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DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-915276
Gabapentin bei einer Patientin mit Panikstörung und Unverträglichkeit von Carbamazepin während des Benzodiazepinentzugs
Gabapentin Treatment in a Female Patient with Panic Disorder and Adverse Effects Under Carbamazepine During Benzodiazepine WithdrawalPublication History
Publication Date:
23 November 2006 (online)
Zusammenfassung
Benzodiazepine gehören trotz ihres Abhängigkeitspotenzials zu den am meisten verordneten Medikamenten. Wir berichten über eine Patientin mit Alprazolamabhängigkeit, die wegen schwerer Entzugssymptomatik mit Carbamazepin behandelt wurde. Unter dieser Behandlung traten Leberenzymerhöhungen auf, sodass wir das Antikonvulsivum Gabapentin einsetzten. Hierunter zeigte sich eine dramatische Besserung der Entzugssymptomatik und der während des Entzuges aufgetretenen Panikattacken. Wegen ihrer guten Verträglichkeit und Wirksamkeit könnten neuere Antikonvulsiva wie Gabapentin sowohl als Medikament zum Entzug von Benzodiazepinen als auch als Alternative zur Benzodiazepinbehandlung bei Panikstörung in Erwägung gezogen werden.
Abstract
Despite their addictive potential, benzodiazepines belong to the most often prescribed drugs. We report on a patient with alprazolam dependence, who initially was treated with carbamazepine because of severe withdrawal symptoms. Due to liver enzyme elevation related to carbamazepine, we had to stop this treatment and instead of that started gabapentin treatment. Under this new therapy, the patient showed a dramatic relief of withdrawal symptoms and of the panic attacks reoccurring during withdrawal. Hence, due to their effectiveness and tolerability, newer anticonvulsants could be considered as medication for benzodiazepine withdrawal and as an alternative for benzodiazepine treatment in panic disorders.
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Dr. med. Hubertus Himmerich
Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie
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