The patient is experiencing a reduction in her dosage of a benzodiazepine after 10 years of heavy use. Select the adverse effect which the health care provider expects will result from such a re-duction
a. Mania
b. Tachycardia
c. Constipation
d. Bradycardia
ANS: B
Common symptoms of benzodiazepine withdrawal include elevated pulse rate, fatigue, ataxia, blurry vision, hyperreflexia, depression, and nausea.
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