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TOX TABLES


Serotonin Syndrome

IMPORTANT SHIT

Dose related excess serotonin.
CNS effects - Agitation, anxiety, seziures, hallucination, coma
Neuromuscular effects - Rigidity Lower >upper, Clonus, Hyperreflexia, Ocular clonus
Autonomic effects - Htn, Tachy, Sweating, Mydriasis, tachypnoea, Hyperthermia, Diarrhoea

SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE

Supportive first ++++
Cooling
Cyproheptadine 12 mg orally, as a single dose (? then 2mg Q2h until response) - may need tube as usually psycho to require this.
Self-rate: