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I Have Bipolar Disorder. I Am Taking Several Medications It,

I have bipolar disorder. I am taking several medications it, one of which is Effexor XR. I just took 200 mg of 5-htp and am now feeling very ill. I looked up interactions with 5-htp, albeit a little late, and it said effexor and 5-htp can cause serotonin syndrome which can be fatal. Is this true? I'm nauseated, shaky, with diarrhea and feeling extremely sleepy and somewhat disoriented.

Help, please.
posted on Thu, 19 Nov 2015
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