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Does Taking Morphine Causes Body Tremors While On Antidepressants?

My son , 31 has akathisia and depression. He is on klonopin 1 mg, Prozac 20 mg, and Gabapentin 300 mg 2x day. He is having terrible body tremors right now. Over the weekend he was in the ER because of dehydration from nausea.... having started propanolol last Thursday made him nauseous. While he was in the ER they gave him morphine and Zofran. Then they sent him home. Do you think the body tremors are from the morphine? His whole body shakes. He wants me to give him some Ativan to calm things down. Is that ok? It is against my better wishes, but I told him I would check first. His mom
Thu, 23 Nov 2017
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Hi,
thanks for using HCM.
As your son is already on Prozac and he was given morphine, so there is a chance of developing serotonin syndrome. As symptoms you described also match to some extent, so it is better that you take him to doctor immediately.
serotonin syndrome is a medical emergency.
Hope this helps you.
Thanks and regards.
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Does Taking Morphine Causes Body Tremors While On Antidepressants?

Hi, thanks for using HCM. As your son is already on Prozac and he was given morphine, so there is a chance of developing serotonin syndrome. As symptoms you described also match to some extent, so it is better that you take him to doctor immediately. serotonin syndrome is a medical emergency. Hope this helps you. Thanks and regards.