Paradoxical reaction to a new minor tranquilizer.
This case report demonstrates that paradoxical reactions to the benzodiazepine class of minor tranquilizer can occur, and that lorazepam, a new derivative, is not free from this effect. It also lends support to the hypothesis that such reactions may be precipitated by a frustrating stimulus, and this has clinical relevance in that such precipitants may well be similar to those situations producing anxiety for which the drug had been prescribed.
D000328:Adult; D000786:Anger / Q000187:drug effects*; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008140:Lorazepam / Q000009:adverse effects*
D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D008140:Lorazepam