Serotonin Toxicity

Venlafaxine - Adverse Effects - Serotonin Toxicity and Discontinuation Syndrome
... hazardous to those individuals who are susceptible to both venlafaxine-induced serotonin toxicity (also known as serotonin syndrome) and SSRI discontinuation syndrome ... In such cases, individuals who have developed the potentially fatal serotonin toxicity and/or may be at risk of doing so, may find cessation or dose reduction unachievable ... (when the patient is most at risk of developing serotonin toxicity) and that such increases be carried out in the smallest incremental steps possible ...