Psychiatria Danubina, Vol. 26 No. 4, 2014.
Original scientific paper
TREATMENT OF INSOMNIA WITH HYPNOTICS RESULTING IN IMPROVED SEXUAL FUNCTIONING IN POST-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN
Defne Eraslan
; Institute of Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
Erhan Ertekin
; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Univeristy of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Banu Aslantas Ertekin
; Private psychiatric office, Istanbul, Turkey
Özgür Öztürk
; Institute of Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
Abstract
Background: This study sought to determine whether trazodone used in hypnotic doses, compared to the hypnotic agent
zopiclone, had any specific positive effect on sexual function in non-depressive post-menopausal women with insomnia.
Subjects and methods: Fifty (50) subjects participated in the study. Insomnia and sexual performance were evaluated before and
after 4 weeks of hypnotic treatment.
Results: At week four, both treatments improved sleep quality to a similar degree. Sexual function also improved significantly
with both treatments, with no significant difference between the groups.
Conclusions: In post-menopausal women, sexual problems and sleep problems may be related and solving sleep problems may
help sexual functioning, independently of depression.
Keywords
trazodone – zopiclone - sexual function – insomnia - menopause
Hrčak ID:
162268
URI
Publication date:
15.12.2014.
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