A Patient Informs You That She Has Been Taking More

question 28

Multiple Choice

A patient informs you that she has been taking more phenobarbital than the doctor prescribed because she cannot sleep with the amount he prescribed.She also states that now if she doesn't take the drug,she becomes very anxious,starts to have tremors,and begins to have unusual thoughts that she is being watched.Using your knowledge of the sedative-hypnotic drugs,how would you explain to this patient that she has developed a physical dependency on phenobarbital?

• A) The anxiety, tremors, and paranoid behavior are signs of withdrawal, which occurs when the patient has taken larger than therapeutic dosages for more than 1 to 2 months.
• B) The anxiety, tremors, and paranoid behavior are normal with the use of phenobarbital.
• C) The anxiety, tremors, and paranoid behavior are completely unrelated to the use of phenobarbital.
• D) None of these are correct.

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