Posted by Larry Hoover on December 10, 2008, at 17:37:42
In reply to have to do a test that measures serotonin, posted by Roslynn on December 10, 2008, at 16:31:08
Contrary to your expectation, the use of an antidepressant (fluoxetine/Prozac in this study http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10227085) actually reduces serum/plasma serotonin concentrations. In any case, the serotonin concentrations remain in the normal range.
There are potentially serious consequences of having excessive circulating serotonin, as caused by e.g. a carcinoid tumour, so it's a good idea to rule that out. It's also an easy test to perform.
I hope everything works our well for you.
Regards,
Lar
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