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&...