SSRIs/SNRI/Triptan and Serotonin Syndrome [issued 7/2006]
A life-threatening condition called serotonin
syndrome can happen when medicines called selective serotonin/norepinephrine
reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), such as Effexor, and medicines used
to treat migraine headaches known as 5-hydroxytryptamine
receptor agonists (triptans), are used together... More about this FDA Alert
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