FDA: Mixing migraine, depression meds risky (AP)

WASHINGTON - People taking migraine drugs together with some antidepressants are at risk of a life-threatening condition, health officials warned Wednesday. Serotonin syndrome can occur when migraine headache drugs called triptans are taken with antidepressants known as selective serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs and SNRIs. The syndrome occurs when the body has too much of the nervous system chemical serotonin. Patients taking the drug combination can experience restlessness ...