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imipramine and Narcolepsy

imipramine has been researched along with Narcolepsy in 46 studies

Imipramine: The prototypical tricyclic antidepressant. It has been used in major depression, dysthymia, bipolar depression, attention-deficit disorders, agoraphobia, and panic disorders. It has less sedative effect than some other members of this therapeutic group.
imipramine : A dibenzoazepine that is 5H-dibenzo[b,f]azepine substituted by a 3-(dimethylamino)propyl group at the nitrogen atom.

Narcolepsy: A condition characterized by recurrent episodes of daytime somnolence and lapses in consciousness (microsomnias) that may be associated with automatic behaviors and AMNESIA. CATAPLEXY; SLEEP PARALYSIS, and hypnagogic HALLUCINATIONS frequently accompany narcolepsy. The pathophysiology of this disorder includes sleep-onset rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which normally follows stage III or IV sleep. (From Neurology 1998 Feb;50(2 Suppl 1):S2-S7)

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" The course of the patient's symptomatology and the favourable response of his symptoms to stimulants and imipramine support the theory that his intermittent loss of sphincter control is part of his narcolepsy-cataplexy."3.69Narcolepsy-cataplexy and loss of sphincter control. ( Bixler, EO; Kales, A; Sollenberger, SE; Vela-Bueno, A; Vgontzas, AN, 1996)
"Narcolepsy is a disorder of sleep with uncontrolled sleepiness and cataplexy."2.40[Narcolepsy]. ( Shimizu, T, 1998)
"Saudi patients with narcolepsy have the same clinical presentation as reported in the Western literature."1.33Narcolepsy in Saudi Arabia. Demographic and clinical perspective of an under-recognized disorder. ( Alenezi, AM; BaHammam, AS, 2006)
" The serum concentration-versus-time curve for each horse was analyzed separately to estimate pharmacokinetic values."1.31Pharmacokinetics of imipramine in narcoleptic horses. ( Hines, MT; Mealey, KL; Mealey, RH; Peck, KE, 2001)
"Narcolepsy may affect as many as 250,000 Americans."1.26The treatment of narcolepsy and cataplexy. ( Campbell, RK, 1981)
"Narcolepsy may affect as many as 200,000 Americans."1.26Narcolepsy. Diagnosis and treatment. ( Carskadon, MA; Dement, WC; Guilleminault, C; Zarcone, VP, 1976)
" Side effects were common and almost half these patients became tolerant, needing higher dosage to control symptoms."1.25Natural history, symptoms and treatment of the narcoleptic syndrome. ( Asselman, P; Baraitser, M; Marsden, CD; Parkes, JD, 1975)

Research

Studies (46)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-199036 (78.26)18.7374
1990's7 (15.22)18.2507
2000's3 (6.52)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Parkes, JD1
Baraitser, M1
Marsden, CD1
Asselman, P1
Tonokura, M1
Fujita, K1
Morozumi, M1
Yoshida, Y1
Kanbayashi, T1
Nishino, S1
PECK, RE1
MOUSSONG-KOVACS, E2
TAKACS, L2
BaHammam, AS1
Alenezi, AM1
Suzuki, J1
Hess, CW1
Strain, GM1
Olcott, BM1
Archer, RM2
McClintock, BK1
Chuman, MA1
Sweeney, CR1
Hendricks, JC2
Beech, J1
Morrison, AR1
Soldatos, CR1
Kales, A2
Cadieux, RJ1
Hagel, K1
Campbell, RK1
Linnoila, M1
Simpson, D1
Skinner, T1
Parkes, D1
Lunn, DP1
Cuddon, PA1
Shaftoe, S1
Helbing-Zwanenburg, B1
Kamphuisen, HA1
Mourtazaev, MS1
Vgontzas, AN1
Sollenberger, SE1
Bixler, EO1
Vela-Bueno, A1
Shimizu, T1
Peck, KE1
Hines, MT1
Mealey, KL1
Mealey, RH1
Autret, A1
Minz, M1
Beillevaire, T1
Degos, C1
Cathala, HP1
Dement, WC4
Darke, PG1
Jessen, V1
Montplaisir, J1
Pfefferbaum, A1
Berger, PA1
Mitler, MM1
Soave, O1
Carskadon, MA1
Guilleminault, C2
Zarcone, VP1
Lange, KW1
Egeler-Peerdeman, SM1
Visscher, F1
Taphoorn, MJ1
Hughes, C1
Karacan, I1
Cunha, UV1
Roth, B4
Faber, J4
Nevsímalová, S4
Tosovský, J3
Kuhlo, W1
Zarcone, V1
Kendel, K1
Rüther, E1
Beck, U1
Meier-Ewert, K1
Carskadon, M1
Sigwald, J1
Julou, L1
Bouttier, D1
Thomas, J1
Pearlman, CA1
Greenberg, R1
Gottschalk, LA1
Gleser, GC1
Wylie, HW1
Kaplan, SM1
Passouant, P1
Baldy-Moulinier, M1
Aussilloux, C1
Bourdillon, JL1

Clinical Trials (1)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
The Effect of Caffeine on the Narcoleptic Patients Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial[NCT02832336]Phase 1/Phase 216 participants (Actual)Interventional2016-10-01Completed
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Reviews

6 reviews available for imipramine and Narcolepsy

ArticleYear
Introduction to the mechanism of action of different treatments of narcolepsy.
    Sleep, 1994, Volume: 17, Issue:8 Suppl

    Topics: Amphetamine; Brain; Clomipramine; Drug Therapy, Combination; Humans; Imipramine; Narcolepsy

1994
[Narcolepsy].
    Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine, 1998, Volume: 56, Issue:2

    Topics: Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Central Nervous System Stimulants; Clomipramine; Diagnosis, Differ

1998
[Narcolepsy].
    Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946), 1990, Aug-17, Volume: 115, Issue:33

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Amphetamine; Cataplexy; Child; Clomipramine; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Hum

1990
[Nacolepsy an its therapy].
    Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946), 1971, Jul-30, Volume: 96, Issue:31

    Topics: Amphetamine; Barbiturates; Cataplexy; Drug Tolerance; Electroencephalography; Humans; Imipramine; Mo

1971
Narcolepsy.
    The New England journal of medicine, 1973, May-31, Volume: 288, Issue:22

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Amphetamine; Cataplexy; Child; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Hallucinations; H

1973
Medical-psychological implications of recent sleep research.
    Psychiatry in medicine, 1970, Volume: 1, Issue:4

    Topics: Adaptation, Psychological; Amphetamine; Barbiturates; Central Nervous System Stimulants; Chloral Hyd

1970

Trials

2 trials available for imipramine and Narcolepsy

ArticleYear
Clinical and polygraphic effects of d.1 5 HTP on narcolepsy-cataplexy.
    Biomedicine / [publiee pour l'A.A.I.C.I.G.], 1977, Volume: 27, Issue:5

    Topics: 5-Hydroxytryptophan; Cataplexy; Clinical Trials as Topic; Double-Blind Method; Drug Evaluation; Fema

1977
Effects of imipramine on anxiety and hostility levels.
    Psychopharmacologia, 1965, Mar-30, Volume: 7, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Anxiety; Clinical Trials as Topic; Fear; Guilt; Hate; Humans; Hypochondriasis; Imipramine; Ma

1965

Other Studies

38 other studies available for imipramine and Narcolepsy

ArticleYear
Natural history, symptoms and treatment of the narcoleptic syndrome.
    Acta neurologica Scandinavica, 1975, Volume: 52, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Cataplexy; Central Nervous System Stimulants; Clomipr

1975
Narcolepsy in a hypocretin/orexin-deficient chihuahua.
    The Veterinary record, 2003, Jun-21, Volume: 152, Issue:25

    Topics: Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors; Animals; Carrier Proteins; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Imipramine; Intracellul

2003
Imipramine hydrochloride in the treatment of narcolepsy--a case report.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1961, Volume: 117

    Topics: Health Services; Humans; Imipramine; Narcolepsy; Psychopharmacology; Sleep Wake Disorders

1961
Treatment of narcolepsy with imipramin.
    Therapia Hungarica (English edition), 1963, Volume: 11

    Topics: Humans; Imipramine; Narcolepsy; Sleep Wake Disorders

1963
[Imipramine in the treatment of narcolepsy. (Preliminary communication)].
    Orvosi hetilap, 1962, Aug-19, Volume: 103

    Topics: Communication; Health Services; Humans; Imipramine; Narcolepsy; Sleep Wake Disorders

1962
Narcolepsy in Saudi Arabia. Demographic and clinical perspective of an under-recognized disorder.
    Saudi medical journal, 2006, Volume: 27, Issue:9

    Topics: Adolescent; Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors; Adult; Aged; Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; Ant

2006
Narcoleptic syndrome and paradoxical sleep.
    Folia psychiatrica et neurologica japonica, 1966, Volume: 20, Issue:2

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Chlorpromazine; Electroencephalography; Eye Movements; Female; Humans; Imi

1966
[Narcolepsy--epilepsy. Differential diagnosis].
    Schweizerische Rundschau fur Medizin Praxis = Revue suisse de medecine Praxis, 1984, Jun-12, Volume: 73, Issue:24

    Topics: Amnesia; Cataplexy; Clomipramine; Diagnosis, Differential; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy; Halluci

1984
Narcolepsy in a Brahman bull.
    Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1984, Sep-01, Volume: 185, Issue:5

    Topics: Animals; Cattle; Cattle Diseases; Electroencephalography; Electromyography; Electrooculography; Huma

1984
The neurological basis of sleep.
    Heart & lung : the journal of critical care, 1983, Volume: 12, Issue:2

    Topics: Brain Stem; Electroencephalography; Eye Movements; Humans; Hypothalamus; Imipramine; Narcolepsy; Nor

1983
Narcolepsy in a horse.
    Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1983, Jul-01, Volume: 183, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Atropine; Cataplexy; Female; Horse Diseases; Horses; Humans; Imipramine; Narcolepsy; Neosti

1983
Treatment of sleep disorders II: narcolepsy.
    Rational drug therapy, 1983, Volume: 17, Issue:3

    Topics: Cataplexy; Female; Humans; Imipramine; Male; Methylphenidate; Narcolepsy

1983
[Narcolepsy (morbus Gélineau) (author's transl)].
    Fortschritte der Neurologie, Psychiatrie, und ihrer Grenzgebiete, 1980, Volume: 48, Issue:2

    Topics: Electroencephalography; Female; Hallucinations; Humans; Imipramine; Male; Methylphenidate; Narcoleps

1980
The treatment of narcolepsy and cataplexy.
    Drug intelligence & clinical pharmacy, 1981, Volume: 15, Issue:4

    Topics: Cataplexy; Female; Humans; Imipramine; Methylphenidate; Middle Aged; Narcolepsy; Pharmacists; Sleep

1981
Characteristics of therapeutic response to imipramine in cataplectic men.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1980, Volume: 137, Issue:2

    Topics: Cataplexy; Drug Tolerance; Humans; Imipramine; Male; Middle Aged; Narcolepsy; Pilot Projects

1980
Familial occurrence of narcolepsy in miniature horses.
    Equine veterinary journal, 1993, Volume: 25, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Atropine; Breeding; Electroencephalography; Female; Horse Diseases; Horses; Imipramine; Mal

1993
The origin of excessive daytime sleepiness in the Prader-Willi syndrome.
    Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR, 1993, Volume: 37 ( Pt 6)

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Catalepsy; Clomipramine; Female; Humans; Hypoventilation; Imipramine; Male; Middl

1993
Narcolepsy-cataplexy and loss of sphincter control.
    Postgraduate medical journal, 1996, Volume: 72, Issue:850

    Topics: Adult; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Cataplexy; Central Nervous System Stimulants; Fecal Inconti

1996
Pharmacokinetics of imipramine in narcoleptic horses.
    American journal of veterinary research, 2001, Volume: 62, Issue:5

    Topics: Animals; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Area Under Curve; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; F

2001
Narcolepsy--not as rare as we believed!
    Medical times, 1979, Volume: 107, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Child; Humans; Imipramine; Methamphetamine; Methylphenidate; Narcolepsy

1979
Narcolepsy in a dog.
    The Veterinary record, 1977, Aug-06, Volume: 101, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Humans; Imipramine; Male; Narcolepsy

1977
[Hypersomnias. 1. Narcolepsy].
    L'union medicale du Canada, 1977, Volume: 106, Issue:12

    Topics: Amphetamines; Clomipramine; Humans; Imipramine; Methylphenidate; Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; Narco

1977
Narcolepsy, paranoid psychosis, and tardive dyskinesia: a pharmacological dilemma.
    The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 1977, Volume: 164, Issue:4

    Topics: Chlorpromazine; Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced; Fluphenazine; Humans; Imipramine; Male; Middle Aged; Narco

1977
Narcolepsy in seven dogs.
    Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1976, Jun-01, Volume: 168, Issue:11

    Topics: Animals; Catalepsy; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Eating; Female; Humans; Imipramine; Male; Narcolepsy; Play a

1976
Narcolepsy. Diagnosis and treatment.
    Primary care, 1976, Volume: 3, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Behavior; Cataplexy; Child; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Hypoglycemia

1976
[Too weak with laughing].
    Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, 1990, Mar-10, Volume: 134, Issue:10

    Topics: Adult; Cataplexy; Clomipramine; Emotions; Female; Humans; Imipramine; Male; Methylphenidate; Middle

1990
Treatment of cataplexy in a dog with narcolepsy.
    Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1989, Mar-15, Volume: 194, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Cataplexy; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Electrocardiography; Female; Imipramine; Narcolepsy; Parasym

1989
Erectile dysfunction in narcoleptic patients.
    Sleep, 1986, Volume: 9, Issue:1 Pt 2

    Topics: Adult; Cataplexy; Erectile Dysfunction; Humans; Imipramine; Male; Methylphenidate; Middle Aged; Narc

1986
Antidepressants: their uses in nonpsychiatric disorders of aging.
    Geriatrics, 1986, Volume: 41, Issue:10

    Topics: Affective Symptoms; Aged; Antidepressive Agents; Chronic Disease; Colonic Diseases, Functional; Depr

1986
[Effect of imipramine, dexphenmetrazine and amphetamine sulfate on synchronous and paradoxical sleep in narcolepsy-cataplexy. A polygraphic study].
    Ceskoslovenska neurologie, 1970, Volume: 33, Issue:1

    Topics: Amphetamine; Cataplexy; Electroencephalography; Humans; Imipramine; Narcolepsy; Phenmetrazine; Sleep

1970
The influence of imipramine, dexphenmetrazine and amphetaminsulphate upon the clinical and polygraphic picture of narcolepsy-cataplexy.
    Schweizer Archiv fur Neurologie, Neurochirurgie und Psychiatrie = Archives suisses de neurologie, neurochirurgie et de psychiatrie, 1971, Volume: 108, Issue:2

    Topics: Amphetamine; Cataplexy; Electrocardiography; Electroencephalography; Electromyography; Electrooculog

1971
A clinical and polygraphic study of the effect of a new imidazo-quinazoline derivative in narcolepsy-cataplexy. The relationship between the antidepressant and anticataplectic effects of the drug.
    Activitas nervosa superior, 1972, Volume: 14, Issue:1

    Topics: Antidepressive Agents; Cataplexy; Humans; Imipramine; Narcolepsy; Quinazolines; Sleep, REM

1972
[L-dopa therapy of narcolepsy. Observation of clinical course and polygraphic EEG night sleep and day leads].
    Der Nervenarzt, 1973, Volume: 44, Issue:8

    Topics: Adult; Brain; Dihydroxyphenylalanine; Drug Combinations; Electroencephalography; Female; Humans; Imi

1973
On the treatment of rapid eye movement narcolepsy.
    Archives of neurology, 1974, Volume: 30, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Amphetamine; Antidepressive Agents; Cataplexy; Depression; Desipramine; Electroencephalograph

1974
[Therapy of hypersomnia].
    Revue neurologique, 1967, Volume: 116, Issue:6

    Topics: Amphetamine; Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Appetite Depressants; Bemegride; Caffeine; Cats; Centra

1967
The influence of imipramine, dexphenmetrazine and amphetamine-sulphate on the composition of diurnal sleep of narcoleptics.
    Activitas nervosa superior, 1974, Volume: 16, Issue:1

    Topics: Amphetamine; Humans; Imipramine; Narcolepsy; Phenmetrazine; Sleep Stages; Time Factors

1974
[Cataplexy associated with Gélineau's disease; effect of clomipramine].
    Revue neurologique, 1970, Volume: 123, Issue:1

    Topics: Cataplexy; Hallucinations; Humans; Hypnosis; Imipramine; Male; Middle Aged; Narcolepsy; Paralysis; S

1970
Treatment of narcolepsy.
    British medical journal, 1971, Mar-20, Volume: 1, Issue:5750

    Topics: Adult; Cataplexy; Humans; Imipramine; Male; Narcolepsy

1971