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FDA Warning: Serotonin Syndrome

In 2006, the FDA issued a warning against using triptan drugs and certain antidepressant medications at the same time. Combining a triptan with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) or selective serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) can result in serotonin syndrome. Serotonin syndrome is a potentially life-threatening condition caused by excess levels of the brain chemical serotonin.

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Cymbalta Approved for Fibromyalgia
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

...Today Eli Lilly and Co. announced the FDA approval of Cymbalta (duloxetine HCI) for the... Read more »

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Will Cymbalta Become the Second Drug Approved for Fibromyalgia?
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

...U.S. Food and Drug Administration requesting that Cymbalta (duloxetine) be approved for the... Read more »

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Cymbalta Study Shows Reduction in Chronic Low Back Pain
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

If Cymbalta (duloxetine) sounds familiar, it may be because it recently received FDA approval for... Read more »

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Antidepressants: Cymbalta
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert

...seen the television commercials or magazine ads for Cymbalta, and you might be wondering what... Read more »

Health Guide

How Antidepressants are Used to Treat Anxiety
...Fluoxetine (Prozac)•    Imipramine (Tofranil)•    Escitalopram (Lexapro)•    Duloxetine (Cymbalta)Panic Disorder•    Paroxetine (Paxil)•    Sertaline (Zoloft)Post... Read more »
Fibromyalgia Treatment
...team to develop an individualized plan. Prescription Medications Thus far three drugs, Lyrica, Cymbalta and Savella have received FDA approval for the treatment of fibromyalgia. A number of... Read more »
Headaches: Cluster: Treatment
...sertraline (Zoloft) and selective serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) such as duloxetine (Cymbalta) and venlafaxine (Effexor). It is very important that patients not combine a... Read more »
Incontinence Medications
...neurotransmitter activity stimulates the nerve that controls the urethral sphincter. The SNRI duloxetine (Cymbalta) is approved in Europe for treatment of stress urinary incontinence. (It is... Read more »
Fibromyalgia Medication
...sexual dysfunction and weight gain.Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) such as Cymbalta, Effexor  and Savella are the newest and perhaps most promising class of... Read more »

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...serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) that works by helping to restore the balance... Read more »

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