CNS drugs: practice question

A Pharmacology question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Pharmacology · CNS drugs

Sample item

What is a major risk of abrupt benzodiazepine withdrawal?

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Seizures

Abrupt benzodiazepine cessation after sustained use can cause rebound anxiety, autonomic symptoms, insomnia, and potentially dangerous withdrawal seizures.

Option by option

  • A. Seizures (correct)

    Correct: withdrawal can precipitate seizures.

  • B. Hypercalcemia

    Hypercalcemia is not a typical benzodiazepine-withdrawal finding.

  • C. Improved sleep

    Sleep commonly worsens during withdrawal.

  • D. Permanent analgesia

    Withdrawal does not produce permanent analgesia.

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What is the answer to this Pharmacology question?

The best answer is A, Seizures. Abrupt benzodiazepine cessation after sustained use can cause rebound anxiety, autonomic symptoms, insomnia, and potentially dangerous withdrawal seizures.

Why is "Hypercalcemia" not the answer?

Hypercalcemia is not a typical benzodiazepine-withdrawal finding.

Why is "Improved sleep" not the answer?

Sleep commonly worsens during withdrawal.

Why is "Permanent analgesia" not the answer?

Withdrawal does not produce permanent analgesia.

What concept does this question test?

It tests CNS drugs in Pharmacology. The correct option holds because: Correct: withdrawal can precipitate seizures.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study CNS drugs?

Learn drugs as classes, then the exception in each class that an examiner would pick. Then use the flashcards and the other Pharmacology questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.