Posted by SLS on December 23, 2003, at 9:22:12
In reply to Re: Can you take more than one ssri at a time?, posted by linkadge on December 23, 2003, at 8:53:30
> You are no more likely to get serotonin syndrome on 20 mg Celexa and 20 mg Paxil than you would on 40 mg of Celexa (taking into considerations the relative potency)
Hi Linkadge.Upon what do you base this statement? Serotonin syndrome can pop-up under a variety of circumstances for which such a reaction seems counterintuitive. For instance, I came upon a case report on Medline that indicates serotonin syndrome was illicited by a combination of venlafaxine and mirtazapine. Also, I don't think we can be so sure that we know enough about the drugs we use and how they interact to be so confident. That's my opinion at the moment, anyway. I would still be cautious when combining serotoninergics.
- Scott
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