The effect of agomelatine and melatonin on sleep-related eating: a case report

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  • Background: Sleep-related eating may occur in the context of mental illness, sleep disorders, or psychopharmacological treatment. Frequently, sleep-related eating leads to severe weight gain and, so far, there are no treatment options for the condition. Case presentation: We report the case of a 54-year-old white woman with depression, panic disorder, and sleep apnea under treatment with various antidepressants who developed severe sleep-related eating. Her sleep-related eating completely vanished after addition of agomelatine, it reoccurredBackground: Sleep-related eating may occur in the context of mental illness, sleep disorders, or psychopharmacological treatment. Frequently, sleep-related eating leads to severe weight gain and, so far, there are no treatment options for the condition. Case presentation: We report the case of a 54-year-old white woman with depression, panic disorder, and sleep apnea under treatment with various antidepressants who developed severe sleep-related eating. Her sleep-related eating completely vanished after addition of agomelatine, it reoccurred after cessation of agomelatine, and vanished again after her re-exposure to another melatonergic drug, extended melatonin. Conclusions: This case suggests that melatonergic drugs lead to relief from sleep-related eating, even when the condition occurs in the context of physical and mental disorders as well as psychopharmacological treatment.show moreshow less

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Author: Angela Alexandra Zapp, Eva Caroline Fischer, Michael Deuschle
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-157805
Document Type:Journal article
Faculties:Medizinische Fakultät
Language:English
Parent Title (English):Journal of Medical Case Reports
Year of Completion:2017
Volume:11
Issue:275
Source:Journal of Medical Case Reports (2017) 11:275. DOI: 10.1186/s13256-017-1438-5
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-017-1438-5
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
Tag:agomelatine; melatonin; parasomn; sleep-related eating; weight loss
Release Date:2018/02/23
Collections:Open-Access-Publikationsfonds / Förderzeitraum 2017
Licence (German):License LogoCC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung 4.0 International