Çalışkan Ali Metehan, İnanlı İkbal, Çalışkan Sıla, Eren İbrahim
Department of Psychiatry, University of Health Sciences Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey.
Department of Psychiatry, Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine, Bolu, Turkey.
Alpha Psychiatry. 2021 Mar 18;22(2):118-119. doi: 10.5455/apd.117770. eCollection 2021 Mar.
Pregabalin is a γ-amino butyric acid analogue drug that is used in fibromyalgia, neuropathic pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, spinal cord injury, and postherpetic neuralgia. Symptoms reported in association with pregabalin withdrawal include insomnia, gastrointestinal distress, tachycardia, and headache. This case report describes a 68-year-old patient who developed delirium after experiencing pregabalin withdrawal. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of pregabalin withdrawal delirium.
普瑞巴林是一种γ-氨基丁酸类似物药物,用于治疗纤维肌痛、与糖尿病性周围神经病变相关的神经性疼痛、脊髓损伤和带状疱疹后神经痛。与普瑞巴林戒断相关的报告症状包括失眠、胃肠道不适、心动过速和头痛。本病例报告描述了一名68岁患者在经历普瑞巴林戒断后出现谵妄。临床医生应意识到普瑞巴林戒断谵妄的可能性。