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⢠Drugs that increase serotonergic activity can lead to hyperthermia and neuromuscular hyperactivity, with complications of metabolic acidosis, rhabdomyolysis, seizures, acute kidney injury, and DIC.
⢠The diagnosis is likely if patients have taken a serotonergic drug and have muscle hypertonia, spontaneous clonus, tremor plus hyperreflexia, or the combination of ocular or inducible clonus, plus either agitation, diaphoresis, or temperature > 38° C.
⢠Serotonin syndrome can often be differentiated from neuroleptic malignant syndrome by use of serotonergic drugs, rapid onset (eg, within 24 h of its drug trigger), and hyperreflexia.
⢠Stop all serotonergic drugs and give a benzodiazepine.
⢠Treat complications aggressively and consider cyproheptadine.
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Very unlikely with just one ..it depends on so many factors ur genetics, tolerance level,duration of drugs intake,their plasma concentration
Many case reports exist of patients taking SSRIs or SNRIs who developed serotonin syndrome while taking concurrent tramadol. Reported cases involved combining tramadol with citalopram, fluoxetine, paroxetine, nefazodone, sertraline, and venlafaxine. Some evidence suggests that mirtazapine also may interact with tramadol, but confirmation is needed.
Available evidence suggests that higher plasma concentrations of tramadol and/or SSRIs increase the risk of serotonin syndrome. Some patients have tolerated the combinations, only to develop serotonin syndrome when the dose of one or both drugs is increased. Also, tramadol is metabolized by CYP2D6, and some SSRIs are moderate- to-potent inhibitors of CYP2D6 (eg, fluoxetine, paroxetine, duloxetine). Finally, genetic deficiencies in the CYP450 isozymes that metabolize tramadol or SSRIs may increase the risk of serotonin syndrome by increasing plasma concentrations. One patient who developed serotonin syndrome following tramadol and citalopram had decreased activity of the isozymes involved in the metabolism of both tramadol (CYP2D6) and citalopram (CYP2C19).
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