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| | 09/06/07 - 06:51 AM  
 
   
 
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DIFFERENTIATE--> symptoms of ACOHOL WITHDRWAL AND BENZODIAZEPINE WITHDRWAL?
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| Kamsi Forum Guru
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| | 09/06/07 - 11:12 AM  
 
   
 
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Alcohol withdrawal: usually appears within a few hrs of stopping or decresing consumption,generally lasts 3 to 4 days .S/S: tachycardia,tremulousness,diaphoresis,nausea,orthostatic hypotension,malaise or weakness ,anxiety,irritability,hallucination,delirium temens Rx Chlordiazepoxide Benzo withdrawal : long acting like diazepam begins later 4 to 10 days after drug discontinuation and reaches its peak slowly around 7th day S/S anxiety,agitation,orthostatic hypotension,hyperreflexia,clonic blink reflex.fever diaphoresis,delirium,diaphoresis.delirium,seizures ,cardiovascular collapse RxPhenobarbital ,Phentobarbital to sustitute for offending subs and gradually withdrawn
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| | 09/07/07 - 06:41 PM  
 
   
 
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thanks kamsi
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