| |
| | InteliHealth: |
 | | Although alcohol is also a depressant, alcohol is so common that health experts classify alcohol-related problems separately. |
 | | If the person suddenly stops taking the drug, the body's accustomed internal environment changes drastically, causing symptoms of withdrawal: anxiety, tremors, nightmares, insomnia, poor appetite, rapid pulse, rapid breathing, blood pressure abnormalities, dangerously high fever and seizures. |
 | | With short-acting medications — pentobarbital (Nembutal), secobarbital (Seconal), alprazolam (Xanax), meprobamate (Miltown, Equanil), methaqualone (Quaalude) — withdrawal symptoms begin 12 to 24 hours after the last dose and peak at 24 to 72 hours. |
| www.intelihealth.com /IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/24500.html (1217 words) |
|