Gabapentin withdrawal syndrome in the presence of a taper

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 302-304

  Tran, Kien T ^a   Hranicky, Diane ^a   Lark, Tracey ^a   Jacob, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Gabapentin; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ARIPIPRAZOLE; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; GABAPENTIN; LITHIUM SALT; LORAZEPAM; OXCARBAZEPINE; PARACETAMOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISORIENTATION; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONG TERM CARE; PAIN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SLURRED SPEECH; SORE THROAT; THORAX PAIN; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMINES; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHEST PAIN; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 20344377995     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2005.00200.x     Document Type: Article

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