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A member asked:

A gastro infection along with ssri taking caused my serotonin levels to get extremely high, how can i deplete my plasma serotonin levels?

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You cannot: You cannot deplete serotonin level in your blood. What is your problem? You might want to decrease the dose of ssri or use different antidepressant if you have a chronic diarrhea because diarrhea is a common side effect of ssris.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 1/5/2019

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