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Serrotonin Syndrome

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I recently was very ill and spent 5 Days in the hospital with this. I got it from taking Ultram/Tramodol with Cymbalta. I had been taking them together for a year and my doc increased the cymbalta and that's what they think did it. However, it can happen at any time. It is a rare but very serious and sometimes fatal condition. I had seizures and a heart rate of over 190 laying down.

If you are taking an ssri and Ultram/Tramodol please review your prescription information and be aware of the risk you are taking. I was very cavalier about it and boy did I pay.
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Wow Thanks for the heads up. What a horrible thing to have happen.

I"m amazed it doesn't happen to us more oftem with all the drugs we havr to ingest.

Hope you are over th effects of that. Take care, sue
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I am so glad you are allright! Thanks for sharing this information with us...hugs jilly
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yes thanks for sharing this info.
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Yes, I just heard about this from my doc on Wed. She was trying to find meds that I could take to help me sleep better, and the first two she listed off BOTH would have caused that same illness if taken with the Cymbalta I'm on. Glad she checks that stuff! She checked in her PDA. Then she explained what the illness was. I didn't understand then that it was fatal. Now I do. I'm glad to know my doc is so on top of it! I have a good one, yayyyyy!!!

Thanks for this post! It's important to always check your meds when prescribed, stay with one pharmacy, and look online and see what meds your meds counteract with. Always watch yourself.

Thanks Clearblue!!!!
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OMG! I'm so glad that you are ok x I have just checked my meds as i am on Tramadol as well and i also take citalopram and it says that it reacts with the Tramadol. Will def have to speak to my dr asap about this. Thank you for posting this x
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ClearBlue, I'm glad your alright. A friend of mine had a seizure from taking Prozac and Ultram. I'm suprised your pharmacist didn't pick it up.

Come to think about it I was on Cymbalta and Ultram together? I am off Cymbalta now.

Hugs, Keleee :)
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DETEST LEARNING THE HARD WAY SO THANKS FOR YOUR POST BLUE..A SO NEEDED ONE....LOVE....HELEN
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Oh wow...I had all those meds given to me...i never took any...'cept the one Cymbalta...that alone drove me to the floor {Lowest dose}...no one ever told me NOT to take them together...not even the Pharmacy !!
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Well geeez.....i forgot to Add I am GLAD you came thru it Ok !!! and TY for shareing this !!
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How frightening for you. I'm so glad you're allright. WOW, we have to be so careful, don't we?

Jan
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Thanks for the infromation. We need all we can get.
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glad u r alright and thanx for sharing..**hugs**
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