caa a22 4500 386334617 CHVBK 20180307111729.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e198909 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0790966700015378 doi S0790966700015378 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0790966700015378 O'Shea Brian Newcastle Hospital, Greystones, Co. Wicklow Alprazolam: just another benzodiazepine? [Elektronische Daten] [Brian O'Shea] The literature on alprazolam is reviewed. It is concluded that it is an effective anxiolytic but that it is not an antidepressant. When used in sufficiently high dosage it can block panic attacks, but it is not the only antipanic agent available. It may be used as an alternative to other benzodiazepines in the acute detoxification of alcoholics. It should be avoided where there is strong individual likelihood of abuse. Chronic usage (more than a few weeks) demands a very slow tapering of dosage. Carbamazepine may ameliorate withdrawal symptoms. The use of alprazolam in other conditions remains unproven. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989 Alprazolam nationallicence benzodiazepine nationallicence triazolobenzodiazepine nationallicence anxiety nationallicence panic nationallicence agoraphobia nationallicence depression nationallicence alcohol nationallicence Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine Cambridge University Press 6/2(1989-09), 89-94 0790-9667 6:2<89 1989 6 IPM https://doi.org/10.1017/S0790966700015378 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 review-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0790966700015378 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- O'Shea Brian Newcastle Hospital, Greystones, Co. Wicklow NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine Cambridge University Press 6/2(1989-09), 89-94 0790-9667 6:2<89 1989 6 IPM CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge