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Mirtazapine 15mg + 5-HTP 200mg = Non-trivial risk of serotonin syndrome?

I used to take 5-HTP semi-regularly. Just bought a bottle today and happened to check a drug interactions site and it said serotonin syndrome was possible. The mirtazapine dose is the lowest one available. I didn't even think of a possible interaction when I purchased the 5-HTP...

Already took the seal off the bottle so I hope I didn't just waste $15 on a supplement I shouldn't/can't take.

Worth experimenting with once to see if I have any negative effects? Or clearly worth the risk?

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drink a bottle of bleach
please

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clearly, and by clearly i mean clearly, clearly

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Quote (blind_chief @ Sat - May 31 2014 - 18:36:07)

drink a bottle of bleach
please

tastes good but pretty bad for you

would limit to 1-2 servings/week

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Quote (randomtask @ Sat - May 31 2014 - 18:37:45)

clearly, and by clearly i mean clearly, clearly

You are clearly smart. And by clearly I mean clearly, clearly clearly.
You clearly are smart. And by clearly I mean clearly, clearly clearly.

This post has been edited by nakedsalmon on Sat - May 31 2014 - 18:40:24

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almost everyone i have ever talked to in the medical field has never actually seen a case of serotonin syndrome
i would say do what you are going to do, but be aware fo what to look out for with serotonin syndrome
OTC products like the 5htp are mostly garbage anyway.