Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To describe the association of amnestic nocturnal eating behavior with use of zolpidem for insomnia. BACKGROUND: METHODS: Consecutive case series of five patients who were using zolpidem and evaluated with nocturnal eating behaviors. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
Zolpidem, at least in patients with underlying sleep disorders that cause frequent arousals, may cause or augment sleep-related eating behavior. This report demonstrates the importance of arriving at a specific diagnosis for insomnia complaints, and alerts the sleep practitioner to this unusual side effect of zolpidem.
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Authors | Timothy I Morgenthaler, Michael H Silber |
Journal | Sleep medicine
(Sleep Med)
Vol. 3
Issue 4
Pg. 323-7
(Jul 2002)
ISSN: 1389-9457 [Print] Netherlands |
PMID | 14592194
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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