Prevalence of restless legs syndrome among psychiatric patients who are under antidepressant or antipsychotic monotherapy     
Yazarlar (7)
Murat Semiz
Volkan Solmaz
Trakya Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Dürdane AKSOY Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Sema İnanır
T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı, Türkiye
Burçin Çolak
Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Aziz Mehmet Gökbakan
Üsküdar Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ahmet Inanır
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Klinik Psikofarmakoloji Bülteni
Dergi ISSN 1017-7833
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q4
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 06-2016
Cilt No 26
Sayı 2
Sayfalar 161 / 168
DOI Numarası 10.5455/bcp.20150908024954
Makale Linki http://www.scopemed.org/?mno=185181
Özet
Objective: Several groups of medications, such as dopamine blockers, analgesics and antihistaminergics were associated with restless legs syndrome (RLS). Although case reports showed some significant relations, they have many methodological limitations such as co-medications or medical co-morbidities. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and severity of RLS in patients on antidepressant (AD) or antipsychotic (AP) monotherapy. Methods: One hundred and ninety-seven patients and 150 healthy controls were included in the study. RLS was diagnosed according to the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG) criteria. The severity of RLS was evaluated according to IRLSSG rating scale. Participants diagnosed with RLS went under further neurological and psychiatric investigation for excluding secondary causes. Results: One hundred and twenty patients (60.9%) were on AD therapy, while 77 patients (39.1%) were on AP monotherapy. Thirty-two patients (16.2%) and seven controls (4.7%) were diagnosed with RLS according to IRLSSG criteria. The most frequent cause of RLS was quetiapine (28.5%) in the antipsychotic group and paroxetine (22.2%) in the antidepressant group. There was no statistically significant correlation between drug usage duration and RLS severity. Conclusion: AD or AP induced RLS is a common condition. ADs and APs should be considered as a cause for RLS when assesing RLS in psychiatric patients who are under treatment either of these medications.
Anahtar Kelimeler
antidepressant | antipsychotic | restless legs syndrome | adverse effect