Addiction - Abstract: GBL DT's With Rhabdomyolysis & Dialysis Independant Renal Failure

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...ubmed_RVDocSum

I should point out that coma and myoclonus are indicative of GBL overdose and AKAIK never occur in WD; insomnia and tremor yes, coma and myoclonus no. Then again, YMMV, but I guess I just wanted a disclaimer up here to prevent anyone from taking this as evidence that GBL can cause rhabdomyolysis; a number of things about this abstract make me wary about the degree of truth to the thought that this case's symptoms were due to GBL alone.

I'm posting this because it's the first record I've seen of rhabdomyolysis occuring in GBL withdrawal and as such I think it's something everyone should be aware of, as rhabdo can kill.

That said I've never heard of or seen rhabdo occuring in GBL withdrawal before and without further case reports to support this I would consider the rhabdo independant of the G WD.

Interestingly this individual required intubation due to benzo OD consequential to the WD treatment; this is something I've never heard of before either. Perhaps there was more to this patient's situation than mere GBL withdrawal? Further case studies will tell.

Oh and for anyone unfamiliar with rhabdomyolysis, that is what would have caused the kidney failure.

Then again, the whole thing was probably translated from German...

malsat added 2 Minutes and 41 Seconds later...

Well it would seem I was hasty in discounting rhabdymyolysis. It's apparently as common in G WD's as are seizures. Scary stuff.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...ubmed_RVDocSum

Yet another great reason to get to a hospital if you've been overdoing things. An even better reason not to overdo it in the first place.