Midazolam-Induced Parasomnia as Online-Shopping Behaviors
Chih-Chun Wang, Tien-Yu Chen, Fang-Jung Wan1
1Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine.
Objectives:
The objective of this study was to report a case of sleep online shopping.
Methods:
A single case study of midazolam-induced sleep online shopping behavior in a 35-year-old woman with posttraumatic stress disorder and bipolar II disorder was performed.
Results:
The Naranjo score was 7, which supported the probability of midazolam-induced sleep online shopping behaviors.
Conclusions:
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of parasomnia as online-shopping behaviors, induced by midazolam, in a patient with posttraumatic stress disorder and bipolar disorder. This case could serve as a reminder for the clinicians prescribing midazolam as a hypnotic for insomnia for their patients.
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