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Case Reports
. 2016 Nov/Dec;23(6):e1956-e1957.
doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000000380.

Zolpidem Overdose: A Medical and Ethical Dilemma

Waqas Shuaib  1 , Cristina Beatrice, Ahmad G Abazid
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Case Reports

Zolpidem Overdose: A Medical and Ethical Dilemma

Waqas Shuaib et al. Am J Ther. 2016 Nov/Dec.

Abstract

Acute altered mental status can be caused by a broad range of etiologies, including cerebrovascular, neurologic, traumatic, metabolic, infectious, psychiatric, medications, etc. We present a case of a 53-year-old healthcare professional with an acute altered mental status after a trip to Africa. The patient was extensively worked up for infectious, cardiovascular, and neurologic etiologies, and all results were within normal limits. Further history revealed an overdose of a self-medicated hypnotic (zolpidem) for insomnia. The patient was conservatively managed and discharged on trazadone for insomnia.

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