ABSTRACT

Serotonin Syndrome (SS) may occur in patients on serotonin agonist medications. Milder form of SS is often unrecognized due to non-specificity of symptoms. Co-administration of two or more proserotonergic drugs makes the patient of even more susceptible for developing SS. We wish to report a case of SS in an elderly female with anxiety disorder who developed SS upon intake of commonly used opioid analgesic. Most important point is careful history taking and knowledge of the drugs causing SS, which helps to diagnose the condition in time. Keywords: Serotonin syndrome, Tramadol, Proserotonergicdrugs, Cyproheptadine
Publication date: 01/12/2021

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.12.5783