Posted by honeybee on March 6, 2006, at 9:28:15
In reply to Re: Does Serotonin Syndrome Cause Brain Damage? » linkadge, posted by Phillipa on March 4, 2006, at 18:11:49
Phillipa,
Back then, I sometimes wished that it was menopause (though I feel amply prepared for it now, considering the woozy night sweats and considerable overheating). Just so I could have some kind of explanation, but as it was, the docs just shrugged their shoulders and reassured me that it was a benign reaction and sent me on my "merry" way. For the record, this occured through my mid-twenties up until last year, when I went off Effexor and I turned 31. I haven't had a night sweat since.
There seem to be strong hormonal effects of ADs and I'll say that I'm not surprised (but scandalized) that there hasn't been more research. I've never been on birth control, but when I started Effexor suddenly my cycle was like clockwork (sorry everyone, with the TMI overload). I can say that I've already got the anecdotal evidence that there's some kind of hormonal effect of AD: in which the anecdote is me.
Thanks to everyone for entering the fray and offering their opinions on the SS potential of brain damage. My sense is that the depression packs more of a punch on my cognitive function than any potential serotonin syndrome did. But the jury's still out--as with so many other things...
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