FDA Warning: Anti-Depressants and Migraine Prescription Drugs
FDA Warns on Mixing Antidepressants with Migraine Drugs
ROCKVILLE, Md., July 20 — Mixing common migraine drugs with antidepressants can trigger a life-threatening condition called serotonin-syndrome, the FDA has warned.
Serotonin-syndrome is characterized by rapid heart beat, sudden changes in blood pressure, and increased body temperature. Other symptoms include restlessness, hallucinations, loss of coordination, overactive reflexes, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Options successful at preventing the occurrence of migraines would decrease the risk described above in patients taking anti-depressant and experiencing migraines.
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April 8, 2010 at 6:11 am
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April 12, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Which anti-depressants are they concerned about? All of them or only certain ones?
April 13, 2010 at 8:12 pm
The SSRI (Selective Serotonin Re uptake Inhibitors) antidepressants are the ones the article is referring to. They can increase serotonin levels as can the triptan migraine drugs. Taken together they could result in serotonin levels being too high and resulting in serotonin syndrome. Curt Hendrix