Which of the following is NOT a symptom of serotonin syndrome?

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Which of the following is NOT a symptom of serotonin syndrome?

Serotonin syndrome happens when there’s an excess of serotonin activity in the body, usually after taking or combining medicines that boost serotonin. It shows a mix of mental, autonomic, and neuromuscular signs: agitation or confusion, fever with sweating or shivering, a fast or high blood pressure and heart rate, and abnormal movements such as tremor, hyperreflexia, or clonus. Diarrhea can occur because the gut also responds to serotonin, but constipation does not fit this pattern. That’s why constipation is not a symptom of serotonin syndrome and is the choice that doesn’t belong here.

Serotonin syndrome happens when there’s an excess of serotonin activity in the body, usually after taking or combining medicines that boost serotonin. It shows a mix of mental, autonomic, and neuromuscular signs: agitation or confusion, fever with sweating or shivering, a fast or high blood pressure and heart rate, and abnormal movements such as tremor, hyperreflexia, or clonus. Diarrhea can occur because the gut also responds to serotonin, but constipation does not fit this pattern. That’s why constipation is not a symptom of serotonin syndrome and is the choice that doesn’t belong here.

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