A case of psychosis and delirium following withdrawal from triazolam.
A 53-year-old man with a 3-month addiction to approximately 5 mg/day of triazolam experienced psychosis and delirium following relatively abrupt withdrawal from the drug. In contrast to a previous report suggesting that triazolobenzodiazepine withdrawal may not respond to replacement doses of other benzodiazepines, this patient's withdrawal syndrome was effectively treated with lorazepam.
D003693:Delirium / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008140:Lorazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011605:Psychoses, Substance-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D014229:Triazolam / Q000009:adverse effects*
D014229:Triazolam; D008140:Lorazepam