088 Serotonin Syndrome - What you need to know!

Episode 88 – Serotonin Syndrome - What you need to know!

Serotonin Syndrome, also known as Serotonin Toxicity, is the most severe side effect of serotonergic medication and can potentially be fatal if not treated and managed.

Therefore, understandably, many vets are very cautious when it comes to prescribing serotonergic agents and especially when combining serotonergic agents such as an SSRI and, for example, trazodone.

·          But, how frequent is this side effect in practice?

·          What are the signs you should be looking out for?

·          What can you teach your caregivers to do in terms of monitoring to screen for mild signs of Serotonin Syndrome?

·          What medications, aside from psychopharmaceutical medications, can cause Serotonin Syndrome?

·          What are th