Rapid reversal of tolerance to benzodiazepine hypnotics by treatment with oral melatonin: A case report

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-160

  Dagan, Yaron ^a   Zisapel, Nava ^a   Nof, Dina ^b   Laudon, Moshe ^c   Atsmon, Jacob ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Maccabi Endocrine Laboratory   (Israel)

^c NEURIM PHARMACEUTICALS LTD   (Israel)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Insomnia; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; MELATONIN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SLEEP; URINE LEVEL; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; BENZODIAZEPINES; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MELATONIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030938132     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-977X(96)00381-1     Document Type: Article

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