Serotonin syndrome in the deployed setting.
Serotonin syndrome is a potential side effect of some psychotropic medications in common use today. With over 8000 adverse events related to this condition in 2004 alone, this risk warrants further attention. The deployed environment presents a unique set of stressors and risks involved in treatment with any psychotherapeutic agent. The following case illustrates one incidence of rapid titration of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) (fluoxetine) contributing to the emergence of serotonin syndrome.
Wright State University Boonschoft School of Medicine, Psychiatry Department, 627 S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd., Dayton, OH 45417, USA.
Timothy I
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Lawyer
Jeremy
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Jensen
Randon S
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Welton
D000328:Adult; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D054542:Iraq War, 2003-2011; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D020230:Serotonin Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced*; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014481:United States
D005473:Fluoxetine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors