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Pharmacokinetically induced benzodiazepine withdrawal

P T Ninan1

  • 1Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA, USA. philninan@learnlink.emory.edu

Summary

Discontinuing the antidepressant nefazodone can trigger benzodiazepine withdrawal. This occurs because nefazodone inhibits CYP3A4, and its removal increases alprazolam metabolism, leading to withdrawal symptoms.

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