drug holiday

She wrote this journal in the course of one sleepless night during a drug holiday.

Planned drug holidays are used in numerous fields of medicine.

He said the brief drug holidays did not cause a worsening of depressive symptoms.

During one of my drug holidays, I kept a diary to remind myself and to tell others what restless legs syndrome can really feel like.

(Read one woman's account of a sleepless drug holiday here.)

It is recommended that such a drug holiday be maintained until clinical evidence of healing is observed.

In the treatment of mental illness, a drug holiday may be part of a progression toward treatment cessation.

Since combination drug therapy began, there has been great concern that taking "drug holidays" would increase the risk that the virus might develop resistance.

The supervised drug holidays have eased the burden for the participants, Dr. Fauci said.

Drug holidays, for example.

Typically this involves the use of additional medication or abstinence from a drug for a period of time, known as a drug holiday.

Twice a year I take a drug holiday, meaning I don't take my meds for three to seven nights.

In some instances, changing the dose, switching to a different drug or taking a brief drug holiday (say, for the weekend) can boost libido.

Vera noticed that she slept better during her two-week drug holiday, however, so within the past year she has made Requip her primary medication.

Drug holidays (or "structured treatment interruptions"), are intentional discontinuations of antiretroviral drug treatment.

If you notice your symptoms are returning, you may get relief from switching back and forth between different drugs, or taking a drug holiday for a few weeks.

Symptoms can return worse than they were originally, and patients often have to change doses, switch drug classes, or take a drug holiday to eventually get relief again.

Rothschild AJ: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-induced sexual dysfunction: efficacy of a drug holiday.

This drug holiday needs some preparation: I have to cancel all my appointments for a week, because I'll get barely any sleep and will probably be close to insanity.

Dr. Weintraub wanted to know whether it was possible to take drug holidays, and whether going off the drugs for brief periods might lead to fewer long-term side effects.

For example, it is common for patients using SSRI anti-depressant therapies to take a drug holiday to reduce or avoid side effects associated with sexual dysfunction.

Among participants, taking "drug holidays" hastened the progression from infection with H.I.V. to illness with AIDS.

If you are taking this for ADHD, your doctor may recommend "drug holidays" when the medication is stopped for a short time to observe any changes in behavior.

Some patients will take a period of time off of medication, called a "drug holiday," in hopes of allowing the normal rate of height and weight attainment to resume.