Death following ingestion of MDMA (ecstasy) and moclobemide
Addiction February 20, 2003 Erkki Vuori, John A. Henry, Ilkka Ojanperä et al. 113 citations
Four deaths occurred after people took moclobemide and MDMA ('ecstasy') together. The likely cause of death in each case was serotonin syndrome, a dangerous condition caused by the interaction between the two drugs. None of the victims had a prescription for moclobemide; each apparently took it to boost the effects of MDMA, leading to fatal outcomes. The authors call for warnings against uninformed efforts to enhance the effects of illicit drugs.