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On .5mg twice daily of risperidone as antagonist to serotonin syndrome. what red flags should i look for?

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Dr. Felix Brizuela answered

Specializes in Neurology

????: if you have had serotonin syndrome, you have to avoid what is causing it, not treat it. Are you sure this is what is going on?

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Answered 11/28/2017

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