In severe cases, the withdrawal reaction or protracted withdrawal may exacerbate or resemble serious psychiatric and medical conditions, such as mania, schizophrenia, agitated depression, panic disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, and complex partial seizures and, especially at high doses, seizure disorders. Failure to recognize discontinuation symptoms can lead to false evidence for the need to take<unk> s, which in turn leads to withdrawal failure and reinstatement of<unk> s, often to higher doses. Pre-existing disorder or other causes typically do not improve, whereas symptoms of protracted withdrawal gradually improve over the ensuing months. Symptoms may lack a psychological cause and can fluctuate in intensity with periods of good and bad days until eventual recovery.
Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome
Delirium tremens
Post-acute-withdrawal syndrome
Nicotine withdrawal
Opioid withdrawal
Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome
Drug withdrawal