A withdrawal syndrome after abrupt discontinuation of alprazolam

R Noyes, John Clancy, William Coryell, R R Crowe, Dhruva Chaudhry, Dario Domingo

American Journal of Psychiatry · 1985 · 48 citations · 6 references

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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.

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