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A 58-year-old man has slept poorly for three weeks since his brother died, and is now making errors at work. Sleep hygiene advice and relaxation training have not helped. You prescribe temazepam 10 mg orally at night, to be taken intermittently for no longer than two weeks, and arrange review. He wants to know what will happen when the tablets run out and whether he will need more. Which one of the following should you warn him is likely in the first few nights after he stops?
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