Serotonin Syndrome: Causes, Treatment

Brief overview Symptoms: Profuse sweating, reddened skin, dry mucous membranes, high pulse and blood pressure, nausea and vomiting, disturbances between muscles and nerves (tremors, muscle rigidity, excessive reflexes), psychological disturbances (restlessness, agitation, impaired consciousness) as well as cardiac arrhythmias, epileptic seizures and organ failure Treatment: discontinuation of causative medications, extensive cooling if fever is high, … Serotonin Syndrome: Causes, Treatment