A withdrawal syndrome after abrupt discontinuation of alprazolam

Russell Noyes Jr; John Clancy; William H Coryell; Raymond R Crowe; Dewat R Chaudhry; Danilo V Domingo

doi:10.1176/ajp.142.1.114

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A withdrawal syndrome after abrupt discontinuation of alprazolam

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A withdrawal syndrome after abrupt discontinuation of alprazolam

Russell Noyes Jr, John Clancy, William H Coryell, Raymond R Crowe, Dewat R Chaudhry and Danilo V Domingo

The American journal of psychiatry, Vol.142(1), pp.114-116

01/1985

DOI: 10.1176/ajp.142.1.114

PMID: 2857066

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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.

Feeding and Eating Disorders - chemically induced

Panic

Akathisia, Drug-Induced

Nausea - chemically induced

Substance Withdrawal Syndrome - etiology

Humans

Depersonalization - chemically induced

Alprazolam

Perceptual Distortion

Agoraphobia - drug therapy

Adult

Anti-Anxiety Agents - adverse effects

Female

Benzodiazepines - adverse effects

Anxiety Disorders - drug therapy

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Title: Subtitle: A withdrawal syndrome after abrupt discontinuation of alprazolam
Creators: Russell Noyes Jr
John Clancy
William H Coryell
Raymond R Crowe
Dewat R Chaudhry
Danilo V Domingo
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: The American journal of psychiatry, Vol.142(1), pp.114-116
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.142.1.114
PMID: 2857066
ISSN: 0002-953X
eISSN: 1535-7228
Language: English
Date published: 01/1985
Academic Unit: Psychiatry
Record Identifier: 9984003406502771

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