EFFECTS OF DRUGS ON SLEEP
Neurologic ClinicsPublished 1 November 1996
William H. Obermeyer, Ruth M. Benca
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The effects of widely used medications and recreational drugs on sleep are summarized.
Abstract
Many commonly prescribed medications and substances of abuse can have significant effects on sleep and wakefulness. Chronic use or abuse of certain drugs may lead to the development of substance-related sleep disorders. Primary sleep disorders, such as apnea, periodic movement disorders, and parasomnias, may be exacerbated by various drugs. This article summarizes the effects of widely used medications and recreational drugs on sleep.
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Chloral hydrate significantly increased total sleep time and decreased sleep latency, even at the low dose used here, and is definitely not a placebo.
Journal of International Medical ResearchPolygraphic Sleep Recordings before and after the Administration of Flunitrazepam
14 Citations1977Uroš J. Jovanović
Latency times until the patients felt asleep and up to the first deep sleep were reduced significantly by the active preparation and disturbances in sleeping continuously disappeared for the duration of the treatment.
SLEEPParadoxical Sleep Rebound Without Previous Debt: The Effect of Minute Doses of Clonidine in Man
13 Citations1983Jean‐Michel Gaillard, G. Iorio +2 more
NeuropsychobiologyEffects of Clomipramine Infusion on Sleep in Depressed Patients
10 Citations2008E. Klein, A Hefez +1 more
Sleep structure of 10 endogenous depressed patients was investigated before and after clomipramine treatment, which significantly reduced REM time, increased REM latency and induced dissociation between the tonic and phasic events of REM sleep.
Advances in experimental medicine and biologyA Note on Rem Rebound during Experimental Alcohol Withdrawal in Alcoholics
10 Citations1975Milton M. Gross, John M. Hastey
There was no evidence that there might be anything more complex in the REM differences between normals and alcoholics than the alcoholics’ ability to tolerate greater alcohol intake, and thereby, produce greater REM reduction and subsequent rebound.
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