title: Can fluoxetine alone cause serotonin syndrome in adolescents?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Serotonin syndrome is usually reported by the use of a combination of drugs. This is a possible case of serotonin syndrome after using Fluoxetine.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a case report of serotonin syndrome in an adolescent patient during treatment of depression with the medications. Subsequently, he developed headache, hyperhydrosis (diaphoresis), flushing, shaking, nausea, and vomiting, slurred speech (scanning speech), anxiety, restlessness, agitation, confusion, hallucination, and insomnia. Serotonin syndrome is suggested as one of the most probable diagnosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Clinicians treating adolescents should be aware of the potential for serotonin syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Hafez Hospital, Shiraz, Iran. ghanizad@sina.tums.ac.ir
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghanizadeh
authors.forename: Mohammadjavad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghanizadeh
authors.forename: Masoomah
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seifoori
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020230:Serotonin Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced*; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D005473:Fluoxetine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors