Employing mirtazapine to aid benzodiazepine withdrawal

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Chandrasekaran, P K ^a  

^a Penang Adventist Hospital   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine withdrawal; Depression; Insomnia; Mirtazapine; Noradregenic selective serotonin antidepressant; Sleep myoclonus

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; MIRTAZAPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EVENING DOSAGE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MYOCLONUS; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; SLEEP DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIANSERIN; MIDAZOLAM; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 47249151421     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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