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Table 2 Psychoactive medication

From: Associated factors of REM sleep without atonia in younger (≤ 50 years) hospitalized psychiatric patients

Medication class

Medication name

# cases

Doses (mg)

Antidepressants

 SSRI

Escitalopram

8

10–30

Sertralin

5

100–300

Citalopram

3

10–40

Fluoxetine

2

60

Paroxetine

1

40

  

Total 19

 

 SNRI

Venlafaxine

15

150–300

 SARI

Trazodone

16

50–300

 NaSSA

Mirtazapine

6

15–45

Mianserin

3

30–60

Other ADs

Vortioxetine

1

10

Agomelatine

5

25–50

  

Total 46

 

Antipsychotics

 FGA

Chlorprotixen

1

15–30

 SGA

Quetiapine

10

100–400

Olanzapine

2

2,5–10

Aripiprazol

1

15

  

Total 14

 

Anticonvulsants

 Mood stabilizers

Lamotrigine

5

100–300

Valproate

3

1000–1500

 Other AEs

Pregabaline

5

75–450

 

Total 13

 
  1. Legend: SSRI selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, SNRI selective noradrenalin re-uptake inhibitors, SARI serotonin antagonists and reuptake inhibitors, NaSSA noradrenergic and specific serotoninergic antidepressants, AD antidepressants, FGA first generation antipsychotics, SGA second generation antipsychotics, AE anitepileptics