Author/Authors :
Hejri, Sameh Mortaz tehran university of medical sciences tums, تهران, ايران , Faizi, Mehrdad shahid beheshti university of medical sciences - Department of Pharmacology Toxicology, تهران, ايران , Babaeian, Mohammad shahid beheshti university of medical sciences - National Drugs and Poisons Information Center, Deputy of Food and Drug, School of Pharmacy - Department of Pharmacognosy, تهران, ايران
Abstract :
Zolpidem is a popular drug indicated for the short-term treatment of insomnia. Side effects are not uncommon with zolpidem. Herein we describe an Iranian 27-year-old man with no known mood disorder or neuropsychological disease who attempted suicide upon taking zolpidem. There are two interesting facts about this case: Firstly, the patient had not history of suicide attempt or thinking. Secondly, this case had experienced suicide ideation after taking 20 mg of zolpidem, suggesting a possible correlation between zolpidem psychological effects and dangerous psychological behaviors.
