Demystifying serotonin syndrome (or ).

Objective: To review the symptoms of serotonin toxicity (commonly referred to as ) and the causative drugs and their mechanisms of action, and to equip primary care providers with practical strategies to prevent and identify serotonin toxicity.

Quality Of Evidence: PubMed and Google Scholar were searched for relevant articles on serotonin toxicity, the causes, and the differential diagnosis using search terms related to serotonin toxicity (), causes (individual names of drug classes, individual drug names), and diagnosis (). Experts in psychiatric medicine, psychiatric pharmacy, clinical pharmacology, and medical toxicology were consulted.