Posted by d0pamine on October 9, 2007, at 19:51:12
In reply to Please help w new ? about selegiline prozac combo, posted by Meagan on October 9, 2007, at 10:05:21
I'd be VERY careful about combining selegiline and prozac. High serotonin levels are hard on all of your organs, but particularly your heart. It is entirely possible to use this combo to increase serotonin levels to the point that they don't cause the dreaded serotonin syndrome, but are still slowly and silently damaging your heart valves. Once you inhibit both of the body's mechanisms of reducing serotonin levels, you're truly taking things into your own hands, which I feel is a risky place to be. There is a reason that there are redundant mechanisms for handling excess serotonin. See the old phen-fen story for the outcome of sub-serotonin syndrome hyper-serotonin levels. Be safe.
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