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Opioid Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
Note: Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable, but is rarely life-threatening
life-threatening (exceptions being ... of alcohol and/ ... are more acute ... The less acute behavioral ... #Opiate #Pathophysiology
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Akathisia • SSRI Withdrawal ... Syndrome - ... Serotonin #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Side Effects Withdrawal ... Vomiting Serotonin Syndrome ... SerotoninNorepinephrine #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Allergic reaction -> Benign ... Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... decr intake -> Withdrawal ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Alcohol Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
The onset of alcohol withdrawal generally begins 6-24 hours after the
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Alcohol withdrawal ... Seizures - Usually begin ... #Alcohol #Withdrawal ... #Pathophysiology
Benzodiazepine (BZD) withdrawal: clinical findings and complications

 • Activation of ACC and OFC -> Feelings of
Activation of ACC ... Asthma. or sense of being ... #pharmacology # ... pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms