Withdrawal symptoms from depressants can include
a. death.
b. convulsions
c. both a and b

B) Convulsions

Explanation:

There are different kind of depressants for diverse mental illnesses (like barbiturates or benzodiazepines as examples) it´s known that influence in a positive manner for the psychological ¨disease¨, however there are many secondary effects that are harmful to the patient, like confusion, fatigue and one of the most dangerous ones, the addiction, and dependence.

When the patient leaves behind these substances, and the withdrawal process starts may experience intense symptoms, like anxiety, insomnia, hallucinations, seizures, and convulsions all this due to the dependence generated by the intense effects of the depressants.

The  correct answer is b- convulsions.

Explanation:

Depressants are the medication or drugs that are used to relax the mind and body of an individual which is prescribed to reduce or lower the nervous activity in an individual. These drugs can cause several conditions in which convulsions is primary one that is characterised by the contraction and relaxation in the body muscles.

Further Explanation:

Depressants are the drugs that are used to lower the arousal or the hyperactivity or relaxing the body to lower the nervous activity. These are available  in capsules, tablets and also in the liquid form. Some drugs of this group are also known as tranquilliser as they reduce the psychological and nervous hyperactivity symptoms.

A convulsion is a condition in which the individual experiences contraction and relaxation in body muscles repeatedly and rapidly . These contraction and relaxation results in uncontrolled actions or  movements of the body. The term convulsion occasionally  is used as a synonym for seizure.

The depressant may have the short term or long term effects which may include; slow brain functions , fever, depression, poor concentration, dizziness as short term effects. The long term effects are sexual problems, chronic fatigue development, breathing problems, sleep problems, withdrawal symptoms that may involve insomnia, anxiety, weakness and nausea, shakiness, overactive reflexes and agitation. The users with high doses of depressant may suffer from the hallucination, breathing problems,  convulsions and high body temperature.

Learn more:

1. about depressant (answered by Sumitcs)

2. about the drugs ( answered by victoronyino)

Keywords :

Convulsions, depressants, mental illness, brain, dizziness, fever, depression, chronic fatigue, sexual problems, breathing problems, insomnia, anxiety, nausea, overactive reflexes , agitation, hallucination, convulsions, body temperature.