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Deliberate overdose of the antidepressant venlafaxine can cause serotonin syndrome, prompting a review of the mechanism, diagnosis, and management of this disorder.
Deliberate overdose of venlafaxine can cause serotonin syndrome.
Alerts clinicians to venlafaxine overdose as a serotonin syndrome trigger; leaves open standardized management protocols.
A case is presented of serotonin syndrome after deliberate overdose of the antidepressant venlafaxine. The mechanism, diagnosis, and management of this disorder is discussed.
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Regina Daniels (1998) studied this question. Deliberate overdose of the antidepressant venlafaxine can cause serotonin syndrome, prompting a review of the mechanism, diagnosis, and management of this disorder.
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