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Risk Factors

The most common precipitants are

• Drugs - (e.g. barbiturates, alcohol, sulfa drugs, hormonal contraception, sedatives and certain antibiotics)
• Menstrual cycle
• Alcohol
• Infection
• Steroid hormones
• Fasting