What Is Serotonin Syndrome?
7. Complications
In addition to the symptoms already mentioned, serotonin syndrome can cause some potentially life-threatening complications. Thus, it will need to be treated as soon as it has been diagnosed. If it is not treated in time then the patient might develop kidney failure. This, in turn, can cause the volume of toxins and other water in the patient’s blood to increase to dangerous levels.
Other complications include difficulty breathing, metabolic acidosis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and rhabdomyolysis. As mentioned, serotonin syndrome can also cause seizures. It can also result in a coma and, in the more severe cases, and it can be fatal.
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