Vol 15, No 1 (2018)
Case report
Published online: 2018-03-28
Dependence on extremely high dose of zolpidem — case report and data review
Psychiatria 2018;15(1):13-25.
Abstract
The case of a physician addicted to extremely high dose of zolpidem is reported. She was admitted to psychiatric ward also
due to codeine and caffeine abuse. As a result of complicated abstinence syndrome she was hospitalised for long time. Specific
clinical and treatment problems associated with abandonment of high-dose zolpidem were discussed. Additionally, current
data on many potentially serious consequences of zolpidem abuse were presented of which physicians who prescribe this
medication should be aware.
Keywords: zolpidemaddictionabstinence syndromecomplications
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