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How do you approach the titration of Ambien (zolpidem) to treat catatonia?
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Psychiatry · Thapar Renu K Office
I have no experience of using Ambien for catatonia, but have read an article from the NIH library, which shows a promising alternative when lorazepam does not work and ECT is not available readily.
These are only case reports. Research is needed.
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Psychiatry · Texas Tech University Health Science Center
This review may be helpful: Gunther et al., PMID 39522949