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2. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome - Wikipedia

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   More severe symptoms may include seizures, and delirium tremens (DTs); which can be fatal in untreated patients. [1] Symptoms start at around 6 hours after the last drink. [2] Peak incidence of seizures occurs at 24-36 hours [5] and peak incidence of delirium tremens is at 48-72 hours. [6] Alcohol withdrawal may occur in those who are alcohol ...

3. Drug withdrawal - Wikipedia

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   Withdrawal symptoms from opiates include anxiety, sweating, vomiting, and diarrhea. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms include irritability, fatigue, shaking, sweating, and nausea. Withdrawal from nicotine can cause irritability, fatigue, insomnia, headache, and difficulty concentrating. Many prescription and legal nonprescription substances can also ...

4. Disulfiram - Wikipedia

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   Disulfiram is a medication used to support the treatment of chronic alcoholism by producing an acute sensitivity to ethanol (drinking alcohol). Disulfiram works by inhibiting the enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase (specifically the ALDH2 enzyme [3]), causing many of the effects of a hangover to be felt immediately following alcohol consumption.

5. How to Quit Your Mental Health Meds in 4 Steps - AOL

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   For one, certain medications, including benzodiazepines—which are typically prescribed for anxiety disorders and insomnia—can cause potentially dangerous withdrawal symptoms like seizures, Dr ...

6. Kindling (sedative–hypnotic withdrawal) - Wikipedia

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   Ethanol (alcohol) has a very similar mechanism of tolerance and withdrawal to benzodiazepines, involving the GABA A receptors, NMDA receptors and AMPA receptors, but the majority of research into kindling has primarily focused on alcohol. [6] An intensification of anxiety and other psychological symptoms of alcohol withdrawal also occurs. [10]

7. Clomethiazole - Wikipedia

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   The drug is used in treating and preventing symptoms of acute alcohol withdrawal and as a sedative-hypnotic. It is structurally related to thiamine (vitamin B 1 ), but acts like a sedative, hypnotic, muscle relaxant and anticonvulsant , having the same mechanism of action as traditional barbiturates.