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DELIRIUM AFTER PREGABALIN WITHDRAWAL
AL METEHAN ALIKAN, KBAL NANLI, SILA ALIKAN, BRAHM EREN
Alpha Psychiatry - 2021;22(2):118-119
Department of Psychiatry, University of Health Sciences Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey

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.

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