Psychobabble archives, but it sounds like doctors tend to dismiss them. It doesn't sound like they were finding much relief; but antiserotonergic medications might be worth a try anyway. In any case, trying to get an idea of the biological nature of the problem sounds like the best place to start.
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