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Last Updated: 10/10/2025

Serotonin and Levodopa Interaction

Clinical Implications

  • The American Academy of Sleep Medicine reports that SSRIs have been associated with REM sleep behavior disorder in some case reports, though this relationship remains controversial 1, 2, 3

REFERENCES

1

best practice guide for the treatment of rem sleep behavior disorder (rbd). [LINK]

Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2010

2

best practice guide for the treatment of rem sleep behavior disorder (rbd). [LINK]

Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2010

3

best practice guide for the treatment of rem sleep behavior disorder (rbd). [LINK]

Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2010

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