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Studie belegt: Wer zu viel schläft, braucht Nikotin

Die Forscher Matthew R. Ebben und  Ana C. Krieger haben am 15. April 2012 eine Studie zum Thema Wirkung von Nikotin bei Narkolepsie veröffentlicht. Der Name der Studie ist: Narcolepsy with Cataplexy Masked by the Use of Nicotine . Dabei kam heraus das Nikotin sehr wohl hilfreich ist, die Auswirkungen von Narkolepsie positiv zu beeinflussen.

The finding in our case is consistent with Bagai and Malow’s finding that a nicotine patch helped treat morning sleepiness in a narcoleptic patient without cataplexy.2 Moreover, in a 2009 survey of narcoleptics by Krahn et al.,1 it was found that all narcoleptics who had smoked in the past reported reduced daytime sleepiness while smoking, and one survey participant reported reduced cataplexy while smoking. Interestingly, passive smoking was found to be more common in narcoleptics, but active smoking was not increased compared to normal controls.14 Our findings, as well as previous reports suggest that smoking and nicotine patches decrease the clinical manifestations of narcolepsy, with reduced cataplexy and daytime sleepiness. Based on these findings, we believe further investigation is warranted to look at the role of nicotine in treatment of both cataplexy and excessive daytime sleepiness in narcoleptics.

R. Ebben, Ana C. Krieger