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1. Seroton in acts as a ne urotransmitter, a type of chemical that helps relay signals from one area of the brain to another. Although serotonin is manufactured in the brain, where it performs its primary functions, some 90% of our serotonin supply is found in the digestive tract and in blood platelets.
Serotonin syndrome is a potentially lethal condition caused by too much serotonin in the body. The cause of serotonin syndrome is typically a drug combination. When taken alone, each drug may raise serotonin by a small amount, but when taken together a medication cocktail can cause serotonin syndrome.