Case Report

A Case of the Serotonin Syndrome Secondary to Phenelzine Monotherapy at Therapeutic Dosing

Table 1

Key clinical features of the serotonin syndrome [21].

Cognitive/behavioural
changes
Confusion, agitation, drowsiness, or coma.

Autonomic
instability
Hyperthermia, hypertension, tachycardia, mydriasis, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and diaphoresis.

Neuromuscular
changes
Myoclonus, hyperreflexia, muscle rigidity, restlessness, tremor, positive Babinski, trismus, paraesthesia, and seizures.