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2017-09-21 18:26:34
Is taking antidepressants and smoking cigrattes causes muscle rigidity.as i know that nicotine increases serotonin and too much serotonin causes muscle rigidity. please give me advice thanks in Advance
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Smoking while on antidepressants reduces the effectiveness of the antidepressant. Muscle rigidity can nevertheless be seen while a person is on antidepressants, but is not very common.
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better to think about quitting smoking as smoking in itself has several adverse consequences on ur health

Answered2017-09-22 05:15:58

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