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SSRIs: What Should I Tell My Healthcare Provider?

You should talk with your healthcare provider prior to taking an SSRI if you have:
 
Also, let your healthcare provider know if you:
 
Be sure to tell your healthcare provider about all of the medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
 
(Click Precautions and Warnings With SSRIs for more information on this topic, including information on who should not take SSRIs.)
 

SSRI Overdose

People who take too much of an SSRI may have overdose symptoms that could include:
 
  • Aggressiveness, nervousness, agitation, or strange behavior
  • Amnesia (memory loss) or confusion
  • Blue skin or trouble breathing
  • Breathing problems
  • Dizziness
  • Drowsiness or fainting
  • Fever
  • Hallucinations
  • High blood pressure (hypertension) or low blood pressure (hypotension)
  • Inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis)
  • Insomnia
  • Irregular heart rhythms (arrhythmia)
  • Kidney failure (renal failure)
  • Liver problems, including hepatitis
  • Low potassium in the blood (hypokalemia)
  • Muscle pain or muscle stiffness
  • Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
  • A rapid heart rate (tachycardia) or slow heart rate (bradycardia)
  • Seizures
  • Shakiness (tremor)
  • Sweating
  • Coma
  • Loss of life (usually if an SSRI is taken with other medications).
     
If you happen to overdose on an SSRI, seek medical attention immediately.
 
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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD;