pharmaceutical agents associated with insomnia

Introduction

Includes:

• alcohol
• caffeine
• nicotine
• antidepressants
  • monoamine oxidase inhibitors
  • SSRI (occasional)
• asthma/COPD medications
  • beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonists
  • theophylline
  • corticosteroids
• decongestants (pseudoephedrine)
• histamine H2 receptor antagonists (cimetidine)
• antihypertensives (beta blockers that cross blood-brain barrier)
  • propranolol
  • pindolol
  • metoprolol
• others (alphabetical list)

More general terms

• psychotropic agent

Additional terms

• insomnia