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About 1 month off of 15mg abilify (aripiprazole) at bedtime, safe to take l-tryptophan 500mg 2-3 times daily regarding serotonin syndrome? also taking a fat burner.

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Dr. James Rochester answered

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Yes: no concerns regarding serotonin syndrome one month after stopping your Abilify (aripiprazole) and using L-tryptophan. Be careful with the fat burner as many of these have substances which can be harmful. Hope this was helpful. Best of luck Dr. R

Answered 6/11/2015

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