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1796129

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-4-7
pubmed:abstractText
The acute effects of dexfenfluramine on nocturnal sleep were studied in ten healthy male subjects by means of sleep EEG recordings and ratings of subjective sleep quality. Four different dosages (3 mg, 7 mg, 15 mg, and 30 mg) were tested, administered over a period of 3 days each. Under 15 mg and 30 mg dexfenfluramine, only slight effects on sleep were observed: 15 mg led to decreased sleep efficiency in the first night of medication, and to reduced percentage of slow wave sleep in the first and third night. A significant lengthening of REM latency was present in the third night under 30 mg dexfenfluramine, without changes in other REM sleep parameters. Daily doses of 3 mg and 7 mg dexfenfluramine did not influence sleep, except for a significant REM latency reduction observed in the first night under 3 mg. Apart from a transient slight impairment under 30 mg, ratings of subjective sleep quality did not mirror any impact of dexfenfluramine. The data suggest that therapeutic dosages of dexfenfluramine only slightly influence nocturnal sleep, which contrasts with the known impact of other anti-obesity agents like the amphetamines. Unlike classical antidepressants, dexfenfluramine does not reduce REM sleep; in light of a hypothetical link between REM sleep reduction and antidepressant action of a drug, dexfenfluramine is not expected to have a pronounced antidepressant effect.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0033-3158
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
105
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
213-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of dexfenfluramine on sleep in healthy subjects.
pubmed:affiliation
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, München, Federal Republic of Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't