Treatment of sleep-related eating disorder with suvorexant: A case report on the potential benefits of replacing benzodiazepines with orexin receptor antagonists.

Kentaro MatsuiAyano KimuraKentaro NagaoTakuya YoshiikeKenichi Kuriyama

Published in: PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences (2023)

This case highlights the importance of discontinuing benzodiazepines in the treatment of SRED, but also suggests the potential benefit of orexin receptor antagonists in the treatment of SRED. The efficacy of orexin receptor antagonists in idiopathic SRED should be tested in future studies.

Keyphrases

physical activity
combination therapy
depressive symptoms
sleep quality