Surely the NEJM could do a better review of delirium tremens
2.5 out of 5 stars
Recognition and Management of Withdrawal Delirium (Delirium Tremens). Schuckit MA. N Engl J Med 2014 Nov 27;371:2109-2113.
No abstract available
This is an amazingly inept paper, even by the traditionally low standards of the New England Journal‘s “Review Article” section. It was written by a psychiatrist who — on the basis of this piece — seems not to deal with severe alcohol withdrawal or delirium tremens at all.
At times, the author does not appear to appreciate the serious nature of DTs and the difficulty of treating the condition adequately. For instance, he states that ...
Source: The Poison Review - December 18, 2014 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical alcohol withdrawal delirium tremens DTs review article Source Type: news
Seniors Still Given Potentially Dangerous Sedatives: Study
Drugs such as Xanax, Valium tied to confusion and falls, experts say (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - December 17, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
We Are Our Shadows
The same year the Dalai Lama won the Nobel Peace Prize, 1989, I had my first panic attack. It was my freshman year in college and in the midst of hip-hop, frozen yogurt and scrunchies, I was celebrating independence from my parents for the first time but struggling academically. I had never defined myself as anxious, nervous or worried. Instead I was the girl who doesn't worry about anything. That's how my family had always described me, and I played the part well.
As I stood in the emergency room breathing into a bag, doctors urging me to go on medication for my anxiety, I began to question my own sanity. These panic ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 14, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More U.S. Teens Are Overdosing on Valium, Xanax
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - November 11, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Psychiatry, Dependence, News, Source Type: news
Celia Walden on the pain of going teetotal
From Vicodin to Valium, no amount of prescription drugs can ease Celia Walden's agony at laying off the booze (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - October 23, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: prescription drugs ambien valium wine wine and painkillers piers morgan los angeles celia walden california vicodin Source Type: news
Bacteria may have ability to reduce impact of diazepam on UK river environments
A reaction pathway that could reduce the potentially harmful impact of diazepam and similar chemicals on the UK's freshwater environment has been discovered by researchers. Diazepam -- used to treat anxiety and other similar conditions -- has been detected in rivers across the UK and Europe, having been released from waste water treatment plants. At the levels recorded, it has the potential to produce harmful ecological effects in surface waters, including changing the behavior of fish shoals and their ability to sense danger from predators. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 30, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Anxiety Medications Ativan, Xanax, And Valium May Increase Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease
Valium, Ativan, Xanax, and Klonopin are some of the anxiety meds linked to Alzheimer’s risk. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 10, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Alice G. Walton Source Type: news
Prescription sleeping pills linked to Alzheimer's risk
Conclusion
This case control study has suggested that long-term use of benzodiazepines (over six months) may be linked with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease in older people. These findings are reported to be similar to other previous studies, but add weight to these by showing that risk increases with increasing length of exposure to the drugs, and with those benzodiazepines that remain in the body for longer.
The strengths of this study include that it could establish when people started taking benzodiazepines and when they had their diagnosis using medical insurance records, rather than having to ask people to ...
Source: NHS News Feed - September 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology Mental health Source Type: news
Prescription sleeping pills 'can raise chance of Alzheimer's by 50%'
The pills known as benzodiazepines, which include temazepam and diazepam, are commonly used to treat anxiety and sleeping disorders and make up some 9.5million prescriptions per year. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Are Benzodiazepine Medications Used to...
Information about the benzodiazepine family of medications, generally used to treat anxiety and related conditions, including Valium, Librium, Xanax and several others. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - July 24, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
The New Old Age Blog: Weaning Older Patients Off Sleeping Pills
Valium, Xanax and other drugs are widely used for insomnia and anxiety, but long-term use can be hazardous. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - July 7, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: By PAULA SPAN Tags: Elder Care Sedatives Elderly Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Medical Issues Ambien (Drug) Insomnia Source Type: news
The New Old Age Blog: Weaning Older Patients Off Sleeping Pills
Valium, Xanax and other drugs are widely used for insomnia and anxiety, but long-term use can be hazardous. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 7, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By PAULA SPAN Tags: Elder Care Sedatives Elderly Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Medical Issues Ambien (Drug) Insomnia Source Type: news
The New Old Age Blog: Weaning Older Patients Off of Sleeping Pills
Valium, Xanax and other drugs are widely used for insomnia and anxiety, but long-term use can be hazardous. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 2, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By PAULA SPAN Tags: Elder Care Sedatives Elderly Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Medical Issues Ambien (Drug) Insomnia Source Type: news
The New Old Age Blog: Weaning Older Patients Off of Sleeping Pills
Valium, Xanax and other drugs are widely used for insomnia and anxiety, but long-term use can be hazardous. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - July 2, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: By PAULA SPAN Tags: Elder Care Sedatives Elderly Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Medical Issues Ambien (Drug) Insomnia Source Type: news
Breakthrough study sheds new light on best medication for children with seizures
(Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research) A recently published clinical study in the Journal of the American Medical Association has answered an urgent question that long puzzled ER pediatricians: Is the drug lorazepam really safer and more effective than diazepam -- the US Food and Drug Administration-approved medication as first line therapy most often used by emergency room doctors to control major epileptic seizures in children? (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 11, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
