Citation

Darbar D, Connachie AM, Jones AM, Newton RW. Br. J. Clin. Pract. 1996; 50(6): 350-351.

Affiliation

Department of Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Medicom International)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8983329

Abstract

Carbamazepine is regularly used in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. Although exacerbation of psychosis has been described following abrupt discontinuation of carbamazepine in chronic schizophrenics, a withdrawal syndrome has not been reported previously in patients treated for trigeminal neuralgia. The case presented here suggests that abrupt withdrawal of toxic concentrations of carbamazepine may precipitate a withdrawal reaction, which is manifest some days after discontinuation of the drug. Therefore it may be advisable to withdraw therapy slowly in these situations.

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