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A patient of yours is suffering from anxiety. You decide to start her on an SSRI but also need to give her a medication that will relieve her symptoms soon. You decide on a benzodiazepine. Which of the following benzodiazepines is most likely to cause dependence?

A. Lorazepam

B. Triazolam

C. Alprazolam

D. Temazepam

E. Diazepam

F. Flurazepam

G. Quazepam

  #2

ITS E

  #3

nope, it is supposed to be A ( i dont know how :roll: )

  #4

its because its very short acting and hence has more chances of dependance and withdrawl

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  #5

yeah this one's interesting. triazolam actually has the most rapid elimination (i think that must be synonymous with shortest 1/2 life) but potency is also a factor, putting lorazepam ahead by a nose.

so much for the "thinking" exam! i would have gone with triazolam for sure on an exam if i hadn't looked that up : )









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