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Adverse drug effects

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Drugs and toxins which can cause autonomic failure include:

  • hypotensive drugs:
    • beta-blockers
    • alpha-blockers
    • centrally-acting hypotensives:
      • clonidine
      • methyl-dopa
    • captopril

þ alcohol:

  • direct neurotoxicity
  • complications of thiamine deficiency (Wernicke's encephalopathy)

  • antidepressants:
    • tricyclics
    • monoamine oxidase inhibitors

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