Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that can make it hard to fall asleep, hard to stay asleep, or the person wakes up too early and not be able to get back to sleep. A person may feel tired even after spending hours on the bed. Insomnia can sap not only the energy level and mood but also our health, work performance and quality of life. As far as sleep is concerned both quantity and quality is important. The quantum also varies from person to person.
Choice of an agent: Benzodiazepines are the most commonly used drugs for insomnia. other medicines approved to treat insomnia include benzodiazepines, nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics, melatonin agonists, doxepin, and Suvorexant. Although all of these agents or classes have been shown to be more effective than placebo at improving short-term sleep outcomes, the magnitude of the effect is variable. The potential benefits of pharmacologic therapy…
