A withdrawal syndrome after abrupt discontinuation of alprazolam
R Noyes, John Clancy, William Coryell, R R Crowe, Dhruva Chaudhry, Dario Domingo
Abstract
R Noyes, John Clancy, William Coryell, R R Crowe, Dhruva Chaudhry, Dario Domingo
Abstract
A patient who received therapeutic doses of alprazolam for 8 weeks experienced a withdrawal syndrome beginning 18 hours after its abrupt discontinuation. Short-acting and minimally sedating benzodiazepines may have increased potential for withdrawal reactions.
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A patient who received therapeutic doses of alprazolam for 8 weeks experienced a withdrawal syndrome beginning 18 hours after its abrupt discontinuation. Short-acting and minimally sedating benzodiazepines may have increased potential for withdrawal reactions.
Key concepts: Alprazolam, Discontinuation, Withdrawal syndrome, Medicine, Anesthesia, Drug withdrawal, Psychiatry, Drug