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What could happen if you start taking a new antidepressant without weaning yourself off of the old one?
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If both increase : Serotonin levels - you might give your self a double whammy & ^ risk for serotinergic syndrome. If one of the antidepressants is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor - you could become very ill.
Answered 9/24/2013
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