Case Reports in Psychiatry (Jan 2014)

Transient Serotonin Toxicity Evoked by Combination of Electroconvulsive Therapy and Fluoxetine

  • René Klysner,
  • Birgitte Bjerg Bendsen,
  • Maja Soon Hansen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/162502
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2014

Abstract

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The serotonin syndrome has been described only in rare instances for electroconvulsive therapy combined with an antidepressant medication. We describe a case of serotonin toxicity induced by electroconvulsive therapy in combination with fluoxetine.