Symptoms of serotonin syndrome
After beginning a new medicine or having the dosage of an existing medication increased, you can experience symptoms minutes or hours later. These signs could be:
- tremors, agitation or anxiety
- restlessness
- disorientation
- sweating
- hyperthermia
- a quick heartbeat
- nausea
- vomiting
- muscular stiffness
- dilated eyes
- jerking, twitching, or muscle spasms
- a sore throat
- parched mouth
- flushed skin
- diarrhea or more frequent bowel movements
- trembling and roaming eye motions
- The Babinski sign, a stretching up of both large toes in response to stimulus.
Symptoms of more serious conditions could include:
- consciousness is lost
- unresponsiveness
- coma
- seizures
It may even endanger life in extreme circumstances.
After exposure to a drug, symptoms frequently start to show up immediately. The majority of poisoning sufferers have symptoms within 24 hours, with 30% of symptoms showing within an hour and 60% within six hours.
It is crucial to get assistance right away if somebody exhibits symptoms that could point to serotonin syndrome for this reason.