Cocaine withdrawal

Background

• Uncomfortable, but not life-threatening

Clinical Features

• Irritability
• Paranoid ideation
• Depression/ anhedonia
• Anxiety
• Fatigue
• Difficulty concentrating
• Increased appetite
• Increased sleep and increased dreaming (due to increased REM sleep)

Evaluation

• Clinical diagnosis

Management

• Supportive care is mainstay of treatment
• Benzodiazepines for symptom management

Disposition

• Generally may be discharged

See Also

• Cocaine toxicity
• Cocaine-associated chest pain
• Cocaine