seretonin syndrome

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Seretonin syndrome is directly related to the release

of seretonin in your brain, something that narcotics

and antidepressants do. It has nothing to do with

relaxation. Narcotics and antidepressants also do not

have a " relaxant " effect. I am also pretty certain

that muscle relaxers do NOT cause seretonin syandome,

as I am very familiar with this effect. I would check

with your pharmacist but also with your pain doc or

whomever is prescribing. They may see clinically that

they are fine together whereas a pharmacist does not.

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--- NCGorgeous1963@... wrote:

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> _darkrabbit2003@..._

> (mailto:darkrabbit2003@...) writes: << I

> stopped taking my antidepressants because of the

> warning. The tramadol and

> antidepressants came from two different docs. Any

> thoughts on safe combination

> of the two? I plan on asking the doc who gave me

> the antidepressants at a

> visit next month.>>

>

> Hello Mr. Ivan...I saw that Serotonin Syndrome

> warning too and stopped my

> Flexeril until I was able to ask my pharmacist. In

> my case, he basically said to

> never take the 2 meds at the same time, be sure to

> space them (roughly) 3

> hrs apart and do not take an entire day's worth of

> either because it is

> essentially doubling my dose of muscle relaxers.

> Even though each medication works

> differently in the body, the common denominator is

> the relaxation effect.

>

> IOW, if I take Tramadol every 8 hrs and Flexeril

> every 8 hrs, that's a total

> of 3 pills each for a 24 hr period. He said to limit

> my total daily intake

> to 4 pills in total. And I have found that by

> alternating those 2 meds, I

> actually need less. It took me awhile to stop

> medicating " on schedule " just

> because the clock said it was time...now I actually

> listen to my body to see IF I

> need the additional pain relief with the morphine.

>

> I love my Docs and trust them with my life, but when

> it comes to drugs, I

> always double check with my pharmacist because that

> is his specialty. If he says

> something that leaves me with questions, I may go

> back to my physician, but

> most often there is no need coz the pharmacist has

> been correct 99% of the

> time.

>

> If it were me, I would ask my pharmacist your

> question.

>

>

>

> Best regards,

> Patty A

>

>

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