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If the only interaction w/my medication (100mg sertraline) is the risk of serotonin syndrome, is it okay to still take the other meds if not an ssri?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Would need more info: SSRI's are not the only medications that can increase serotonin level. It would depend on what the other medications are.

Answered 5/2/2017

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