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Síndrome de la serotonina - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Hiperserotoninemia; Síndrome serotonérgico

Tratamiento:

Los pacientes con el síndrome de la serotonina deben permanecer en el hospital durante al menos 24 horas para una observación minuciosa.

El tratamiento puede abarcar:

  • Benzodiazepinas como diazepam (Valium) o lorazepam (Ativan) para disminuir la agitación, los movimientos seudoconvulsivos y la rigidez muscular
  • Ciproheptadina (Periactin), un fármaco que bloquea la producción de serotonina
  • Líquidos por vía intravenosa
  • Abstinencia de los medicamentos que causaron el síndrome

En los casos potencialmente mortales, se necesitan medicamentos que mantengan los músculos inmóviles (que los paralicen), al igual que un tubo de respiración y un respirador para prevenir daño muscular mayor.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

Si no reciben tratamiento rápidamente, los pacientes pueden empeorar en forma lenta y enfermarse gravemente. Sin tratamiento, el síndrome de la serotonina puede ser mortal, pero si se aplica un tratamiento, los síntomas generalmente pueden desaparecer en menos de 24 horas.

Complicaciones:

Los espasmos musculares incontrolables pueden ocasionar una descomposición muscular severa. Los productos generados cuando los músculos se descomponen se liberan dentro de la sangre y finalmente pasan a través de los riñones. Esto puede ocasionar daño renal grave si no se reconoce y se trata de manera apropiada. Con el tratamiento adecuado, la afección es reversible.

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Consulte de inmediato con el médico si tiene síntomas del síndrome de la serotonina.

  • Reviewed last on: 6/30/2010
  • Jacob L. Heller, MD, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, Clinic. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

US Food and Drug Administration. FDA Public Health Advisory: Combined Use of 5-Hydroxytryptamine Receptor Agonists (Triptans), Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) or Selective Serotonin/Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs) May Result in Life-threatening Serotonin Syndrome. Rockville, MD: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research; July 19, 2006.

Prator BC. Serotonin syndrome. J Neurosci Nurs. 2006 Apr;38(2):102-5.

Ford MD, Clinical Toxicology. 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2001:150, 522, 547, 550.

Bilden EF, Walter FG. Antidepressants. In Marx J, ed. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 6th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2006: chap 149.

Sternbach H. The Serotonin Syndrome. Am J Psychiatry. 1991: 148:705.

Parrot AC. Recreational Ecstasy/MDMA, the serotonin syndrome, and serotonergic neurotoxicity. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2002 Apr;71(4):837-44. Review.

Brent J, Palmer R. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors and serotonin syndrome. In: Shannon MW, Borron SW, Burns MJ, eds. Haddad and Winchester's Clinical Management of Poisoning and Drug Overdose. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 29.

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