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Falling for no apparent reason: Any ideas?

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I was taking 30mg. My doctor told me to up the dose to 60mg and 2 days later, I was in the hospital with serotonin syndrome. I am sensitive to almost all medication. A couple of my friends are taking 1800mg of gabapentin, for example, but 100mg causes me to be light-headed feel weak.

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kdalda75 | @kndaustin71 | Oct 4 5:08pm

There is absolutely nothing worse than to experience a serotonin syndrome episode. You probably are not a candidate for the SSRI and/or SNRI's. That leaves few treatment options for anxiety and depression. I too am very drug sensitive and have what one physician called "pharmaco-phobia." but not without reason. That's why I have made an effort to decrease the number of medications that I take, which is good practice anyway. If starting a new medication I always start at 1/2 the recommended dosage. I hope you get resolution soon!

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