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Clonidine may be used to ease drug withdrawal symptoms associated with abruptly stopping the long-term use of opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines, and nicotine. [36] It can alleviate opioid withdrawal symptoms by reducing the sympathetic nervous system response such as tachycardia and hypertension , hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), hot and ...
Clonidine may reduce withdrawal symptoms and "approximately doubles abstinence rates when compared to a placebo," but its side effects include dry mouth and sedation, and abruptly stopping the drug can cause high blood pressure and other side effects. [46] [47] There is no good evidence anxiolytics are helpful. [48]
Pregabalin may help reduce the severity of benzodiazepine withdrawal symptoms, [108] and reduce the risk of relapse. [109] Propranolol was not found to increase the discontinuation success rate. [86] SSRI antidepressants have been found to have little value in the treatment of benzodiazepine withdrawal. [110]
Reporters Apologize After Awkwardly Interrupting Babyface’s Grammys Interview in Favor of Chappell Roan
The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms and their effects on young people's lives, similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes.
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Deprescribing can improve adherence, cost, and health outcomes but may have adverse drug withdrawal effects. More specifically, deprescribing is the planned and supervised process of intentionally stopping a medication or reducing its dose to improve the person's health or reduce the risk of adverse side effects. Deprescribing is usually done ...
Approximately 15–50% of people who suddenly stop an antidepressant develop antidepressant discontinuation syndrome. [7] [2] [3] [4] The condition is generally not serious, [2] though about half of people with symptoms describe them as severe. [4] Many restart antidepressants due to the severity of the symptoms. [4]