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[113] [114] Long-term use of benzodiazepines in the elderly can lead to a pharmacological syndrome with symptoms including drowsiness, ataxia, fatigue, confusion, weakness, dizziness, vertigo, syncope, reversible dementia, depression, impairment of intellect, psychomotor and sexual dysfunction, agitation, auditory and visual hallucinations ...
Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome (BZD withdrawal) is the cluster of signs and symptoms that may emerge when a person who has been taking benzodiazepines as prescribed develops a physical dependence on them and then reduces the dose or stops taking them without a safe taper schedule.
A box of Lorazepam Orion (Lorazepam) tablets. Lorazepam, sold under the brand name Ativan among others, is a benzodiazepine medication. [14] It is used to treat anxiety (including anxiety disorders), trouble sleeping, severe agitation, active seizures including status epilepticus, alcohol withdrawal, and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. [14]
Benzodiazepines can cause side effects, including some that may affect your alertness, physical health and daily life. Common side effects of benzodiazepines include: Drowsiness
Failure to treat benzodiazepine dependence in the elderly can cause serious medical complications. [14] The elderly have less cognitive reserve and are more sensitive to the short (e.g., in between dose withdrawal) and protracted withdrawal effects of benzodiazepines, as well as the side-effects both from short-term and long-term use.
Although benzodiazepines are much safer in overdose than their predecessors, the barbiturates, they can still cause problems in overdose. [19] Taken alone, they rarely cause severe complications in overdose; [161] statistics in England showed that benzodiazepines were responsible for 3.8% of all deaths by poisoning from a single drug. [21]
Doxepin is a depression medication as well as an effective treatment for lack of sleep and/or anxiety. If you’re struggling with depression, anxiety, insomnia or another issue affecting your ...
Response to lorazepam can support the diagnosis of catatonia and inform treatment strategy, although a minority may not respond to the challenge. [3] The lorazepam challenge can elicit a false positive result when administered to patients afflicted with conditions that can sometimes mimic catatonia, such as benzodiazepine and alcohol withdrawal.