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Common Precipitants of Acute Attacks
| Drugs/Chemicals | Other Causes |
|---|---|
| Excess alcohol | Rapid weight loss |
| Anticonvulsants | Crash dieting, starvation |
| Barbiturates | Bariatric surgery |
| Carbamazepine | Acute illness/infections |
| Phenytoin | Stress/exhaustion |
| Primidone | Emotional/physical |
| Valproic acid | Surgery/anesthesia |
| Oral contraceptives | Luteal phase of menstrual cycle |
| Sulfonamides | Pregnancy |
| Cytochrome P450 inducers | Postpartum period |
| Suicide substrates of Cyp P450s |
