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Vol. 52. Issue 3.
Pages 265-267 (July - September 2023)
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Vol. 52. Issue 3.
Pages 265-267 (July - September 2023)
Case report
Zolpidem dependence and withdrawal. A case report of generalized seizures
Dependencia y abstinencia de zolpidem. Reporte de un caso de convulsiones generalizadas
Gonzalo Emmanuel Barbosa Eylera,b,
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, Jhoan Vidal Utria Castroc
a Cátedra de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
b Facultad de Medicina, Departamento de Salud, Universidad Nacional de La Matanza, Buenos Aires, Argentina
c Médico Especialista en Psiquiatría y Magister en Neuropsicofarmacología Clínica, IUH, Barceló
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Zolpidem is a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic agent used most frequently in the treatment of insomnia, indicated for short-term use. It is not indicated for the chronic treatment of sleep disorders, despite which there is evidence in clinical practice that a large number of patients receive it for years. Although it has been described that it presents a better profile of adverse effects than benzodiazepines and that it generates a lower risk of dependence and withdrawal than these, there are significant reports of cases of dependence and withdrawal from zolpidem. A report of a case of generalized tonic-clonic seizures due to withdrawal at a dose of 300 mg per day of zolpidem is presented and a brief review of the literature is carried out.

Keywords:
Zolpidem
Substance withdrawal syndrome
Seizures
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El zolpidem es un agente hipnótico no benzodiacepínico utilizado con suma frecuencia en el tratamiento del insomnio e indicado para emplearlo en el corto plazo. No está indicado para el tratamiento crónico de los trastornos del sueño, pese a lo cual se evidencia en la práctica clínica que gran cantidad de pacientes lo reciben por años. Si bien se ha descrito que presenta un mejor perfil de efectos adversos que las benzodiacepinas y que genera menos riesgo de dependencia y abstinencia que estas, existen sendos reportes de casos de dependencia y abstinencia de zolpidem. Se presenta el reporte de un caso de convulsiones tónico-clónicas generalizadas por abstinencia a dosis de 300 mg/día de zolpidem y se realiza una breve revisión de la literatura.

Palabras clave:
Zolpidem
Síndrome de abstinencia de sustancias
Convulsiones

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