Am J Psychiatry 1986; 143:1464-1466
Copyright © 1986 by American Psychiatric Association
Withdrawal syndrome with gradual tapering of alprazolam
TA Mellman and TW Uhde
The clinical and biological correlates of gradual alprazolam withdrawal
were investigated in 10 patients in a double-blind, placebo-controlled
trial. During gradual alprazolam withdrawal, anxiety and plasma cortisol
levels were higher than during a postwithdrawal medication- free period.