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Is serotonin irritational syndrome real?

Is serotonin irritational syndrome real?

I have been struggling with a wide range of painful and debilitating symptoms since early June. These include extreme joint pain, especially in my hips; muscles weakness and tenderness, especially in arms/upper torso; chronic sore throat and inflammation; and extreme fatigue, among other things.

I was referred to a rheumatologist. All of my bloodwork came back good, so he started treating me for Fibro with Savella. On day 4 of the titration pack (first day of taking a 25mg pill in the morning) I developed Serotonin Syndrome and was admitted to the ER - I was not taking any other meds so there wasn't any interaction to have caused it.

This left me with the assumption that either my serotonin levels are naturally pretty high, or that my reuptake is already more than adequate. The doc switched me to Lyrica but so far there has been no improvement, i'm just dizzy and confused a lot. So I started reading about serotinin to see if having "too much" could be at the root of my symptoms.

I came across a few articles on Serotonin Irritational Syndrome, but I can't tell whether it's legit or not. To your knowledge, is this condition real? Could it cause my pain issues?
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thank you so much for explaining!
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SIS phenomenon is triggered by an excessive number of positive electrical charges in the environment, whether stationary (static) or carried by minute gas molecules or particles (positive ions). In other words bad air from industrialisation.  This could cause the other symptoms but would soon clear up if you leave that environment.
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