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Author of "Living Well with Migraine Disease and Headaches"
Patient advocate and writer Teri Robert's
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public health advisory (July, 2006) about potential risks of taking triptans together with SSRI and SNRI antidepressants. The advisory states, "A life-threatening condition called serotonin syndrome may occur when triptans are used together with a...
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Pristq
Katieanne
Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 09:35 AM
Add Pristiq to the SNRI list. I went to the Cleveland Clinic Headache/Migraine Center and the doctor prescribed me Pristiq and Imitrix. Sometimes I have to take 2 Imitrix to stop a migraine. Sometimes a migraine lasts up to 3 days. Sometimes I get 3 migraines in one week. I told her all these things. She did not warn me about the possibility of seratonin toxicity. The pharmacist did not warn me about seratonin toxicity. I only learned about it from reading about the presciption information sheet they give you when you pick up your medicine after I paid for it. So, after I paid $50 for my Pristiq that I didn't even take because I was not willing to take the chance of giving myself seratonin toxicity, I was very upset with my Cleveland Clinic specialist who failed to mention this to me. I read on another sharepost that Tramadol could also cause Seratonin Toxicity when combined with triptans. Good to know. Thanks doc! My family doctor prescribed me these several years ago. It just bugs me that the doctor is supposed to help me and it seems like they are putting my life at risk without my knowledge. If I want to put my life at risk that should be my choice. Even if the chance is slim. I should know. At least I'm smart enough now to do research and read up and the meds I take before I take them.
Katie
Add Pristiq to the SNRI list. I went to the Cleveland Clinic Headache/Migraine Center and the doctor prescribed me Pristiq and Imitrix. Sometimes I have to take 2 Imitrix to stop a migraine. Sometimes a migraine lasts up to 3 days. Sometimes I get 3 migraines in one week. I told her all these things. She did not warn me about the possibility of seratonin toxicity. The pharmacist did not warn me about seratonin toxicity. I only learned about it from reading about the presciption information sheet they give you when you pick up your medicine after I paid for it. So, after I paid $50 for my Pristiq that I didn't even take because I was not willing to take the chance of giving myself seratonin toxicity, I was very upset with my Cleveland Clinic specialist who failed to mention this to me. I read on another sharepost that Tramadol could also cause Seratonin Toxicity when combined with triptans. Good to know. Thanks doc! My family doctor prescribed me these several years ago. It just bugs me that the doctor is supposed to help me and it seems like they are putting my life at risk without my knowledge. If I want to put my life at risk that should be my choice. Even if the chance is slim. I should know. At least I'm smart enough now to do research and read up and the meds I take before I take them.
Katie