Dependence and tolerance are features of long-term benzodiazepine use in people. Physical signs of withdrawal, such as nervousness, loss of appetite and tremor, have also been documented in animals. Tolerance, whereby an increasing dose of benzodiazepine is required to produce the desired effect, is...
Acute vertigo is best treated with nonspecific medication such asdimenhydrinate (Dramamine®) and meclizine (Bonine®). These medications are eventually weaned as they can prevent healing over the long-term, explains Dr. Fahey. How long does it take prochlorperazine to wear off? Following intramu...
Long-Term Therapy Given the likelihood that some patients exposed chronically to antipsychotics will develop tardive dyskinesia, it is advised that all patients in whom chronic use is contemplated be given, if possible, full information about this risk. The decision to inform patients and/or their ...
The effect that symptomatic suppression has upon the long-term course of the syndrome is 91 unknown. 92 Given these considerations, antipsychotics should be prescribed in a manner that is most likely to 93 minimize the occurrence of tardive dyskinesia especially in the elderly. Chronic antipsychotic...
Avoidance of the above drugs and those that increase sympathetic tone, and use ofβ-adrenergic receptor antagonists, are generally recommended;phenytoin andverapamil have been used to treat acute arrhythmias. Long-term treatment is with β-blockers or an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. St...
We share their concerns about the overzealous use of prochlorperazine (eg, prescribed at higher doses or as long-term prophylaxis) without further investigation.The incidence of extrapyramidal...doi:10.1001/jama.1989.03430040071027J JONESDavid Sklar...