Open AccessEffects of Pregabalin in Patients with Hypnotic-Dependent Insomnia
Author(s) -
Youg Won Cho,
Mei Ling Song
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical sleep medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1550-9397
pISSN - 1550-9389
DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.3708
Subject(s) - pregabalin , medicine , insomnia , nausea , anesthesia , sleep disorder , polysomnography , hypnotic , adverse effect , pittsburgh sleep quality index , psychiatry , sleep quality , apnea
Long-term use of hypnotics runs the risk of dependency, and subjects usually experience difficulties in withdrawal. The objective of this study was to investigate the success of withdrawal using pregabalin and its efficacy on sleep in patients with hypnotic-dependent insomnia.
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