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flumazenil and Anxiety Disorders

flumazenil has been researched along with Anxiety Disorders in 20 studies

Flumazenil: A potent benzodiazepine receptor antagonist. Since it reverses the sedative and other actions of benzodiazepines, it has been suggested as an antidote to benzodiazepine overdoses.
flumazenil : An organic heterotricyclic compound that is 5,6-dihydro-4H-imidazo[1,5-a][1,4]benzodiazepine which is substituted at positions 3, 5, 6, and 8 by ethoxycarbonyl, methyl, oxo, and fluoro groups, respectively. It is used as an antidote to benzodiazepine overdose.

Anxiety Disorders: Persistent and disabling ANXIETY.

Research Excerpts

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"To evaluate the possibility that abnormal regulation of benzodiazepine receptor (BZR) function may relate to the pathophysiology of anxiety disorders, two doses of the BZR antagonist flumazenil (Ro 15-1788) and placebo were administered to panic disorder patients in a double-blind, randomized, crossover design."5.07Behavioral, biochemical, and cardiovascular responses to the benzodiazepine receptor antagonist flumazenil in panic disorder. ( Charney, DS; Heninger, GR; Krystal, JH; Silver, JM; Woods, SW, 1991)
"Self-reported withdrawal symptoms and psychological state and anxiety sequelae were collected at baseline and then at intervals to 5 days following initiation of subcutaneous flumazenil infusion."2.78Withdrawal and psychological sequelae, and patient satisfaction associated with subcutaneous flumazenil infusion for the management of benzodiazepine withdrawal: a case series. ( Bennett, K; Hood, S; Hulse, G; Morris, N; Norman, A; O'Neil, G, 2013)
"Flumazenil is a relatively pure benzodiazepine/GABAA antagonist with limited intrinsic activity."2.68Effects of the benzodiazepine antagonist flumazenil in PTSD. ( Bremner, JD; Charney, DS; Heninger, GR; Krystal, JH; Nagy, LM; Nicolaou, AL; Randall, PK, 1995)
"The aim of this study is to determine whether long-term use (5-20 years) of therapeutic doses of diazepam (5-20 mg/day) in anxious patients (n = 28) is associated with tolerance to its psychomotor and cognitive effects."2.67Differential acute psychomotor and cognitive effects of diazepam on long-term benzodiazepine users. ( Bernik, MA; Gorenstein, C; Pompéia, S, 1994)
" The limitations in their use both as choice of therapy and with respect to conservative dosage and duration of use are highlighted."2.47Benzodiazepines revisited--will we ever learn? ( Lader, M, 2011)
"FG 7142 anorexia was blocked by the benzodiazepine receptor antagonist flumazenil in a 2:1 molar ratio (n=17 rats)."1.34FG 7142 specifically reduces meal size and the rate and regularity of sustained feeding in female rats: evidence that benzodiazepine inverse agonists reduce food palatability. ( Cottone, P; Sabino, V; Steardo, L; Zorrilla, EP, 2007)
"The purpose of this study is visual evaluation of the distribution of I-123 iomazenil in the brains of patients with various types of mental disorder and to examine whether chronic administration of a clinical dose of benzodiazepine (BZ) affects the binding of I-123 iomazenil to BZ receptors (BZR)."1.30I-123 iomazenil SPECT in patients with mental disorders. ( Nakabeppu, Y; Nakajo, M; Naruo, T; Nozoe, S; Obo, Y; Takigawa, M; Tanaka, H; Tani, A; Tsuchimochi, S, 1997)
" A few subjects taking higher chronic benzodiazepine dosages experienced breakthrough anxiety or withdrawal symptoms, which were well managed by dosing flumazenil immediately before the anesthetic agent and by immediate posttreatment benzodiazepine administration."1.30The use of flumazenil in the anxious and benzodiazepine-dependent ECT patient. ( Krystal, AD; Lindahl, V; Moore, S; Steffens, DC; Watts, BV; Weiner, RD, 1998)

Research

Studies (20)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's13 (65.00)18.2507
2000's4 (20.00)29.6817
2010's2 (10.00)24.3611
2020's1 (5.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Gallo, AT1
Hulse, GK1
dos Reis, LM1
Canto-de-Souza, A1
Lader, M1
Hulse, G1
O'Neil, G1
Morris, N1
Bennett, K1
Norman, A1
Hood, S1
Kosel, M1
Rudolph, U1
Wielepp, P1
Luginbühl, M1
Schmitt, W1
Fisch, HU1
Schlaepfer, TE1
Cottone, P1
Sabino, V1
Steardo, L1
Zorrilla, EP1
Bouayed, J1
Rammal, H1
Dicko, A1
Younos, C1
Soulimani, R1
Randall, PK1
Bremner, JD1
Krystal, JH2
Nagy, LM1
Heninger, GR2
Nicolaou, AL1
Charney, DS2
Gorenstein, C1
Bernik, MA1
Pompéia, S1
Uchiyama, M1
Sue, H1
Fukumitsu, N1
Mori, Y1
Kawakami, K1
Takahashi, M1
Odano, I1
Fujita, S1
Ohkubo, M1
Nakabeppu, Y1
Nakajo, M1
Naruo, T1
Obo, Y1
Nozoe, S1
Takigawa, M1
Tsuchimochi, S1
Tani, A1
Tanaka, H1
Krystal, AD1
Watts, BV1
Weiner, RD1
Moore, S1
Steffens, DC1
Lindahl, V1
Abadie, P1
Boulenger, JP1
Benali, K1
Barré, L1
Zarifian, E1
Baron, JC1
Cooper, MR1
Malizia, AL1
Giusti, P1
Guidetti, G1
Costa, E1
Guidotti, A1
Woods, SW1
Silver, JM1
Shanbhogue, R1
Hrishikeshavan, HJ1
Devi, K1
Munonyedi, S1
Nutt, DJ1
Glue, P1
Lawson, C1
Wilson, S1

Reviews

2 reviews available for flumazenil and Anxiety Disorders

ArticleYear
Benzodiazepines revisited--will we ever learn?
    Addiction (Abingdon, England), 2011, Volume: 106, Issue:12

    Topics: Accidents; Age Factors; Antidotes; Anxiety Disorders; Benzodiazepines; Cognition; Drug Prescriptions

2011
What do brain imaging studies tell us about anxiety disorders?
    Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England), 1999, Volume: 13, Issue:4

    Topics: Anxiety Disorders; Brain; Carbon Radioisotopes; Cerebrovascular Circulation; Flumazenil; Humans; Pan

1999

Trials

7 trials available for flumazenil and Anxiety Disorders

ArticleYear
Withdrawal and psychological sequelae, and patient satisfaction associated with subcutaneous flumazenil infusion for the management of benzodiazepine withdrawal: a case series.
    Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England), 2013, Volume: 27, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Anxiety Disorders; Benzodiazepines; Female; Flumazenil; Humans; Infusions, Subcutaneous

2013
Effects of the benzodiazepine antagonist flumazenil in PTSD.
    Biological psychiatry, 1995, Sep-01, Volume: 38, Issue:5

    Topics: Anxiety Disorders; Arousal; Combat Disorders; Double-Blind Method; Flumazenil; GABA Modulators; GABA

1995
Differential acute psychomotor and cognitive effects of diazepam on long-term benzodiazepine users.
    International clinical psychopharmacology, 1994, Volume: 9, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Anxiety Disorders; Cognition; Depressive Disorder; Diazepam; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug

1994
[Assessment of cerebral benzodiazepine receptor distribution in anxiety disorders by 123I-iomazenil-SPECT: comparison to cerebral perfusion scintigraphy by 123I-IMP].
    Nihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai zasshi. Nippon acta radiologica, 1997, Volume: 57, Issue:1

    Topics: Amphetamines; Anxiety Disorders; Brain; Cerebrovascular Circulation; Female; Flumazenil; Humans; Iod

1997
Relationships between trait and state anxiety and the central benzodiazepine receptor: a PET study.
    The European journal of neuroscience, 1999, Volume: 11, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Anxiety Disorders; Carbon Radioisotopes; Female; Flumazenil; Humans; Male; Middle

1999
Behavioral, biochemical, and cardiovascular responses to the benzodiazepine receptor antagonist flumazenil in panic disorder.
    Psychiatry research, 1991, Volume: 36, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Analysis of Variance; Anxiety Disorders; Double-Blind Method; Female; Flumazenil; Human

1991
Flumazenil provocation of panic attacks. Evidence for altered benzodiazepine receptor sensitivity in panic disorder.
    Archives of general psychiatry, 1990, Volume: 47, Issue:10

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Anxiety Disorders; Blood Pressure; Double-Blind Method; Female; Flumazenil; Heart

1990

Other Studies

11 other studies available for flumazenil and Anxiety Disorders

ArticleYear
A theory of the anxiolytic action of flumazenil in anxiety disorders.
    Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England), 2022, Volume: 36, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety Disorders; Flumazenil; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; Humans; Hypoth

2022
Intra-periaqueductal gray matter injections of midazolam fail to alter anxiety in plus-maze experienced mice.
    Brain research, 2008, Sep-22, Volume: 1231

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders; Avoidance Learning; Disease Models, Animal

2008
Diminished GABA(A) receptor-binding capacity and a DNA base substitution in a patient with treatment-resistant depression and anxiety.
    Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2004, Volume: 29, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Anxiety Disorders; Binding Sites; Brain Mapping; Cerebral Cortex; Depression; Electroconvulsi

2004
FG 7142 specifically reduces meal size and the rate and regularity of sustained feeding in female rats: evidence that benzodiazepine inverse agonists reduce food palatability.
    Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2007, Volume: 32, Issue:5

    Topics: Animals; Anorexia; Anxiety Disorders; Appetite; Appetite Depressants; Appetite Regulation; Brain; Ca

2007
Chlorogenic acid, a polyphenol from Prunus domestica (Mirabelle), with coupled anxiolytic and antioxidant effects.
    Journal of the neurological sciences, 2007, Nov-15, Volume: 262, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Antioxidants; Anxiety Disorders; Brain; Chlorogenic Acid; Exploratory

2007
125I-iomazenil binding shows stress- and/or diazepam-induced reductions in mouse brain: supporting data for 123I-iomazenil SPECT study of anxiety disorders.
    Annals of nuclear medicine, 1997, Volume: 11, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety Disorders; Autoradiography; Brain; Diazepam; Flumazenil; Iodin

1997
I-123 iomazenil SPECT in patients with mental disorders.
    Annals of nuclear medicine, 1997, Volume: 11, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety Disorders; Brain; Female; Flumazenil; Humans; Iodine Radioisotop

1997
The use of flumazenil in the anxious and benzodiazepine-dependent ECT patient.
    The journal of ECT, 1998, Volume: 14, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety Disorders; Arousal; Depressive Disorder; Electroconvulsive

1998
Re: I-123 iomazenil SPECT in patients with mental disorders.
    Annals of nuclear medicine, 1999, Volume: 13, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety Disorders; Brain; Female; Flumazenil; Humans; Iodine Radioisotop

1999
The preferential antagonism of pentylenetetrazole proconflict responses differentiates a class of anxiolytic benzodiazepines with potential antipanic action.
    The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, 1991, Volume: 257, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety Disorders; Ataxia; Behavior, Animal; Conflict, Psychological;

1991
Behavioral neurobiology of inverse agonist FG 7142 induced anxiety syndrome in rats.
    Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry, 1990, Volume: 14, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety Disorders; Avoidance Learning; Carbolines; Diazepam; Explorato

1990