Hi all, I am wondering who else out there has experienced Serotonin Syndrome? Taking all the meds that we do can help but we have to be so careful that we dont end up with medications interractions. I was fine until they took me off 3 forms of pain control onto a single new pain med at the time. Then it started, each new thing was thought to be an actual issue with rsd, then it built and built and i was soooo sick for just over 12 months and then i couldn't take it anymore. I started keeping a diary about my rsd...what time of day even the meds i took and what time I took them. I noticed a pattern...rang my gp and our chat suggested i DID have this toxicity and all of it would be accounted by this new thing. I then spoke to my pharmacist as in Australia we have special things for most parts of medicine here. He agreed with doctor and with gp suggestion him being a qualified pharmacist did an official interview and with answers came up positive for Seretonin Toxicity. He then filed an OFFICIAL report for a gov, controlled/run system/group and with that verification and suggested changes came back. It would have been easy to stop that ONE pain med but i have had best results then any one other or combination other meds i said i wanted to stay on painmed and change all others. initially i have to cease one med, and half two other meds, withdrawals happened of which i wasn't worried about going thru...I NOW have not enough seretonin for my brain and feeling that big time.
I was wondering if anyone else have as we could swap reaction etc about it as I am finding it hardest to this whole thing of NOT having the serotonin I require. I KNOW that it wont stay like this...with help from gp and pharmacist i know they will help and fix for me, but the here and now, its so hard to think beyond this moment. The here and now is not a good place for anyone