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I am getting ready to start the scoring part of my training. I have heard tales of scoring techs that can see the effects of drugs in the psg. I WANT TO BE THAT TECH! I see hundreds of different pts on many different medications, yet I know very little about them. I need to learn my drugs! I am proposing a drug education for a drug education program. It will work like this. You give me your medications, and I will research them. We both get an education. That easy!
I am hoping to find/accomplish a few specific things for each medication:
1. How it effects your sleep latency and staging.
2. How it effects apnea and other sleep disorders.
3. How or if it will show up on a PSG.
4. Build a library that myself or any member can reference at any time.
I do have a few rules/disclaimers:
1. I am an unregistered sleep tech. I am in no way a doctor or should any of this information be used as a basis to start or stop medication without discussing it with a doctor.
Acebutolol- Increases REM
Alcohol- Suppressed REM, Increased N2, Increased N3, Increased Apneas, Fragmented Sleep
Alprazolam- Suppressed N3, Suppressed REM, Decreased N1, Increase N2, Decrease Leg Movements, Increased Apneas, Fragmented Sleep
Alprenolol- EEG Arousals, fragmented Sleep
Amantadine- Insomnia, Hallucinations
Ambien- Increased Sleep latency, Drowsiness, Increased Deep Sleep, Increased Apneas
Amitriptyline-Suppressed REM, Suppressed N3, Drowsiness, Somnambulism, Sedation
Amphetamine- Delayed Sleep Onset, Suppressed REM, Delayed REM Onset, Stimulating Effects.
Asamanex- Suppressed REM, Suppressed N3, Increased N2, Sleep Disturbances, EEG Arousals
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3614616
Aspirin- Suppressed N3, Increased N2
Atenolol- Suppressed REM,
Azathioprin- Sleep Disturbances, EEG Arousals
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12174106
http://www.semel.ucla.edu/sleepresearch/04%20hcrt%20immuno%20boehme...
Brompheniramine- Suppressed REM
Bupropiron- Insomnia
Buspiron- Insomnia
Caffeine- suppressed N3, Stimulating Effects
Carbamazepine- Suppressed REM
Celebrix- Increased Apneas
http://patientsville.com/symptoms/sleep-apnoea-syndrome.htm
Chlorpromazine- Increased REM
Cimetidine- Increased N3
Clomipramine- Supressed REM
Clonazepam- Suppressed REM, Increased N3, Decrease N2, Decreased Leg Movements
Clonidine- Suppressed REM, Increased N3, Increase N2, Insomnia, Vivid Dreams, Nightmares, Sedation, Fragmented Sleep
Clorgyline- Suppressed REM
Cocaine- Delayed Sleep Onset, Stimulating Effects, Insomnia
Cyclazocine- Suppressed REM, Increased N1, Increased EEG Arousals
Cyproheptadine- Suppressed REM, Increased N3
Desipramine- Suppressed REM
Diazapam- Increased Apneas, Decreased Sleep Latency
Diethylpropian- Insomnia
Domperidone- Drowsiness
Doxepin- Suppressed REM, Drowsiness, Sedation
Enprofylline- Insomnia, Sleep Disturbances, EEG Arousals
Ephedrine- Stimulating Effects, Insomnia, Delayed Sleep Onset
Estratest- So far all I can find on this one is that it improves sleep in adult women by reducing the sleep disturbances relating to menopause.
Ethosuximide- Suppressed N3, Suppressed REM, Increased N1, Increased Leg Movements, Insomnia
Fencamfamine- Suppressed REM
Fenluramine- Suppressed REM, Increased N3, Sedation, Sleep Disturbances, EEG Arousals
Fenofibrate- Insomnia, Drowsiness
Fluoxetine- Prozac- Suppressed N3, Suppressed REM, Delayed REM Onset, Increased Sleep Onset, REM Onset (SOREM) if left out of medical history a tech could confuse the effects of this drug with narcolepsy.
Flurazepam- Decreased Sleep Latency, increased Apneas
Flutamide- Insomnia, Nightmares, Drowsiness, Somnolence, Fatigue
Guanafacine- Suppressed REM
Heroin- Suppressed REM, Increased N1, Decreased Leg Movements, Increased Apneas,
Hydralazine- Sleep Disturbances, EEG Arousals
Hyoscine- Suppressed REM, Delayed REM Onset, increased Leg Movements, Decreased Eye Movements, Sedation
Hyzaar- Insomnia, Nocturia, Somnolence
http://stanford.wellsphere.com/wellpage/Hyzaar-sleep
Indalpine- Suppressed REM
Indoramin- Drowsiness, Sedation, Increased Sleep Onset
Isosorbide ER-Common: Tiredness, sleep disturbances (6%) and gastrointestinal disturbances (6%) have been reported during clinical trials with isosorbide mononitrate modified release tablets
http://stanford.wellsphere.com/wellpage/isosorbide-sleep
Ketanserin- Suppressed REM
Leodopa- Suppressed N3, Suppressed REM, Delayed REM Onset, Increased Sleep Spindles, Increased Leg Movements, insomnia, Vivid Dreams, Nightmares, Sleep Disturbances, EEG Arousals, Hallucinations, Somniloquy
Levoxyl- Insomnia
http://drugs.emedtv.com/levoxyl/levoxyl-and-insomnia.html
Lithium- Suppressed REM, Increased N3, Delayed REM Onset, Insomnia, Somnambulism
Lovastatin- Insomnia
Lunesta- Insomnia
http://patientsville.com/symptoms/sleep-apnoea-syndrome.htm
Lysergic Acid- Increased REM, Increased Leg Movements, Increased Arousals
Maprotiline- Suppressed REM
Mazindol- Insomnia
Methadone- Suppressed REM, Increased N1, Decreased Leg Movements, Increased Apneas
Methoxyphenamine- Delayed Sleep Onset, Stimulating Effects, Insomnia
Methyldopa- Suppressed N3, Suppressed REM, Insomnia, Nightmares, Drowsiness, Sedation, Sleep Disturbances, EEG Arousals
Methylphenidate- Suppressed REM, Stimulating Effects, Delayed Sleep Onset, Insomnia
Methysergide- Decreased Leg Movements
Plavix-
http://www.insidermedicine.com/archives/VIDEO_Aspirin_and_Plavix_Co...
Vytorin- Maintenance Issues, Insomnia
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&...
I am hoping to find/accomplish a few specific things for each medication:
1. How it effects your sleep latency and staging.
2. How it effects apnea and other sleep disorders.
3. How or if it will show up on a PSG.
4. Build a library that myself or any member can reference at any time.
I do have a few rules/disclaimers:
1. I am an unregistered sleep tech. I am in no way a doctor or should any of this information be used as a basis to start or stop medication without discussing it with a doctor.
Acebutolol- Increases REM
Alcohol- Suppressed REM, Increased N2, Increased N3, Increased Apneas, Fragmented Sleep
Alprazolam- Suppressed N3, Suppressed REM, Decreased N1, Increase N2, Decrease Leg Movements, Increased Apneas, Fragmented Sleep
Alprenolol- EEG Arousals, fragmented Sleep
Amantadine- Insomnia, Hallucinations
Ambien- Increased Sleep latency, Drowsiness, Increased Deep Sleep, Increased Apneas
Amitriptyline-Suppressed REM, Suppressed N3, Drowsiness, Somnambulism, Sedation
Amphetamine- Delayed Sleep Onset, Suppressed REM, Delayed REM Onset, Stimulating Effects.
Asamanex- Suppressed REM, Suppressed N3, Increased N2, Sleep Disturbances, EEG Arousals
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3614616
Aspirin- Suppressed N3, Increased N2
Atenolol- Suppressed REM,
Azathioprin- Sleep Disturbances, EEG Arousals
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12174106
http://www.semel.ucla.edu/sleepresearch/04%20hcrt%20immuno%20boehme...
Brompheniramine- Suppressed REM
Bupropiron- Insomnia
Buspiron- Insomnia
Caffeine- suppressed N3, Stimulating Effects
Carbamazepine- Suppressed REM
Celebrix- Increased Apneas
http://patientsville.com/symptoms/sleep-apnoea-syndrome.htm
Chlorpromazine- Increased REM
Cimetidine- Increased N3
Clomipramine- Supressed REM
Clonazepam- Suppressed REM, Increased N3, Decrease N2, Decreased Leg Movements
Clonidine- Suppressed REM, Increased N3, Increase N2, Insomnia, Vivid Dreams, Nightmares, Sedation, Fragmented Sleep
Clorgyline- Suppressed REM
Cocaine- Delayed Sleep Onset, Stimulating Effects, Insomnia
Cyclazocine- Suppressed REM, Increased N1, Increased EEG Arousals
Cyproheptadine- Suppressed REM, Increased N3
Desipramine- Suppressed REM
Diazapam- Increased Apneas, Decreased Sleep Latency
Diethylpropian- Insomnia
Domperidone- Drowsiness
Doxepin- Suppressed REM, Drowsiness, Sedation
Enprofylline- Insomnia, Sleep Disturbances, EEG Arousals
Ephedrine- Stimulating Effects, Insomnia, Delayed Sleep Onset
Estratest- So far all I can find on this one is that it improves sleep in adult women by reducing the sleep disturbances relating to menopause.
Ethosuximide- Suppressed N3, Suppressed REM, Increased N1, Increased Leg Movements, Insomnia
Fencamfamine- Suppressed REM
Fenluramine- Suppressed REM, Increased N3, Sedation, Sleep Disturbances, EEG Arousals
Fenofibrate- Insomnia, Drowsiness
Fluoxetine- Prozac- Suppressed N3, Suppressed REM, Delayed REM Onset, Increased Sleep Onset, REM Onset (SOREM) if left out of medical history a tech could confuse the effects of this drug with narcolepsy.
Flurazepam- Decreased Sleep Latency, increased Apneas
Flutamide- Insomnia, Nightmares, Drowsiness, Somnolence, Fatigue
Guanafacine- Suppressed REM
Heroin- Suppressed REM, Increased N1, Decreased Leg Movements, Increased Apneas,
Hydralazine- Sleep Disturbances, EEG Arousals
Hyoscine- Suppressed REM, Delayed REM Onset, increased Leg Movements, Decreased Eye Movements, Sedation
Hyzaar- Insomnia, Nocturia, Somnolence
http://stanford.wellsphere.com/wellpage/Hyzaar-sleep
Indalpine- Suppressed REM
Indoramin- Drowsiness, Sedation, Increased Sleep Onset
Isosorbide ER-Common: Tiredness, sleep disturbances (6%) and gastrointestinal disturbances (6%) have been reported during clinical trials with isosorbide mononitrate modified release tablets
http://stanford.wellsphere.com/wellpage/isosorbide-sleep
Ketanserin- Suppressed REM
Leodopa- Suppressed N3, Suppressed REM, Delayed REM Onset, Increased Sleep Spindles, Increased Leg Movements, insomnia, Vivid Dreams, Nightmares, Sleep Disturbances, EEG Arousals, Hallucinations, Somniloquy
Levoxyl- Insomnia
http://drugs.emedtv.com/levoxyl/levoxyl-and-insomnia.html
Lithium- Suppressed REM, Increased N3, Delayed REM Onset, Insomnia, Somnambulism
Lovastatin- Insomnia
Lunesta- Insomnia
http://patientsville.com/symptoms/sleep-apnoea-syndrome.htm
Lysergic Acid- Increased REM, Increased Leg Movements, Increased Arousals
Maprotiline- Suppressed REM
Mazindol- Insomnia
Methadone- Suppressed REM, Increased N1, Decreased Leg Movements, Increased Apneas
Methoxyphenamine- Delayed Sleep Onset, Stimulating Effects, Insomnia
Methyldopa- Suppressed N3, Suppressed REM, Insomnia, Nightmares, Drowsiness, Sedation, Sleep Disturbances, EEG Arousals
Methylphenidate- Suppressed REM, Stimulating Effects, Delayed Sleep Onset, Insomnia
Methysergide- Decreased Leg Movements
Plavix-
http://www.insidermedicine.com/archives/VIDEO_Aspirin_and_Plavix_Co...
Vytorin- Maintenance Issues, Insomnia
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&...
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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on
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More to come. I have not even finished researching this part of the list yet. i have a feeling that this list will forever be growing and evolving. If anyone has any additional infromation or experiences please post them.
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Permalink Reply by Judy on
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Lawdy, Scoop!!!! Is that doctor trying to KILL that patient? Or cure him/her? Doesn't look like much of a chance at curing and a heck of a good chance of killing!! Just the three antibiotics ought to be enough to STERILIZE the gut! Sheesh! I'm not sure even an entire bottle of probiotics could allow for ANY digestion at all!
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Permalink Reply by susan mccord on
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Jeez, Rock, this is an eye-opener for ME already. Several of my meds are on your list....I just paid $150+ today on one month of Celebrex, out of pocket! Wish I'd seen this report of yours before I did...
Keep up the good work. This is fascinating stuff!!
Susan McCord
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Permalink Reply by Awake In America (Dave J.) on
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Not sure, Judy. I see lists that scare me to death, and when talking to people wonder how they function, though in most cases, it does seem the docs are trying to help -- in one way or another.
-dave
Judy said:Lawdy, Scoop!!!! Is that doctor trying to KILL that patient? Or cure him/her? Doesn't look like much of a chance at curing and a heck of a good chance of killing!! Just the three antibiotics ought to be enough to STERILIZE the gut! Sheesh! I'm not sure even an entire bottle of probiotics could allow for ANY digestion at all!
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I like how the list is coming along, Rock. I hope you're getting good study cues for the test, as well.
-dave
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Ha! Rock Hinkle, have you ever checked out "The Pill Book" in a drug or grocery store? Usually runs $8-$10. You think the list of drugs you've been researching and amassing is long??? Take a look at the Index of that book. It is one FAT book and when you see the Index you have no trouble understanding why. There are so many drugs they've had to add thru the years that I'm not even wild about the format any more as they lump too many drugs in the same class together in one "description/explanation" and can't allow for the differences so I don't find it as valuable as it used to be. I keep my older copies for reference and use the internet for the drugs too new for the older, better "The Pill Book".
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We have the pill book at work. I have more to add to this list. I have just been so busy with family and work. I feel like I have had house guest for the last month. We are going to Celina Tennessee this afternoon for our family reunion. Next week we have the neighborhood art festival. life should calm down a little after that.
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I don't know what happened to Lyrica. That was supposed to be on the list. My neighbor is on it.
Hey! ENJOY that family reunion!!
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i could not find anything substantial on Lyrica at the time that I posted. I have found some better info since. Just takes time to gett it all into the box. i will work on it more in a week or 2.
Judy said:I don't know what happened to Lyrica. That was supposed to be on the list. My neighbor is on it.
Hey! ENJOY that family reunion!!
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Thanks Judy! i am sure the reunion will be fun. Dale Hollow Lake is one of my favorite places to visit.
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Permalink Reply by Rock Conner RRT on
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Hi Rock:
You forgot...
THC- Suppressed REM, Increased N3, Decreased eye movements, Drowsiness.
I'm just sayin'.
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I have not posted my m through z list yet. Thc has been getting alot of attention on this site though. LOL
Rock Conner RRT said:Hi Rock:
You forgot...
THC- Suppressed REM, Increased N3, Decreased eye movements, Drowsiness.
I'm just sayin'.
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