Increased sexual function after intake of clomethiazole.
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serval:BIB_72FAC0BC301E
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Increased sexual function after intake of clomethiazole.
Journal
BMJ case reports
ISSN
1757-790X (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1757-790X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
23/07/2024
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
17
Number
7
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Case Reports
Publication Status: epublish
Publication Status: epublish
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.
Keywords
Humans, Female, Aged, 80 and over, Hypnotics and Sedatives/administration & dosage, Hypnotics and Sedatives/adverse effects, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders/drug therapy, Anti-Anxiety Agents/adverse effects, Anti-Anxiety Agents/therapeutic use, Anti-Anxiety Agents/administration & dosage, Alprazolam/adverse effects, Alprazolam/administration & dosage, Anxiety/drug therapy, Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological/chemically induced, Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological/drug therapy, Anxiety disorders (including OCD and PTSD), Drugs: psychiatry, Psychiatry of old age, Sexual and gender disorders, Unwanted effects / adverse reactions
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