Sleep Medication and Athletic Performance—The Evidence for Practitioners and Future Research Directions

Taylor, Lee; Chrismas, Bryna C. R.; Dascombe, Ben J.; Chamari, Karim; Fowler, Peter

doi:10.3389/fphys.2016.00083

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“…Data on the use of sleep medication is basically limited to anecdotal reports, as it seems common to not only use prescription drugs but also self-administered over-the-counter medications. 46 Typical circumstances where sleep medication is applied in the high-performance setting are (a) sedative action to reduce arousal, (b) chronobiological purposes to reduce jet-lag symptoms and (c) to manage insomnia in habitually poor sleepers. 46 However, evidence for their effectiveness within healthy populations, especially athletes, is scarce, and little is known about their influence on subsequent daytime functioning and athletic performance.…”

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“…46 Typical circumstances where sleep medication is applied in the high-performance setting are (a) sedative action to reduce arousal, (b) chronobiological purposes to reduce jet-lag symptoms and (c) to manage insomnia in habitually poor sleepers. 46 However, evidence for their effectiveness within healthy populations, especially athletes, is scarce, and little is known about their influence on subsequent daytime functioning and athletic performance. 46 As some pharmaceuticals may have unknown side effects and could potentially cause dependency, athletes should be educated to prevent self-administration and off-label use of such medications.…”

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Sleep-Related Issues for Recovery and Performance in Athletes

Kölling¹,

Duffield²,

Erlacher³

et al. 2019

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

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The body of research that reports the relevance of sleep in high-performance sports is growing steadily. While the identification of sleep cycles and diagnosis of sleep disorders is limited to lab-based assessment via polysomnography, the development of activity-based devices estimating sleep patterns provides greater insight into the sleep behaviour of athletes in ecological settings. Overall, small sleep quantity and/or poor quality appears to exist in many athletic populations, though this may be related to training and competition context. Typical sleep-affecting factors are the scheduling of training sessions and competitions as well as impaired sleep-onset as a result of increased arousal prior to competition or due to the use of electronic devices before bedtime. Further challenges are travel demands which may be accompanied by jet-lag symptoms and disruption of sleep habits. Promotion of sleep may be approached via behavioural strategies, such as sleep hygiene, extending night-time sleep or daytime napping. Pharmacological interventions should be limited to clinically-induced treatments as evidence among healthy and athletic populations is lacking. To optimise and manage sleep in athletes, it is recommended to implement routine sleep monitoring on an individual basis.

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Section: Medicationmentioning

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Sleep-Related Issues for Recovery and Performance in Athletes

Kölling¹,

Duffield²,

Erlacher³

et al. 2019

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

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“…For example, they might use them in an attempt to improve their sports performance, albeit often in the absence of real scientific evidence of their efficacy, or to achieve good quality sleep, with the aim of recovering from intense effort faster . Recent case reports on high levels of benzodiazepine use among athletes have underlined the lack of scientific data in this research field . Long‐term benzodiazepine use is generally avoided due to the risk of adverse reactions (eg, impaired psychomotor and cognitive functioning) and the potential to develop addiction .…”

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“…2,6,7 Recent case reports on high levels of benzodiazepine use among athletes 2 have underlined the lack of scientific data in this research field. 8,9 Long-term benzodiazepine use is generally avoided due to the risk of adverse reactions (eg, impaired psychomotor and cognitive functioning) and the potential to develop addiction. 10,11 Even though levels of benzodiazepine consumption and abuse are increasing in Europe, 12 somewhat surprisingly scientific research seems to overlook this issue.…”

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Benzodiazepine abuse among athletes: Pain relief or just a weapon against insomnia? A clinical case study

Zamboni

Lugoboni

Zandonai

2019

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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It is widely recognized that benzodiazepine abuse can potentially induce addiction. Benzodiazepine addiction among athletes is a new and growing phenomenon that we are encountering among our patients. We describe a case of lormetazepam addiction in a female competitive marathon runner. A 30‐year‐old female elite athlete developed lormetazepam addiction after increasing her daily benzodiazepine dosage in an attempt to achieve better sleep and enhanced performances during training. She was hospitalized for 7 days to undergo benzodiazepine detoxification. Her lormetazepam daily dosage on admission was 18 vials (20 ml × 18 = 360 ml). This report highlights the risk of athletes becoming addicted to benzodiazepines used to combat insomnia and pain. There is a need for clinical and epidemiological research to investigate the effects of this addiction, with a view to better protecting the health of athletes.

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“…De facto, un desequilibrio entre la vigilia y el sueño del deportista puede provocar un estado de fatiga que da lugar a una disminución del funcionamiento fisiológico y del rendimiento (Fullagar et al, 2015). Además, de lo anteriormente expuesto, un sueño adecuado es importante en la reducción del riesgo de lesiones y enfermedades en deportistas (Taylor, Chrismas, Dascombe, Chamari, & Fowler, 2016).…”

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Importancia del sueño en el rendimiento y la salud del deportista

Sánchez-Oliver¹,

Domínguez²,

Carrera-Bastos

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El sueño es un determinante fundamental en el rendimiento y la salud del deportista. En la actualidad algunos expertos la definen como la mejor estrategia de recuperación debido a sus efectos fisiológicos y restaurativos. Los deportistas deben ser alentados a dormir más horas que la población general, debido a las demandas de recuperación impuestas por el ejercicio. La presente revisión teórica busca esclarecer los factores que afectan al sueño, los efectos de éste sobre el rendimiento deportivo y la salud, así como explicar las estrategias más determinantes para mejorar la cantidad y calidad del sueño del deportista. Para ello es importante tener en cuenta los horarios de los eventos deportivos, el estrés psicosocial del deportista, el uso de dispositivos electrónicos, los viajes, el uso de sustancias estimulantes como la cafeína o la ingesta de alcohol, entre otros. Diferentes estrategias como la extensión del sueño, las siestas, estrategias de higiene del sueño y nutricionales deben ser consideradas en la mejora del sueño del deportista.

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Sleep Medication and Athletic Performance—The Evidence for Practitioners and Future Research Directions

Cited by 44 publications

References 69 publications

Sleep-Related Issues for Recovery and Performance in Athletes

Sleep-Related Issues for Recovery and Performance in Athletes

Benzodiazepine abuse among athletes: Pain relief or just a weapon against insomnia? A clinical case study

Importancia del sueño en el rendimiento y la salud del deportista

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