Successful treatment of night terrors and somnambulism with paroxetine

Br J Psychiatry. 1994 Apr;164(4):551-4. doi: 10.1192/bjp.164.4.551.

Abstract

A patient with a 30-year history of somnambulism and night terrors is described. The use of a home ambulatory sleep electroencephalogram (EEG) recording in clarifying the diagnosis and in monitoring the results of treatment is illustrated and successful treatment using a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor is reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Clonazepam / adverse effects
  • Clonazepam / therapeutic use
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Paroxetine / adverse effects
  • Paroxetine / therapeutic use*
  • Polysomnography / drug effects
  • Sleep Wake Disorders / drug therapy*
  • Sleep Wake Disorders / psychology
  • Somnambulism / drug therapy*
  • Somnambulism / psychology

Substances

  • Paroxetine
  • Clonazepam