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Health Encyclopedia: Insomnia Medications
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Medications
According to a major 2003 survey, about 20% of American older adults use some form of sleep aid, including prescription or over-the-counter drugs, or alcohol. Furthermore, 15% use such aids every night.
It should be stressed that only behavioral or psychologic techniques can actually cure insomnia, whereas prolonged use of sleeping pills can only result in dependency.
In general, the following precautions are important:
- Start with non-prescription medication.
- Drugs used specifically for i...
Expert & Community Posts
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Health Guide
Fibromyalgia: Medications
...improvement in fibromyalgia symptoms than patients who received placebo.Sleep MedicationsZolpidem (Ambien) or other newer sleep medications such as zaleplon (Sonata) and eszopiclone (Lunesta) may... Read more »Travel to Developing Countries: Travel Precautions
...benzodiazepines ("sleeping pills") such as lorazepam (Ativan); benzodiazepine-receptor agonists such as zolpidem (Ambien) or eszoplicone (Lunesta); alprazolam (Xanax); or temazepam (Restoril).... Read more »Insomnia: Highlights
...drug-manufactures to strengthen the warning labels on sedative-hypnotic drugs, which include zolpidem (Ambien), eszopiclone (Lunesta), and triazolam (Halcion). The FDA warned these medicines may... Read more »Treatment for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
...insomnia. Most of the standard sleep agents may impair lung function. Newer ones, such as zolpidem (Ambien), zaleplon (Sonata), and zopiclone (Imovane), may be less hazardous than older agents.... Read more »Alzheimer
...cycles. Moderately short-acting sleeping drugs such as temazepam (Restoril), zolpidem (Ambien), or zaleplon (Sonata) or sedating antidepressants such as trazodone (Desyrel,... Read more »Medications
Zolpidem is used to treat sleep problems (insomnia). It may help you fall asleep faster, stay... Read more »
Zolpidem is used to treat sleep problems (insomnia). It may help you fall asleep faster, stay... Read more »
...monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop or change the dosage of any medicine before checking... Read more »
...monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop or change the dosage of any medicine before checking... Read more »
Zolpidem is used to treat sleep problems (insomnia). It may help you fall asleep faster, stay... Read more »
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