title: Treatment of alcohol withdrawal with gabapentin.
abstract: Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant agent, also effective in the treatment of mood disorders and anxiety disorders. Three cases of alcohol withdrawal treated with gabapentin are presented. All patients received gabapentin 400 mg tid for 3 days, 400 mg bid for 1 day, and finally 400 mg for 1 day. Withdrawal symptoms subsided and no adverse effects were observed. The possible effectiveness of gabapentin in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal warrants further investigation by systematic and well-designed studies.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Psychiatry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Vasilis
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bozikas
authors.forename: Petros
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Petrikis
authors.forename: Katerina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gamvrula
authors.forename: Ioanna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Savvidou
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karavatos
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D000588:Amines; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000077206:Gabapentin; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000588:Amines; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D000431:Ethanol; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D000077206:Gabapentin