Agomelatine Efficacy in the Night Eating Syndrome
Joint Authors
Capasso, Anna
Milano, Walter
De Rosa, Michele
Milano, Luca
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Night eating syndrome (NES) is a nosographic entity included among the forms not otherwise specified (EDNOS) in eating disorders (ED) of the DSM IV.
It is characterized by a reduced food intake during the day, evening hyperphagia, and nocturnal awakenings associated with conscious episodes of compulsive ingestion of food.
Frequently, NES patients show significant psychopathology comorbidity with affective disorders.
This paper describes a case report of an NES patient treated with agomelatine, an antidepressant analogue of melatonin, which acts by improving not only the mood but also by regulating sleep cycles and appetite.
After three months of observation, the use of Agomelatine not only improved the mood of our NES patient (assessed in the HAM-D scores) but it was also able to reduce the night eating questionnaire, by both reducing the number of nocturnal awakenings with food intake, the time of snoring, the minutes of movement during night sleep (assessed at polysomnography), and the weight (−5.5 kg) and optimizing blood glucose and lipid profile.
In our clinical case report, agomelatine was able both to reduce the NES symptoms and to significantly improve the mood of our NES patient without adverse side effects during the duration of treatment.
Therefore, our case report supports the rationale for further studies on the use of Agomelatine in the NES treatment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Milano, Walter& De Rosa, Michele& Milano, Luca& Capasso, Anna. 2013. Agomelatine Efficacy in the Night Eating Syndrome. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504693
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Milano, Walter…[et al.]. Agomelatine Efficacy in the Night Eating Syndrome. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504693
American Medical Association (AMA)
Milano, Walter& De Rosa, Michele& Milano, Luca& Capasso, Anna. Agomelatine Efficacy in the Night Eating Syndrome. Case Reports in Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504693
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-504693