Posted by JLx on November 15, 2003, at 5:17:49
In reply to Larry, Re: Carl Curt Pfeiffer, MD, PhD (?-1988), posted by McPac on November 12, 2003, at 20:07:26
>What's funny is that for years I've wanted to try trypto...the serotonin enhancer....but couldn't because of ssri's.....and now that I've felt it's glorious effects, I'm on TWO drugs (ssri and lithium) that can bring on that CRAP serotonin syndrome baloney....I don't want to risk getting tossed in the psych ward, missing work for a month, etc., due to that crap.....I just don't know if I should try to reduce my ssri a great deal and see if daily trypto could take it's place (right now I don't feel like going through the withdrawal/symptom-return H*ll if it didn't work out ...I don't know if the trypto will be enough by itself to replace the ssri......
Hi McPac,
Just a little anecdote about serotonin syndrome...
A friend of mine who lives in Canada and was prescribed Tryptan (tryptophan) who was also on Serzone and Ritalin started taking more Tryptan when he became more depressed, and more...and more. He didn't see he was in trouble until his world crashed around him. He made in inappropriate joke in his classroom (he's a teacher in h.s.) that's cost him his job and possibly his teaching career altogether. :(
I hope you're being careful.
JL
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