Open AccessIs this ′complicated′ opioid withdrawal?
Author(s) -
SR Parkar,
Seethalakshmi Ramanathan,
S Adarkar,
S Kharawala
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.31604
Subject(s) - opioid , detoxification (alternative medicine) , delirium , addiction , kindling , opioid addiction , anesthesia , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , drug withdrawal , epilepsy , drug , alternative medicine , receptor , pathology
Seven patients with opioid dependence admitted in the de-addiction centre for detoxification developed convulsions and delirium during the withdrawal phase. After ruling out all other possible causes of these complications, opioid withdrawal seemed to emerge as the most likely explanation. The unpredictability of the course of opioid dependence and withdrawal needs to be considered when treating patients with opioid dependence.