Increased sexual function after intake of clomethiazole.
BMJ Case Rep
; 17(7)2024 Jul 23.
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| ID: mdl-39043461
ABSTRACT
An octogenarian woman showed increased sexual function after replacing alprazolam with clomethiazole, a sedative-hypnotic drug commonly prescribed in French-speaking Switzerland for the treatment of anxiety and insomnia in elderly patients. The patient's sexual symptoms did not improve after resuming alprazolam, but disappeared after interrupting clomethiazole, and did not reappear when alprazolam was discontinued. Considering the chronology of the events, increased sexual function was likely a manifestation of the introduction of clomethiazole. However, because alprazolam was interrupted when clomethiazole was introduced, we cannot exclude an association between increased sexual function and alprazolam interruption.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Hypnotiques et sédatifs
Limites:
Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Langue:
En
Journal:
BMJ Case Rep
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BMJ case reports
Année:
2024
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Suisse
Pays de publication:
Royaume-Uni