Sleep Flashcards
How do sedatives work? (four items)
Calms anxiety, decreases excitement and activity, does not produce drowsiness, and does not impair performance
Do anxiolytics cause sleepiness or sedation
NO, anxiolytics are antianxiety medications that do not produce sleep or sedation. Not all anxiolytics are sedatives
What do hypnotics do? (three things)
sleep-inducing, implies restful and refreshing sleep, NOT HYPNOTIZED
What are narcotics? (two points)
Sleep producing, opioids or illegal drugs
What structures does the reticular formation extend through? (3)
through the central core of the medulla oblongata, pons and midbrain
What is the reticular formation composed of (2)
white matter and loosely clustered neurons
What does the reticular formation do?
contains dopamine, adrenergic, serotonergic, and cholinergic neurons and regulates sleep-wake transitions and synchronization of EEG
What are the 3 stages of sleep?
Wakefulness, NREM, REM
How many stages are there in NREM and what are they?
4 stages
Stage 1= dozing
Stage 2= unequivocal sleep
Stage 3= voltage increase, frequency decrease
stage 4= delta waves
What stage does REM look similar to on an EE? (1, 2, 3, 4, or awake)?
similar to awake on the EEG
What are four factors that regulate sleep?
age, sleep history, drug ingestion, and circadian rhythms
What is chronopharmacology?
the circadian clock picture essentially
Which neurotransmitters regulate sleep? (8)
epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin, histamine, acetylcholine, adenosine, GABA
What neurotransmitter is the main target for sleep medications?
GABA
Neuromodulators of sleep (5)
Growth Hormone, prolactin, cortisol, melatonin, endogenous peptides
four components of GABA neurotransmission
GABAa receptors, GABAb receptors, GABA transporters (GAT-1), GABA transaminase (GABA-T)
How many subunits are there on GABAa receptor
5 subunits
What kind of ion channel is GABAa receptor
Chloride ion channel
What are the orthosteric sites on GABAa receptor (2)
a1 and B2
What are the allosteric sites on GABAa receptor (2) and what three things target them?
benzodiazepines, ethanol, glucocorticoid target a1 and gamma2
What drug targets the channel pore of GABAa receptor
picrotoxin
Mechanism of action Benzodiazepines
facilitate the action of GABA by increasing the frequency of the channel opening. a1-5
what is the name of the drug class that are non-benzodiazepines that act at the BZD receptor
z-hypnotics
what 3 drugs are part of z-hypnotics
zolpidem, zaleplon, eszopiclone
What specific receptors do non benzodiazepines work on?
BZ1 receptors of a1 on GABAa receptors
What drug is a BZD antagonist used for overdose treatment
flumazenil
what is an inverse BZD agonist
B carbolines
How do barbiturates work
increase the duration of GABAa receptor channel opening and have direct effects on GABAa AT HIGH DOSES
1 position alkylation of BZDS produces
active metabolites like oxazepam
annealing the 1-2 bond of BZDs with triazole or imidazole ring yields ____ affinity and ____ half-life
high, decreased
the half life of diazepam is ___ (long or short)
long
What gets removed from diazepam and at what position to make oxazepam, and active metabolite?
dealkylated at 1 position
What is desmethyldiazepam
the intermediate between diazepam and oxazepam
Which BZDS have slow elimination and active metabolites? (6)
Chlordiazepoxide, Diazepam, Flurazepam, Clorazepate, Quazepam, Prazepam
Which two drugs are anticonvulsants and sedatives?
Diazepam and Clonazepam
True or False: Prazepam is commonly used in the US
FALSE, currently unavailable in US
Which was the first BZD?
Chlordiazepoxide, Diazepam, Flurazepam, Clorazepate, Quazepam, Prazepam
Which BZDS have intermediate elimination rates? (5)
Alprazolam, Lorazepam, Clonazepam, Oxazepam, and Temazepam
Which two BZDs are rapidly eliminated
Midazolam (VERSED) and Triazolam
What kind of sleeplessness is best for BZDs that have slow elimination and formation of active metabolites?
patients who wake up in the middle of the night
BZDs that are rapidly eliminated cause rapid tolerance (T/F)
True
Intermediate to rapidly eliminated BZDs should be used in 2 populations
elderly, patients with hepatic problems
What does taking BZDs with food do
delays absorption
Increase lipid solubility will increase speed of delivery to _____
the brain
True/False: BZDs are not a concern during pregnancy and breastfeeding
false, cross placental barrier and are detected in breast milk
Which are more dangerous at high doses, barbiturates or BZDs?
Barbiturates, may cause coma at doses that are too high whereas BZDs hit a plateau
Respiratory depression is a major concern for what drug class when combined with other agents?
BZDs
What is the result of BZDs on REM sleep? Which stages of sleep does it effect?
decreases REM sleep, decreases stages 3 and 4
Side effects of BZDs are ____ dependent
dose
What is Flumazenil used for
BZD antagonist for overdose
what is the max cumulative dose of Flumazenil for overdose?
3mg
What is the initial dose of Flumazenil for overdose
0.2mg IV over 30 seconds
What are some side effects of Flumazenil
induce convulsions, panic attacks, agitation, confusion, n/v, headache
is zolpidem short term or long term
short term
is zaleplon short term or long term
short term
is eszopiclone short term or long term
long term
how are z-hypnotics metabolized
cyp3a4
do z-hypnotics have less or more negative side effects on sleep patterns than BZDs
less!
FDA mandates that we must warn patients of what for z-hypnotics
weird behaviors during sleep, sleep cooking, sleep sex, sleep driving, sleep eating
Flunitrazepam is also called
roofies
Zolpidem can be used illicitly and is called
zombie pills or A-minus
is phenobarbital long acting or short acting
long acting
is pentobarbital long acting or short acting
short acting
What do Barbiturates do to REM sleep
decrease REM
Barbiturates may cause ____ and ____ depression
cardiovascular and respiratory
What part of the brain is GABAb receptor located in?
limbic system
what is the presynaptic ion for GABAb receptor? (increase or decrease)
Ca2+ decrease
What is the postsynaptic ion for GABAb receptor? (increase or decrease)
K+ increase
What are two drug agonists of GABAb receptors?
baclofen and GHB
Three antagonist drugs of GABAb receptor
phaclofen, saclofen, and 2-hydroxysaclofen
What are the two other names for GHB?
Xyrem and sodium oxybate
What should be given with GHB if it is chosen by a provider?
Give with concomitant stimulant use during the day to decrease excessive daytime sleepiness and decrease cataplexy (sudden loss of muscle tone during the day)
What is the target of GHB?
GABAa GABAb and GHB receptors
Liquid ecstasy, liquid x, juice, scoops are all street names for what drug
GHB, Sodium oxybate, Xyrem
Acute effects of GHB include 6 things
loss of reflexes/consciousness
amnesia
N/V
headache
seizures
death
How can you treat someone who has been spiked with GHB
THERE IS NO ANTAGONIST, supportive treatment only