'Z-trip'? A Comprehensive Overview and a Case-series of Zolpidem Misuse

Affiliations.

  • 1 Unit of Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences/DIMSC, School of Medicine and Surgery, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
  • 2 Psychopharmacology, Drug Misuse and Novel Psychoactive Substances Research Unit, School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK.
  • 3 NHS, Department of Territorial Assistance, Service for Addictions (SerD), Teramo, Rome.
  • 4 NHS, Department of Mental Health, Psychiatric Service of Diagnosis and Treatment, Belcolle Hospital, Viterbo, Rome.
  • 5 Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome.
  • 6 Istituto di Psicopatologia, Rome.
  • 7 NHS, Department of Mental Health, AUSL Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Rome.
  • 8 NHS, Department of Mental Health, ASL Viterbo, Viterbo, Rome.
  • 9 NHS, Department of Mental Health, Psychiatric Service of Diagnosis and Treatment, G. Mazzini Hospital, Teramo, Rome.
  • 10 Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Science, G. D'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy.
  • PMID: 33888666
  • PMCID: PMC8077048
  • DOI: 10.9758/cpn.2021.19.2.367

Although believed safer compared to short-acting benzodiazepines (BZD), in the past few years a growing concern has developed relating to the abuse of Z-drugs, and specifically of zolpidem. Here we aim to review the evidence for the misuse of zolpidem and describe several related cases collected in Italy. A comprehensive overview is here carried by using several databases, and by combining the search strategy of free text terms and exploding a range of MESH headings relating to the topics of Zolpidem and Abuse and/or Misuse as follows: (( Zolpidem [Title/Abstract]) AND ( Abuse [Title/Abstract]) OR ( Misuse [Title/Abstract])), without time and/or language restrictions. Furthermore, a case series of 8 cases of zolpidem misuse and/or abuse, collected in different Italian psychiatric settings (psychiatric public hospital, psychiatric private rehabilitation clinic, and private practice), have been here described. According to our findings, zolpidem should be prescribed with the same caution as BZDs, especially in patients with a history of drug abuse or in the elderly. Behavioural modifications, including bizarre behaviours, psychomotor agitation, sleep-related complex behaviours have been reported. Monitoring of zolpidem use in selected populations is warranted. Psychiatrists and physicians should be aware of the misuse potential of zolpidem and adopt measures restricting its use.

Keywords: Drug misuse; Drug prescription misuse; Hallucinations.; Z drugs; Zolpidem.

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Ambien - I have been taking zolpidem for 20 years at 10mg. I decided to start tapering by a quarter?

Question posted by Ellyboo on 6 days ago

Last updated on 5 March 2024

... tab. On day 2 and so far doing fine. Next month (or sooner) I will taper down to a half. I will let my doctor know I want only a 5 MG prescription when my script needs renewed. Then hopefully taper down to a quarter or none. Has anyone else tapered down like that?

Hello. You will not kick that addition doing that without lots of very severe withdrawal. Trust me, I've been there. The best way to get off that medication is to take it VERY SLOWLY. Cut your intake by 10 % for 10 to 14 days. Then cut your intake by another 10% for another 10 days and so on. Remember you might have to keep taking a small amount forever because you were subscribed to it for some reason. This is the best way to assure the best results without withdrawal and relapse(s)

Best regards, Kevinb1953

PS: Taking Ambien (zolpidem) every night for an extended period can be potentially harmful. Prolonged use of Ambien can lead to tolerance, dependence, and an increased risk of adverse effects.

Thanks Kevin for the taper updates. Very much appreciated! Trying to go slow but looking forward to kicking the habit.

I am trying same. Also been on Ambien 20 years but it is no longer putting me to sleep. It stays in my system and makes me feel horrible. I am trying to taper off as well. Let me know how it goes!

Well, day 3 last night, not so hot, lol. I got about 5 hours of sleep but was determined not to take any more ambien (Zolpidem). I'm going to stick with it and report back. Good luck to you, debsneedssleep .

What will you do to help you sleep when Ambien is no longer in the picture? I have tried different sleep aids and nothing seems to work for me. Will you just not sleep to just get off it? I am trying to be strong like that. I want to be able to tell myself just stay up all night and don’t sleep if I decide to get off it completely which is my goal.

Well, on day 4 of my 3/4 dose of 10 mg Ambien taper schedule. (I cut the tab into quarters). Last night was much better than the night before. I went to bed at midnight after taking 1/4 of a 10mg dose. Then at 2pm woke up and took another quarter of the 10mg dose and then at 5am woke up and took the last of the 3/4 quarter 10 mg dose. I think at 5am I took a half of the over-the-counter Unisom sleeptab (25 mg with Doxylamine Succinate). One of the chat groups said that is really a good one. I woke up at 8am and felt tired and went back to sleep, got up at 9:30 am. I'm very shocked I slept so well. I do however feel slightly drowsy from the Unisom I think. Ambien never makes me feel drowsy. But now an hour later, feeling pretty good. Each time I got up I went back to sleep again in about 5 minutes. I'm feeling pretty good and think I can really taper off. In a week, I'll try the 1/2 tab of 10mg Ambien (5mg) and hopefully continue on my way.

I wanted to give an update as I progress. Good luck to you all and thanks for the comments and kind words. Will continue with my updates.

Hello debsneedssleep, I've posted updates so far (on day 4 lol). I hope that encourages you too to have faith and know you'll kick the habit. Updates will continue

Sometimes, when I try to fall asleep without it, I have what I call mini seizures. I usually have two or the back of my head jerks all the way down to my leg. And then I get aroused and I’m fully alert. Other times, I will start drifting into sleep, only to feel like I’m falling and have a panic attack. It is pretty serious stuff. I too have been doing like you and cutting little pieces and taking it every few hours but I am going to try and just stop that. I think I am going to just stick with 5 mg and if I wake up then I will just stay awake or let my body eventually fall back asleep. It sounds like our sleep patterns are very similar to eventually cut that 5 to 2 1/2 and then nothing.

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De repente, os músculos se contraíram e a língua enrolou. O homem perdia a consciência e o controle do corpo ao sofrer convulsões em um carro.

Ele chegou ao hospital e foi atendido pelo neurologista Alan Eckeli. Diagnóstico: crise de abstinência de hemitartarato de zolpidem , hipnótico indicado para tratar crises pontuais de insônia .

Episódios graves como esse têm se repetido e assustado médicos.

Há no Brasil uma "epidemia de vício em drogas Z" — como são chamados os hipnóticos indicados para insônia —, avaliam oito dos principais especialistas em saúde do Brasil ouvidos pelo UOL .

As vendas de zolpidem saltaram 66,8% de 2018 a 2022, indica a Anvisa. As autoridades de saúde, no entanto, evitam o termo "epidemia", usado apenas quando há doenças envolvidas.

O consumo da droga estabilizou em 2023, tendência atribuída por médicos a pacientes em busca do "desmame", o processo de retirada de medicamentos, feito aos poucos.

Embora não haja dados oficiais sobre internações, especialistas ouvidos pela reportagem avaliam que elas aumentaram muito desde 2018.

Em consultórios, o número de casos explodiu. A percepção é que o uso cresceu exponencialmente na pandemia, quando distúrbios do sono se tornaram mais frequentes. Tanta procura fez o zolpidem virar um problema de saúde pública.

Ele já é o segundo remédio controlado mais vendido no Brasil entre ansiolíticos, calmantes e anticonvulsivos, atrás apenas do Rivotril (ver gráfico), segundo a Anvisa.

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Recebia um caso de vício a cada três meses. Hoje, tenho pelo menos dois novos pacientes por semana. Retiro mais droga Z do que receito Alan Eckeli , professor da Faculdade de Medicina da USP de Ribeirão Preto

O paciente citado na abertura deste texto tomava havia anos três caixas de zolpidem por dia . Vinte comprimidos pela manhã, 20 à tarde e 20 à noite.

Antes de ser hospitalizado em 2021, ele esqueceu de levar o medicamento em uma viagem. As convulsões foram consequência.

Ele foi internado e passou pelo desmame sob supervisão médica. Recuperado, voltou a tomar zolpidem meses depois e teve uma segunda crise de abstinência. Em uma nova convulsão, caiu e quebrou todos os dentes.

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Z PARA DIVERSÃO

A facilidade de se adquirir a receita e a popularização do zolpidem nas redes sociais ajudam a explicar o vício no hipnótico.

Médicos afirmam que as pessoas estão usando o medicamento de forma recreativa , com o intuito de ficarem "chapadas".

Efeitos colaterais como alucinações e sonambulismo são celebrados nas redes sociais. Alguns começam a perder qualquer inibição com dosagens maiores.

"A pessoa fica mais descolada, extrovertida, com discurso mais fácil. Ela começa, então, a utilizar o medicamento em relações sociais", diz Eckeli.

É comum médicos que não são especialistas em sono receitarem o fármaco a quem relata problemas para dormir.

"O zolpidem deve ser receitado de preferência por psiquiatra ou neurologista, e usado por no máximo três semanas. Há pacientes que o usam há 20 anos", diz o psiquiatra Almir Tavares, coordenador do departamento de medicina do sono da Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria.

A literatura médica já fala em "epidemia" de vício em zolpidem, diz Maria Julia Francischetto, psiquiatra do Hospital do Servidor Público de São Paulo.

Ela narra uma situação corriqueira em consultórios: o paciente que começa um tratamento psiquiátrico e não continua com o mesmo profissional. A consequência é uma eterna renovação de receitas.

Vivemos duas epidemias: a de uso inadequado e a de vício em medicamentos para dormir. Almir Tavares, psiquiatra da Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Apesar do crescimento comprovado, "epidemia" não é um termo endossado pelo Ministério da Saúde.

Por definição, a epidemia é caracterizada pelo aumento de casos de uma doença em uma região específica ou comunidade, acima do que é esperado para aquela área em um período.

O ministério, no entanto, "reconhece o uso excessivo e inadequado de medicamentos como uma questão de saúde pública, devido aos seus efeitos prejudiciais a curto, médio e longo prazo".

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PANDEMIA BOMBOU CONSUMO

O psiquiatra Michel Haddad associa o boom nas vendas de zolpidem à pandemia de covid-19.

O caso da advogada Lianara Albring, 31, encaixa-se nesse perfil. Passou a usar zolpidem em 2021 para tratar terror noturno e insônia , com receita de clínico geral.

Foram seis meses tomando um comprimido de 5 mg antes de dormir, até a dosagem perder o efeito. Depois disso, tomava zolpidem durante o dia para trabalhar.

Segundo Haddad, a meia-vida do zolpidem é curta: o remédio é absorvido rapidamente pelo organismo e o efeito passa em quatro horas. Como o corpo se acostuma, o usuário aumenta a dose em busca do efeito inicial.

Quanto menor a meia-vida de um medicamento, maior seu potencial de dependência Rosa Hasan , coordenadora do Laboratório do Sono do Instituto de Psiquiatria da USP

Lianara dependia do zolpidem para dormir e se manter funcional durante o dia. Começou com 5 mg por noite e passou a tomar doses diárias equivalentes a quase 100 mg.

Em pouco tempo, ela não conseguia mais ficar sem a droga.

O zolpidem me empurrou em uma ladeira Lianara Albring , advogada

Lianara usava a droga até quando saía para beber , já dependente do medicamento para trabalhar e evitar crises de ansiedade .

"Em uma das vezes que usei zolpidem junto de álcool, tentei cortar meu pescoço com cacos de vidro. Não lembro de nada", afirma. "Minha esposa não aguentava mais. Amigos se afastaram. Eu queria ficar sempre chapada."

Lianara está há três meses em desmame com acompanhamento psiquiátrico. A estratégia da médica que a atende foi substituir o fármaco pelo Rivotril - ainda não há um protocolo para se tratar o vício em drogas Z.

Já tive pacientes que precisaram ser internados para fazer o desmame. Pessoas que tomavam de três a quatro comprimidos de zolpidem a cada 40 minutos. Em casos assim, o desmame é perigoso e pode causar muitos efeitos colaterais. Por isso, internamos o paciente para acompanhar o processo Maria Julia Francischetto , psiquiatra

Lianara Albring, advogada e ex-usuária de zolpidem

Lianara Albring, advogada e ex-usuária de zolpidem

LIGA-DESLIGA PARA DORMIR

O hemitartarato de zolpidem chegou ao Brasil em 1997, antes da criação da Anvisa em janeiro de 1999.

A portaria que autoriza a liberação foi publicada em 1998, quando o medicamento ainda fazia parte do grupo B1 (tarja preta, prescrito por meio da receita azul, de maior controle).

Uma nova portaria foi assinada em 2001 pelo médico sanitarista Gonzalo Vecina Neto, que presidia a agência à época.

Nela, o zolpidem de dosagem inferior a 10 mg deixou de ser tarja preta e passou a ser tarja vermelha, prescrito por receita carbonada — a receita branca simples, que qualquer médico tem em mãos.

Todo mundo quer um liga-desliga para dormir. O vício em zolpidem se tornou um problema grave de saúde pública. É a busca pela solução fácil de um problema. Ronaldo Laranjeira, professor de psiquiatria da Unifesp

O hipnótico chegou com a promessa de substituir os benzodiazepínicos, segundo o professor titular do Departamento de Psiquiatria da Unifesp Ronaldo Laranjeira.

Benzodiazepínicos afetam a memória no longo prazo, além de haver grande potencial de vício. Já o zolpidem era apresentado como um indutor de sono que não causaria dependência.

"A medicina é assim: chega um novo remédio, que diz ter vantagens em relação aos similares, todo mundo acha que só tem benefícios", diz Laranjeira.

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PRESCRIÇÃO FÁCIL

O zolpidem foi considerado um medicamento de baixo risco — por isso a tarja vermelha — ao ser regulamentado no Brasil com as duas menores dosagens (5 mg e 10 mg).

A dosagem maior, de 12,5 mg, é tarja preta. Gonzalo Vecina Neto explica ao UOL que a definição da tarja passa por uma equipe técnica, que faz análises às quais ele, neste caso, não teve acesso.

Ele explica que a definição se dá levando em conta "somente o uso correto do medicamento" e que a Anvisa não pode ser responsabilizada pelo mau uso de pacientes, que extrapolam a dosagem diária prescrita.

Segundo o farmacêutico Gustavo Mendes, analista industrial do Conselho Federal de Farmácia e ex-membro da Anvisa, um produto pode ter uma classificação de risco, que aponte dependência, ao chegar ao Brasil.

Mas a experiência de mercado pode conduzir a uma nova avaliação.

A reportagem questionou a Anvisa sobre um pedido de reavaliação do zolpidem em qualquer uma de suas dosagens, mas não obteve retorno.

Mendes diz não acreditar em pressão da indústria para a alteração da tarja do zolpidem. "A tarja vermelha também precisa de prescrição médica. Na teoria, o controle é o mesmo."

Não é o que dizem dois psiquiatras, cujas identidades serão mantidas em sigilo. Eles afirmam que houve lobby da indústria para que o acesso dos pacientes ao novo medicamento fosse facilitado e se popularizasse.

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"Não esperavam que virasse uma epidemia de viciados como virou. Tanto que a Sanofi, que foi a primeira a produzir o zolpidem no Brasil com a marca Stilnox, parou de fazer propaganda desse medicamento para médicos. Nunca mais vimos a Sanofi falar de Stilnox", disse um dos entrevistados.

"Para a comprovação de segurança e eficácia do medicamento, a empresa conduziu 53 estudos farmacológicos e 36 ensaios clínicos", afirma a Anvisa em nota.

"Após a criação da Anvisa, o medicamento passou por renovações de registro autorizadas previstas para os medicamentos. O medicamento tem registro válido com relação benefício-risco positiva para as indicações aprovadas em bula."

Em nota, a Sanofi afirma que o composto hemitartarato de zolpidem "(...) é indicado para o tratamento de curta duração da insônia em pacientes que têm dificuldade para adormecer ou permanecer adormecidos".

"A Sanofi, empresa detentora dos medicamentos Stilnox e Stilnox CR, informa que estas são opções seguras e eficazes de tratamento (...) Conforme a bula, o uso prolongado não é recomendado e a duração do tratamento deve ser a menor possível, não devendo ultrapassar quatro semanas."

Mas, como disse o psiquiatra Almir Tavares, há pessoas que usam Zolpidem há 20 anos.

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Publicado em 8 de março de 2024.

Reportagem Talyta Vespa | Edição Daniel Tozzi, Olívia Fraga e Leonardo Rodrigues | Arte Carol Malavolta | Direção de Arte René Cardillo e Gisele Pungan | Gerente Geral de Reportagens Especiais Diego Assis | Diretor de conteúdo UOL Murilo Garavello

Fontes: Ronaldo Laranjeira (professor de psiquiatria da Unifesp e presidente da Associação Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina), Maria Julia Francischetto Ribeiro Soares (psiquiatra no Hospital do Servidor Público, em São Paulo), Michel Haddad (pesquisador de psiquiatria da Unifesp), Alan Eckeli (neurologista e professor de neurologia e medicina do sono da USP Ribeirão Preto), Almir Tavares (psiquiatra da Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria, Rosa Hasan (coordenadora do Laboratório do Sono do Instituto de Psiquiatria da USP), Gustavo Mendes (analista industrial do Conselho Federal de Farmácia e ex-membro da Anvisa), Gonzalo Vecina Neto (médico sanitarista e ex-presidente da Anvisa).

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Zolpidem-Induced Sleepwalking, Sleep Related Eating Disorder, and Sleep-Driving: Fluorine-18-Flourodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Analysis, and a Literature Review of Other Unexpected Clinical Effects of Zolpidem

Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Neurology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA

Andrew L. Chesson, Jr.

Zolpidem is a hypnotic which acts at the GABA A receptor and is indicated for short-term insomnia. Sleep related disorders including somnambulism, sleep related eating and sleep-driving have been reported with zolpidem. A 51-year-old insomniac who used zolpidem 10 mg nightly starting at 44 years of age is described. A few weeks after starting zolpidem she began walking, eating, and had one episode of driving while asleep. Episodes of sleep related eating, sleepwalking, and sleeptalking occurred 3 nights per week, 1 to 2 h after sleep onset. After her evaluation, the patient's zolpidem was gradually discontinued, and all sleep related activities immediately ceased. An 18F-FDG-PET was obtained 2 months after discontinuation of zolpidem. The following day, FDG was administered 1 h after oral administration of 10 mg zolpidem, and then a second PET was performed. We report the results and a review of the literature regarding other unintended effects seen with zolpidem use.

Hoque R; Chesson AL. Zolpidem-induced sleepwalking, sleep related eating disorder, and sleep-driving: fluorine-18-flourodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography analysis, and a literature review of other unexpected clinical effects of zolpidem. J Clin Sleep Med 2009 ;5(5):471-476

Sleepwalking or somnambulism, is a parasomnia consisting of a series of complex behaviors usually initiated during arousals from slow wave sleep and commonly culminate in walking with an altered state of consciousness and impaired judgment. 1 Sleep related eating disorder (SRED) consists of recurrent episodes of involuntary eating during arousals from sleep. 1 Parasomnias such as sleepwalking, SRED, and sleep-driving can coexist and are rare side effects of zolpidem. In a 2005 National Institutes of Health consensus statement for the treatment of chronic insomnia in adults zolpidem was considered a hypnotic with limited risk. 2 Two post-marketing studies of zolpidem reported sleepwalking incidences of 7 of 1972 patients (0.3%) 3 and 1 of 96 patients (1%). 4 We present a patient with zolpidem-induced sleepwalking, SRED, and sleep-driving. A fluorine-18-flourodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG-PET) was obtained one month after discontinuation of zolpidem. A second 18F-FDG-PET was acquired the following day, 1 h after oral administration of zolpidem 10 mg ( Figure 1 ). The cerebral glucose metabolism rates of the 2 studies were then compared, using statistical parametric mapping analysis. We also review the literature regarding unintended effects of zolpidem use.

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18-fluorine-flourodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (18F-FDG-PET) of a patient with zolpidem induced sleepwalking, sleep related eating disorder, and sleep-driving. A: 18F-FDG-PET off zolpidem. B: 18F-FDG-PET on zolpidem. FDG was administered to patient 1 h after ingestion of 10 mg zolpidem. Statistical parametric mapping comparison of the 2 sequences shows no significant differences.

CASE REPORT

The patient is a 51-year-old African American woman with past medical history of hypertension, mild obstructive sleep apnea, hyperlipidemia, and depression. Previous diagnostic polysomnogram revealed an apnea-hypopnea index of 10 events/h. Medications included paroxetine 20 mg once a day, extended release metoprolol 25 mg twice per day, and simvastatin 40 mg once a day. History for alcohol, tobacco, or illicit drug use was negative. The patient reported no personal or family history of sleepwalking or other parasomnias. The patient did not have a history of daytime eating disorder. At age 44 the patient was started on non-extended release zolpidem 10 mg at bedtime for insomnia. A few weeks after starting zolpidem. she began sleep related walking, eating, and one episode of driving.

Episodes of sleepwalking, SRED, and sleeptalking occurred 3 nights per week, 1-2 h after sleep onset. The patient would speak incoherently using short phrases with her eyes closed and would then open her eyes when questioned by her husband. She would also leave her bedroom to go to her kitchen where she would eat a loaf of bread, cold cereal, or leftover food. The following morning she would have abdominal fullness, find her kitchen messy, and have complete amnesia for the event. The patient would also leave her home and walk on her front porch or on her front lawn. As a preventive measure, she installed nocturnal alarms on her doors to wake her or her family from sleep if she opened one. Other reported events included one occasion of urination in the hallway, and one episode when the patient drove her automobile 10 miles from her home and was found asleep behind the wheel by police. She had a vague recollection of this event, but thought that she was dreaming. After her evaluation, the patient's zolpidem was gradually withdrawn; all sleep related activities immediately ceased and have not recurred during 6 months of follow-up.

18F-FDG-PET Analysis

The first PET study in our patient was performed after discontinuation of zolpidem for 2 months. A second PET study FDG was administered 1 h after the administration of 10 mg zolpidem. The patient was asleep in the scanner during both PET studies. Statistical parametric mapping comparison between our patient's 2 studies demonstrated no significant differences ( Figure 1 ).

Zolpidem is an imidazopyridine drug indicated for short-term insomnia at a dosage usually ranging from 5 to 10 mg per day. 5 Though considered a non-benzodiazepine since its imidazopyridine structure differs from benzodiazepine fusion of benzene and diazepine, zolpidem is a benzodiazepine receptor agonist with high binding affinity for the GABA A (gamma-amino butyric acid type A) receptor expressing the α 1 subunit. Benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine receptor agonists like zolpidem bind to the GABA A receptor at sites that are distinct from the GABA binding site, thereby allosterically affecting the activity of the ligand-operated chloride channel.

GABA is the main inhibitory neurotransmitters in the mammalian central nervous system (CNS). GABA A receptors exist as pentameric protein complexes, assembled from a combination of at least 19 subunits from 7 distinct gene families (α, β, γ, δ, ϵ, θ, and π). Synaptic GABA A receptors are responsible for modulating benzodiazepine sensitivity and typically contain α 1, 2, 3, or 5 , β 2 or 3 , and the γ 2 subunits. 6 GABA A receptor sensitivity to benzodiazepines is mediated through α subunits. Benzodiazepines bind to synaptic GABA A receptors containing α 1 , α 2 , α 3 , or α 5 subunits with comparable affinity. The GABA A receptor expressing the α 1 subunit corresponds to the benzodiazepine ω 1 receptor. 7 GABA A receptors containing the α 1 , α 2 , α 3 , or α 5 subunits correspond to ω 2 benzodiazepine receptors. The ω 3 benzodiazepine receptor is not related to the GABA A receptor. Extrasynaptic GABA A receptors are primarily composed of α 4-6 subunits in combination with δ subunits, and are insensitive to benzodiazepines. The current benzodiazepine receptor nomenclature (ω 1 , ω 2 , and ω 3 ) replaced the previous anatomical localization classification (central benzodiazepine receptor type 1, central BZ-1; central benzodiazepine receptor type 2, central BZ-2; and peripheral benzodiazepine receptor type 3, BZ3) because of the existence of “central” benzodiazepine receptors with peripheral localization, and “peripheral” benzodiazepine receptors with central localization.

Zolpidem was developed as a drug with a structure different from benzodiazepines, allowing affinity for only a given subset of central benzodiazepine receptors resulting in hypnotic properties without additional anticonvulsant and myorelaxant properties of benzodiazepines. In contrast to benzodiazepines like clonazepam, diazepam and flunitrazepam, which lack selectivity for the ω 1 , ω 2 , or ω 3 benzodiazepine receptor subtypes; zolpidem has a high affinity for ω 1 . 8

A possible explanation for zolpidem-induced nocturnal events is that after an arousal from sleep into wakefulness, nocturnal activity (i.e., walking, eating, or driving) occurred and was subsequently not recalled after returning to sleep because of the sedation-mediated amnestic properties of zolpidem. Another possibility is that an arousal occurred out of slow wave sleep with the parasomnia occurring in electroencephalographically verifiable sleep. We felt our patient experienced the later, given her incoherent interactions with her husband during her nocturnal events. Patients who do not recall waking events on zolpidem are typically cognitively functional, and retain the ability to speak in coherent short phrases. 9

Sleepwalking is a relatively common condition affecting 10% of adults. 1 Recently hotels across the United Kingdom reported an increase in the number of hotel guests found to be sleepwalking. 10 Though the incidence of zolpidem induced sleepwalking has been reported to be low, it is possible that many cases of unexplained sleepwalking may be secondary to zolpidem given its widespread use. 3 , 4

Along with sleepwalking, SRED, and sleep-driving parasomnias, zolpidem has been anecdotally reported to produce a range of unexpected beneficial effects. These include improvement in the following conditions: post-stroke Broca's aphasia; blepharospasm; quadriparesis of central pontine myelinolysis; catatonia of schizoaffective disorder; dementia with apraxia; post-anoxic minimally conscious states; bradykinesia, akinesia, and dystonia in Parkinson disease; post-levodopa dyskinesias in Parkinson disease; vertical saccadic eye movements and parkinsonism in progressive supranuclear palsy; restless legs syndrome; post-anoxic spasticity; and spinocerebellar ataxia ( Table S1 summarizes the available reports of improvement in varied neurological conditions with zolpidem use). Effects were usually noted within 30 min of ingestion of the non-extended release formulation and lasted for 2 to 4 h, corresponding with a time to peak plasma contraction of approximately 1.2 h and a half-life of approximately 2.5 h.

Zolpidem effects might be mediated through its anti-anxiety effects, its benzodiazepine receptor agonist properties, its GABAergic activity, or some combination of all three. For example, symptoms of Parkinson disease worsen with anxiety. The improvement noted in Parkinson disease with zolpidem use may be secondary to its anxiolytic effect through a GABAergic effect on the limbic system or elsewhere. The improvement seen in blepharospasm, catatonia, and restless legs syndrome may be caused by the benzodiazepine ω 1 receptor agonist activity of zolpidem. However, opposing this theory of purely benzodiazepine agonist mediated effects, is that parasomnias like sleepwalking are often treated with benzodiazepines like clonazepam; yet zolpidem seems to induce parasomnias in a susceptible subpopulation.

The action of zolpidem via synaptic GABA A receptors with α1 subunits may produce different clinical responses depending upon regional distribution of receptor subtypes. Benzodiazepines bind to all the synaptic GABA A receptors, which are expressed throughout the nervous system. Even though zolpidem is a preferred α 1 agonist, α 1 subunits are expressed widely throughout the CNS. 11 Benzodiazepine-insensitive extrasynaptic GABA A receptors containing α 4-6 subunits show much more regional specificity than benzodiazepine-sensitive synaptic GABA A receptors containing α 1, 2, 3, or 5 .

Zolpidem has a less recognized but limited binding affinity to ω 2 benzodiazepine receptors. ω 1 and ω 2 receptors are also widely expressed throughout the human brain. 12 At higher doses these lower binding affinities may be expressed resulting in unexpected clinical outcomes. For example, anecdotally there appears to be differential efficacy of high dose zolpidem (70 mg/d) for blepharospasm, and low dose zolpidem (5-10 mg/d) for parkinsonian features. (Surprisingly at the high doses used by Garretto et. al for blepharospasm and Evidente for early onset Parkinson disease, 5 of 6 patients reported no somnolence, and only one patient had to discontinue the medication secondary to drug-induced diarrhea. 13 , 14 Somnolence was overcome with slow dose titration.)

The potential clinical significance of preferred GABA A α 1 subunit/ω 1 receptor activation is unclear. For example, it was previously thought that zolpidem did not possess significant myorelaxant properties similar to benzodiazepines. However, anecdotal reports of efficacy for zolpidem in post-anoxic spasticity, parkinsonian dyskinesias/tremors, blepharospasm, and restless legs syndrome provides anecdotal evidence to the contrary. Zolpidem may affect many neurological diseases through binding at a variety of locations simultaneously ( Figure 2 ). Zolpidem binding at one anatomical location is unlikely to explain all of its myriad effects. Also, electrophysiological studies suggest that different GABA subunit combinations may mediate different physiological and pharmacological properties of the ligand-operated ion channel. 11 Therefore, even though zolpidem has a high affinity for GABA A receptors with the α 1 subunit, different pharmacological responses may results from different subunit combinations with the α 1 subunit. As a result, clinical efficacy in a given disease is difficult to correlate with binding and receptor activation at a single GABA A /benzodiazepine receptor type, at a single anatomic site, or at a single dose.

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Regional distribution of zolpidem binding, and the potential clinical consequences. Zolpidem is a benzodiazepine receptor agonist with high binding affinity for the GABA A (gamma-amino butyric acid type A) receptor expressing the α 1 subunit. Benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine receptor agonists like zolpidem bind to the GABA A receptor at sites that are distinct from the GABA binding site, thereby allosterically affecting the channel. GABA A receptor sensitivity to benzodiazepines is mediated through α subunits. Zolpidem's action via synaptic GABA A receptors with α1 subunits may produce different clinical responses depending upon regional distribution of receptor subtypes. Benzodiazepines bind to all the synaptic GABA A receptors, which are expressed throughout the nervous system. Even though zolpidem is a preferred α 1 agonist, α 1 subunits are expressed widely throughout the CNS. Given zolpidem's many binding sites, the improvement noted across a range of neurological disorders are difficult to localize to binding at a single anatomic location. GABA A α 1 subunits/ω 1 benzodiazepine receptors are widely distributed throughout the central nervous system, in many more areas than indicated in this simple schematic figure.

An intriguing theory on the etiology of sleepwalking and SRED concerns the presence of theoretical cerebral pattern generators (CPGs). 15 , 16 CPG are thought to be neuronal collections in the brain, brainstem or spinal cord that can potentially control innate motor behaviors essential for survival like feeding and locomotion. Diffuse zolpidem cortical binding may cause release of CPGs associated with evolutionarily conserved motor patterns such as walking and eating, leading to subsequent disorders of arousal like somnambulism and SRED. Since some CPGs may reside in the cortex, zolpidem use also release cortical patterns associated with overlearned behaviors, such as driving.

In an attempt to identify zolpidem-induced changes in cerebral glucose metabolic rates, an 18F-FDG-PET was performed in our patient on and off zolpidem. Gillin et al. compared the effects of 10 mg zolpidem and placebo on cerebral glucose metabolic rates in 12 young normal volunteers (mean age: 22.5 y) using 18F-FDG-PET. 17 In that study FDG was administered about 1 h after oral administration of zolpidem while the patient was in electroencephalographically (EEG) verifiable stage 2 sleep and at a time of expected zolpidem peak concentrations (1.2 ± 0.2 h) in plasma (and presumably brain). Gillin et al. found that across all cortical areas glucose metabolic rates were not significantly different on placebo versus zolpidem. Our patient's results were similar to those seen in Gillin's normal volunteers.

Compared to wake, whole brain cortical glucose metabolic rates decrease in NREM and REM stage sleep. 18 One would expect a decline in cortical glucose metabolic rate with the use of sleep-inducing hypnotics like zolpidem. However, our results, along with those of Gillin show otherwise. The reasons for this are unknown.

One possible explanation may be that PET is too insensitive a tool to detect subtle localized or generalized glucose metabolic rate differences on and off zolpidem in the normal brain. If such differences could be identified, then patients who are susceptible to developing parasomnias could be identified prior to use. More importantly, this may also provide insight into other extraordinary anecdotal effects of zolpidem.

A limitation of our PET analysis was that the scan was not performed in EEG verified slow wave sleep (SWS), when parasomnias are thought to emerge. Future 18F-FDG-PET studies in patients with zolpidem induced parasomnias could be attempted during EEG verified SWS on and off zolpidem to identify differences in glucose metabolic rates not seen in our analysis. However, this may prove to be difficult given the variable presence of SWS and the need to wait 1 h after FDG injection prior to the PET scan. By the time the patient receives the FDG injection and the scan is performed, the patient may no longer be in SWS. And though parasomnias tend to emerge in SWS, they can potentially arise from any NREM stage.

Temporal resolution is not a major limitation of PET studies in that in order to scan a brain the cortical area is divided into thirds and scanned in 3 successive 5-min sessions that are then compiled together to form an entire cortical scan. As a result, the PET findings in any particular cortical area are an estimation of glucose metabolic rate over a five minute time window. Despite this small time window, 18F-FDG-PET findings would be difficult to correlate with a particular arousal in a period of SWS. Similar studies may be performed on and off medication in NREM and REM to assess differences in brain cortical glucose metabolic rates, though the procedural limitations described above would still apply.

Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) studies have been used successfully to show increased cerebral blood flow in a range of cortical areas after zolpidem administration despite a more limited spatial resolution than PET. SPECT has been used to show increased regional blood flow in the frontal cortex in Broca aphasia, the cerebellum in spinocerebellar ataxia, and the contralateral hemisphere in hemiparetic patients. 19 – 21 In normal baboon models, SPECT has been used to demonstrate that zolpidem does not cause changes in regional cerebral blood flow in normal baboons. However, in baboons with cortical injuries, zolpidem increased blood flow to the injured areas. 22 Zolpidem mediated increase in regional cerebral blood flow to injured cortical areas on SPECT was attenuated by the use of flumazenil, a benzodiazepine receptor antagonist. 23 The baboon studies correlate to the case report of Brefel-Courbon et al. of a patient in a post-anoxic minimally conscious state showing arousal on clinical exam and increased cerebral glucose metabolism on 18F-FDG-PET in the bilateral post-rolandic territories and frontal lobes after zolpidem administration. 24 The normal baboon SPECT study findings also correlate with the 18F-FDG-PET findings in our neurologically intact patient and Gillin's normal volunteer cohort. 17

To date no large scale randomized controlled trials exist assessing the efficacy of zolpidem for aphasia, blepharospasm, catatonia, central pontine myelinolysis, dementia with apraxia, Parkinson disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, restless legs syndrome, post-anoxic spasticity, or spinocerebellar ataxia. The clinical benefit of zolpidem for patients in minimally conscious states is currently being explored in clinical trials. 25 These results may also help to further understand sleep-wake mechanisms and the function of hypnotics.

The anecdotal benefits of zolpidem have provided hope that damage to brain tissue after strokes anoxic insults previously thought to be permanent may actually be reversible. Zolpidem may reactivate cortical areas that have undergone injury-induced dormancy, or there may be more redundancy built into our brains than previously believed, e.g. CPGs. GABAergic hypnotics like zolpidem through diffuse cortical binding may somehow unmask this redundancy.

Future studies may also shed light on whether different susceptibilities to zolpidem induced parasomnias and its other effects may depend upon the formulation used. For example, Chiang et al. reported 2 patients who experienced zolpidem induced sleepwalking and SRED on only the extended release formulation and not the non-extended release formulation. 26 Validation of these anecdotal findings and investigations into the new sublingual formulation of zolpidem may provide insight into how formulation dependent pharmacokinetics may influence an individual's susceptibility to zolpidem-induced parasomnias. 27

Investigations into the mechanisms of action of GABAergic induced parasomnias may overturn therapeutic nihilism for a variety of neurological disease. Capitalizing upon zolpidem's myriad anecdotal serendipitous effects, basic science research using animal models of non–sleep-wake related neurological disorders may provide us with a of understanding how the brain reorganizes itself after injury. Also genetic analysis of individual patients may also provide insight into potentially identifiable pharmacogenetic vulnerabilities/susceptibilities. These exciting and unexplored avenues of research may be used in the treatment of disease previously thought untreatable.

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

This was not an industry supported study. The authors have indicated no financial conflicts of interest.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We thank David Lilien, M.D., for performing the 18F-FDG-PET studies; James Patterson, M.D., for performing a statistical parametric mapping comparison of the two 18F-FDG-PET studies; Eduardo Gonzalez-Toledo, M.D., Ph.D., for help in creating Figure 1 ; and Richard Zweig, M.D., for comments on the manuscript.

Zolpidem: A Spectrum of Unintended Effects and Potential Uses. SRED: sleep-related eating disorder.

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  23. Zolpidem trip report : r/Drugs

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