Re: Bruising on SSRIs

Posted by djmmm on February 9, 2002, at 3:25:02

In reply to Re: Bruising on SSRIs, posted by Kat26 on February 7, 2002, at 21:58:56

> I have also been avoiding aspirin. I am on Prozac. I think it may have to do with the fact that the blood platelets use serotonin for something? It has been mentioned as a very rare saide effect, but it seems it isn't that rare at all!
>
> Kat26
very true..technically, SSRIs tend to diminish granular storage of serotonin in platelets which results in a disruption in the platelet aggregation process, causing bruising/bleeding...

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SSRIs and bruising Kat26 2/4/02
Re: SSRIs and bruising ST 2/6/02
Bruising on Effexor XR sid 2/6/02
doc said avoid aspirin with Effexor XR (nm) » sid sid 2/7/02
Re: Bruising on SSRIs Joy 2/7/02
Re: Bruising on SSRIs Kat26 2/7/02
Any NSAID and SSRIs can cause bruising (nm) » Kat26 IsoM 2/8/02
Wow! That solves my mystery ! (nm) Shar 2/8/02
Re: Bruising on SSRIs djmmm 2/9/02
Re: Bruising on Effexor XR wheresheruns 11/18/02

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