Serotonin Syndrome, Rhabdomyolysis and Cardiovascular Toxicity in Venlafaxine Poisoning: A Case Report

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More selective antidepressant agents are increasingly being used on first-line treatment. We present a case of 6gr venlafaxine intoxication with rhabdomyolysis,cardiac toxicity including patologic Q and serotonin syndrome. The patient was haemodynamically stable but musculer rigitidy, hyperreflexia, dilated pupils and raised creatinin cinase (CK) were prominent on presantation to our Intencive Care Unit (ICU). It was seen that venlafaxine causing cardiac toxicity and death after large overdoses in the literature. Physicians should be aware of rhabdomyolysis and cardiac toxicity with venlafaxine poisoning.

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rhabdomyolysis , serotonin syndrome , venlafaxine

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