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flumazenil and Panic Disorder

flumazenil has been researched along with Panic Disorder in 23 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.

Panic Disorder: A type of anxiety disorder characterized by unexpected panic attacks that last minutes or, rarely, hours. Panic attacks begin with intense apprehension, fear or terror and, often, a feeling of impending doom. Symptoms experienced during a panic attack include dyspnea or sensations of being smothered; dizziness, loss of balance or faintness; choking sensations; palpitations or accelerated heart rate; shakiness; sweating; nausea or other form of abdominal distress; depersonalization or derealization; paresthesias; hot flashes or chills; chest discomfort or pain; fear of dying and fear of not being in control of oneself or going crazy. Agoraphobia may also develop. Similar to other anxiety disorders, it may be inherited as an autosomal dominant trait.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" We hypothesised that RTD (compared with the control drink) would result in an increase in anxiety symptoms when provoked by a panicogenic challenge with the benzodiazepine antagonist, flumazenil."9.15Rapid tryptophan depletion following cognitive behavioural therapy for panic disorder. ( Adrover, M; Argyropoulos, S; Bell, C; Frampton, C; Hince, D; Hood, S; Nash, J; Nutt, D; Potokar, J; Rich, A, 2011)
"Flumazenil is a benzodiazepine receptor antagonist thought to be panicogenic in patients with panic disorder but not in control subjects."9.09Behavioral, neuroendocrine, and cardiovascular response to flumazenil: no evidence for an altered benzodiazepine receptor sensitivity in panic disorder. ( Holsboer, F; Kellner, M; Ströhle, A; Wiedemann, K, 1999)
"Flumazenil is a benzodiazepine receptor antagonist that has been reported to provoke panic attacks in patients with panic disorder."9.08Effect of flumazenil in lactate-sensitive patients with panic disorder. ( Holsboer, F; Kellner, M; Ströhle, A; Wiedemann, K; Yassouridis, A, 1998)
" We hypothesised that RTD (compared with the control drink) would result in an increase in anxiety symptoms when provoked by a panicogenic challenge with the benzodiazepine antagonist, flumazenil."5.15Rapid tryptophan depletion following cognitive behavioural therapy for panic disorder. ( Adrover, M; Argyropoulos, S; Bell, C; Frampton, C; Hince, D; Hood, S; Nash, J; Nutt, D; Potokar, J; Rich, A, 2011)
"Flumazenil is a benzodiazepine receptor antagonist thought to be panicogenic in patients with panic disorder but not in control subjects."5.09Behavioral, neuroendocrine, and cardiovascular response to flumazenil: no evidence for an altered benzodiazepine receptor sensitivity in panic disorder. ( Holsboer, F; Kellner, M; Ströhle, A; Wiedemann, K, 1999)
"The benzodiazepine antagonist, flumazenil, can provoke panic attacks in some panic disorder patients."5.09Flumazenil challenge in social phobia. ( Bell, C; Coupland, NJ; Dorkins, E; Nutt, DJ; Potokar, JP, 2000)
"Flumazenil is a benzodiazepine receptor antagonist that has been reported to provoke panic attacks in patients with panic disorder."5.08Effect of flumazenil in lactate-sensitive patients with panic disorder. ( Holsboer, F; Kellner, M; Ströhle, A; Wiedemann, K; Yassouridis, A, 1998)
" We employed flumazenil radiolabeled with carbon 11, a radioligand that labels the benzodiazepine site on the GABA(A) receptor, and fully quantitative, high-sensitivity PET to test the hypothesis that central benzodiazepine site binding is decreased in medication-free patients with panic disorder."3.70Decreased brain GABA(A)-benzodiazepine receptor binding in panic disorder: preliminary results from a quantitative PET study. ( Bell, CJ; Cunningham, VJ; Jones, T; Liddle, PF; Malizia, AL; Nutt, DJ, 1998)
"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)

Research

Studies (23)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's13 (56.52)18.2507
2000's8 (34.78)29.6817
2010's2 (8.70)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Bernik, M1
Ramos, RT1
Hetem, LAB1
Graeff, F1
Hasler, G1
Nugent, AC1
Carlson, PJ1
Carson, RE1
Geraci, M1
Drevets, WC1
Suzuki, K1
Takano, T1
Fujiyama, K1
Tanabe, Y1
Matsuoka, H1
Bell, C3
Hood, S2
Potokar, J2
Nash, J2
Adrover, M2
Frampton, C1
Hince, D1
Rich, A2
Argyropoulos, S2
Nutt, D2
Bell, EC1
Baker, GB1
Poag, C1
Bellavance, F1
Khudabux, J1
Le Mellédo, JM2
Cameron, OG1
Huang, GC1
Nichols, T1
Koeppe, RA1
Minoshima, S1
Rose, D1
Frey, KA1
Randall, PK1
Bremner, JD2
Krystal, JH1
Nagy, LM1
Heninger, GR1
Nicolaou, AL1
Charney, DS2
Kuikka, JT1
Pitkänen, A1
Lepola, U1
Partanen, K1
Vainio, P1
Bergström, KA1
Wieler, HJ1
Kaiser, KP1
Mittelbach, L1
Koponen, H1
Bradwejn, J1
Koszycki, D1
Couëtoux du Tertre, A1
Paradis, M1
Bourin, M1
Schlegel, S1
Steinert, H1
Bockisch, A1
Hahn, K1
Schloesser, R1
Benkert, O1
Ströhle, A2
Kellner, M2
Yassouridis, A1
Holsboer, F2
Wiedemann, K2
Maddock, RJ1
Bernik, MA1
Gorenstein, C1
Vieira Filho, AH1
Malizia, AL3
Cunningham, VJ1
Bell, CJ2
Liddle, PF1
Jones, T1
Nutt, DJ4
Morimoto, K1
Lawson, C1
Wilson, S1
Innis, RB1
White, T1
Fujita, M1
Silbersweig, D1
Goddard, AW1
Staib, L1
Stern, E1
Cappiello, A1
Woods, S1
Baldwin, R1
Coupland, NJ2
Potokar, JP1
Dorkins, E1
Van Driel, M1
Lott, P1
Jhangri, GS1
Forshall, S1

Reviews

3 reviews available for flumazenil and Panic Disorder

ArticleYear
The neurobiology of social phobia.
    European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience, 1999, Volume: 249 Suppl 1

    Topics: Brain; Caffeine; Carbon Dioxide; Cholecystokinin; Epinephrine; Female; Flumazenil; Human Growth Horm

1999
[Benzodiazepine receptor imaging in the brain: recent developments and clinical validity].
    Kaku igaku. The Japanese journal of nuclear medicine, 1999, Volume: 36, Issue:4

    Topics: Brain; Carbon Radioisotopes; Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe; Flumazenil; Humans; Iodine Radioisotopes; Pani

1999
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

12 trials available for flumazenil and Panic Disorder

ArticleYear
Effect of single doses of pindolol and d-fenfluramine on flumazenil-induced anxiety in panic disorder patients.
    Behavioural brain research, 2019, 01-14, Volume: 357-358

    Topics: Adult; Anxiety; Female; Fenfluramine; Flumazenil; GABA Modulators; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Panic

2019
Rapid tryptophan depletion following cognitive behavioural therapy for panic disorder.
    Psychopharmacology, 2011, Volume: 213, Issue:2-3

    Topics: Adult; Anxiety; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Cross-Over Studies; Double-Blind Method; Female; Fluma

2011
Response to flumazenil in the late luteal phase and follicular phase of the menstrual cycle in healthy control females.
    Psychopharmacology, 2004, Volume: 172, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Double-Blind Method; Female; Flumazenil; Follicular Phase; GABA Modulators; gamma-Aminobutyri

2004
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
Effects of flumazenil on cholecystokinin-tetrapeptide-induced panic symptoms in healthy volunteers.
    Psychopharmacology, 1994, Volume: 114, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Amino Acid Sequence; Cross-Over Studies; Double-Blind Method; Female; Flumazenil; GABA-A Rece

1994
Effect of flumazenil in lactate-sensitive patients with panic disorder.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1998, Volume: 155, Issue:5

    Topics: Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Adult; Double-Blind Method; Female; Flumazenil; Heart Rate; Humans; Hyd

1998
Acute effects of low-dose flumazenil in panic disorder.
    Journal of clinical psychopharmacology, 1998, Volume: 18, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Fear; Female; Flumazenil; GABA Modulators; Heart Rate; Huma

1998
Stressful reactions and panic attacks induced by flumazenil in chronic benzodiazepine users.
    Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England), 1998, Volume: 12, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Arousal; Diazepam; Double-Blind Method; Female; Flumazenil; GABA Modulat

1998
Behavioral, neuroendocrine, and cardiovascular response to flumazenil: no evidence for an altered benzodiazepine receptor sensitivity in panic disorder.
    Biological psychiatry, 1999, Feb-01, Volume: 45, Issue:3

    Topics: Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Adult; Affective Symptoms; Analysis of Variance; Arousal; Behavioral Sy

1999
Flumazenil challenge in social phobia.
    Depression and anxiety, 2000, Volume: 11, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Anxiety; Benzodiazepines; Blood Pressure; Case-Control Studies; Cross-Over Studies; Double-Bl

2000
Response to flumazenil in women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 2000, Volume: 157, Issue:5

    Topics: Cross-Over Studies; Double-Blind Method; Female; Flumazenil; GABA Modulators; Humans; Luteal Phase;

2000
Does 5-HT restrain panic? A tryptophan depletion study in panic disorder patients recovered on paroxetine.
    Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England), 2002, Volume: 16, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Affect; Aged; Agoraphobia; Cross-Over Studies; Double-Blind Method; Female; Flumazenil; GABA

2002

Other Studies

8 other studies available for flumazenil and Panic Disorder

ArticleYear
Altered cerebral gamma-aminobutyric acid type A-benzodiazepine receptor binding in panic disorder determined by [11C]flumazenil positron emission tomography.
    Archives of general psychiatry, 2008, Volume: 65, Issue:10

    Topics: Adult; Brain; Brain Mapping; Carbon Radioisotopes; Cerebral Cortex; Comorbidity; Depressive Disorder

2008
Panic attack associated with flumazenil at electroconvulsive therapy session.
    The journal of ECT, 2009, Volume: 25, Issue:2

    Topics: Electroconvulsive Therapy; Female; Flumazenil; GABA Modulators; Humans; Middle Aged; Panic Disorder;

2009
Reduced gamma-aminobutyric acid(A)-benzodiazepine binding sites in insular cortex of individuals with panic disorder.
    Archives of general psychiatry, 2007, Volume: 64, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Binding Sites; Brain; Carbon Radioisotopes; Cerebral Cortex; Comorbidity; Depressive Disorder

2007
Abnormal regional benzodiazepine receptor uptake in the prefrontal cortex in patients with panic disorder.
    Nuclear medicine communications, 1995, Volume: 16, Issue:4

    Topics: Female; Flumazenil; Humans; Iodine Radioisotopes; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Panic Disorder;

1995
Decreased benzodiazepine receptor binding in panic disorder measured by IOMAZENIL-SPECT. A preliminary report.
    European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience, 1994, Volume: 244, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Cerebral Ventricles; Female; Flumazenil; Frontal Lobe; Humans; Male; Occipital Lobe; Panic Di

1994
Decreased brain GABA(A)-benzodiazepine receptor binding in panic disorder: preliminary results from a quantitative PET study.
    Archives of general psychiatry, 1998, Volume: 55, Issue:8

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Brain; Carbon Radioisotopes; Cerebral Cortex; Female; Flumazenil; Functional Laterality

1998
Behavioral, neuroendocrine, and cardiovascular response to flumazenil: no evidence for an altered benzodiazepine receptor sensitivity in panic disorder.
    Biological psychiatry, 1999, Dec-15, Volume: 46, Issue:12

    Topics: Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; Flumazenil; GABA Modulators; Hemodynamics; Humans; Panic Disorde

1999
SPECT [I-123]iomazenil measurement of the benzodiazepine receptor in panic disorder.
    Biological psychiatry, 2000, Jan-15, Volume: 47, Issue:2

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Female; Flumazenil; GABA Modulators; Hippocampus; Humans; Iodine Radioisoto

2000