title: Three case reports of acute paroxysmal excitement associated with alprazolam treatment.
abstract: Three patients receiving alprazolam developed, within days after beginning treatment, acute excitatory states with features more suggestive of mania than of disinhibition syndrome. The authors suggest a neurochemical link between mania and disinhibitory states.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Strahan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaswan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Winston
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D017109:Akathisia, Drug-Induced; D000525:Alprazolam; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010200:Panic
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D000525:Alprazolam