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> True “sleeping pills” are usually controlled substances and few doctors would prescribe them as first-line options for a patient who shows up with first time
by lII1lIlI11ll 3mo ago
> True “sleeping pills” are usually controlled substances and few doctors would prescribe them as first-line options for a patient who shows up with first time complaints of sleep problems. They won’t be prescribed long-term either.
Modern orexin antagonist sleep medications are not addictive and can be taken long-term.
- astrange 3mo agoTrazodone is also not addictive and doesn't have bad side effects afaik.
- lII1lIlI11ll 3mo agoTrazodone does little to improve objective sleep quality [0] when used off-label for treating insomnia. From my n=1 experience it it useful as an adjunct to an orexin antagonist in special cases when I stressed/annoyed out of my mind by work or something else, but not as a primary "sleeping pill". [0] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29680424/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29680424/