Paradoxical reactions to benzodiazepines: Literature review and treatment options

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1177-1185

  Mancuso, Carissa E ^a   Tanzi, Maria G ^a   Gabay, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Paradoxical reactions

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BUTYROPHENONE DERIVATIVE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE SULFATE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PETHIDINE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PLACEBO; TEMAZEPAM; TRIAZOLAM;

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ALCOHOLISM; ANGER; ANXIETY DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRADYCARDIA; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CRYING; DENTAL SURGERY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYSPNEA; EMOTIONAL RELEASE; ENDOSCOPY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; EXCITEMENT; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; HYPERSALIVATION; INCREASED TALKATIVENESS; INSOMNIA; MALE; MANIA; MENTAL DISEASE; MIOSIS; NAUSEA; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PARADOXICAL REACTION; PHOBIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 4344712721     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.24.13.1177.38089     Document Type: Review

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