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Posted by r.smith on June 4, 2000, at 7:57:52
My sister has been prescribed Prozac for over five years to combat depresion/panic attacks and in this regard the medication has worked extremely effectively. A year or so ago she was put on Seroxat and in the last few weeks has developed an extremely high heart rate (130-180 at rest). She is aged 38 but extremely fit and healthy and not overweight. As a result of this high heart rate she was recently admitted to hospital overnight but as no other problem was diagnosed she was discharged. She has ben prescribed beta blockers which are having some effect but she still has a high heart ratewhich occasionally is very fast indeed. Is this seratonin syndrome. Should she be taken off the medication?
Posted by Tina1 on June 4, 2000, at 9:28:08
In reply to Seroxat/Paroxetine and possible serotonin syndrome, posted by r.smith on June 4, 2000, at 7:57:52
> My sister has been prescribed Prozac for over five years to combat depresion/panic attacks and in this regard the medication has worked extremely effectively. A year or so ago she was put on Seroxat and in the last few weeks has developed an extremely high heart rate (130-180 at rest). She is aged 38 but extremely fit and healthy and not overweight. As a result of this high heart rate she was recently admitted to hospital overnight but as no other problem was diagnosed she was discharged. She has ben prescribed beta blockers which are having some effect but she still has a high heart ratewhich occasionally is very fast indeed. Is this seratonin syndrome. Should she be taken off the medication?
I don't know anything about the med that your sister is on but the pulse rate is one aspect of serotonin syndrome. Can't be positive about it though, it's best to discuss it with her doctor. If the med is making her very uncomfortable definately try something else, there are tons of alternatives and she can always go back to this one if they don't work out. Never feel trapped with a med, there are too many to rule out all. Keep searching. Good luck and keep in touch.
Posted by Noa on June 4, 2000, at 14:14:20
In reply to Re: Seroxat/Paroxetine and possible serotonin syndrome, posted by Tina1 on June 4, 2000, at 9:28:08
This is also know as Paxil.
I don't know enough about serotonin syndrome or heart-related adverse effects of paroxetene, but I would sure be looking at it suspiciously with this kind of event, before starting beta blockers.
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