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Is the risk of serotinin syndrome lower for a person of higher weight than a person slimmer taking the same ssris + stimulant med dose ?
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Serotonin S Risks: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/pmh0004531 causes, incidence, and risk factors. Serotonin syndrome most often occurs when two drugs that affect the body's level of serotonin are taken together at ... Nothing here would indicate that there's anything that is related to weight or simultaneous use of Ritalin (methylphenidate) as risk factors. Best wishes.
Answered 7/1/2014
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