Advance taper of antidepressants prior to multiple sleep latency testing increases the number of sleep-onset rapid eye movement periods and reduces mean sleep latency | Zendy

Bhanu Prakash Kolla | Zendy; Marjan Jahani Kondori | Zendy; Michael H. Silber | Zendy; Hala Samman | Zendy; Swati Dhankikar | Zendy; Meghna P. Mansukhani | Zendy

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Advance taper of antidepressants prior to multiple sleep latency testing increases the number of sleep-onset rapid eye movement periods and reduces mean sleep latency

Author(s) -

Bhanu Prakash Kolla,

Marjan Jahani Kondori,

Michael H. Silber,

Hala Samman,

Swati Dhankikar,

Meghna P. Mansukhani

Publication year - 2020

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.8738

Subject(s) - medicine , sleep medicine , discontinuation , multiple sleep latency test , psychiatry , family medicine , sleep disorder , insomnia , excessive daytime sleepiness

Patients presenting with excessive sleepiness are frequently using antidepressant medication(s). While practice parameters recommend discontinuation of antidepressants prior to multiple sleep latency testing (MSLT), data examining the impact of tapering these medications on MSLT results are limited.

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