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Medication Intercontradictory

Hi , my partner has receantly had an incident were she collapsed at the side of the road , was attended to by paramedics , was tacicardic , breathing problems and involuntary muscle twitching , unconscious and no reaction to pain test , she was put into a anesthectic state , intubation, fluids and oxygen given and air lifted to hospital , we think this may have been contributed to by her medications as she was prescribed 40mg citalopram , 400mg tramadol , zopiclone and D3 supplement , it was also one of the hottest days of the year too , we have been back to our GP who states these are a common combination of medication and there is no concern or indication these could have contributed , should we be concerned
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We have now been through numerous tests including neurology , cardiac, scans etc and all show clear , we tried talking to the GP who was concerned about the medication as she has been on citalopram and Tramadol for several periods but just before the incident occurred vitamin D3 supplement was prescribed , his thoughts was the top up of vitamin D3 may have metabolised excess Serotonin and with the other meds caused Serotonin Syndrome, no diagnosis was made at A&E as they were not aware of the combinations but have since admitted the treatment she recieved would have been the same if they were aware
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The Vitamin D isn't a concern.  But are you saying she was put on three meds at one time, or one at a time over a period of time?  What was the diagnosis given at the hospital?  Quite frankly, your general doc has no clue about any of this kind of thing -- this sounds like a pretty serious event beyond the education and experience of your general doc and general docs also are not well educated in medication.  The fact a lot of people are on a lot of medications at once doesn't mean it's safe for a given person to do that.  I'm hoping the doctors at the hospital were told she was on these meds.  Nobody here has any clue or expertise whether the medication was a factor or a major cause, but people do have individual reactions to meds and taking several meds that affect neurotransmitters can have a lot of effects on people.  But again, you haven't said what the diagnosis was and I would assume that someone who had this happen to them would be referred to the appropriate specialist for follow-up -- that wouldn't be your general doc -- and that would be the person to discuss this with.
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