Report of two cases where sleep related eating behavior occurred with the extended-release formulation but not the immediate-release formulation of a sedative-hypnotic agent

Ambrose Chiang; Andrew Krystal

Report of two cases where sleep related eating behavior occurred with the extended-release formulation but not the immediate-release formulation of a sedative-hypnotic agent

J Clin Sleep Med. 2008 Apr 15;4(2):155-6.

Authors

Ambrose Chiang¹, Andrew Krystal

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. ambrose.chiang@duke.edu

PMID: 18468314
PMCID: PMC2335395

Abstract

We report two cases in which amnestic sleep related eating disorder (SRED) occurred with extended-release zolpidem but not with the immediate-release formulation. These cases illustrate how even relatively small differences such as formulation can affect the likelihood of experiencing such events.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Amnesia / chemically induced
Delayed-Action Preparations / adverse effects
Dyssomnias / chemically induced*
Feeding and Eating Disorders / chemically induced*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypnotics and Sedatives / adverse effects*
Pyridines / adverse effects*
Zolpidem

Substances

Delayed-Action Preparations
Hypnotics and Sedatives
Pyridines
Zolpidem