Sleeping Pills (e.g., Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata)Depressantsdoi:10.1007/978-0-387-79061-9_4714Springer USSpringer USEncyclopedia of Child Behavior & Development
Even the most infrequent television viewers would have trouble missing the Lunesta ads, which feature a luna moth fluttering around the bed of a peaceful sleeper. Dr. Jacobs said that in one hour of prime-time television recently, he saw three ads for sleeping pills: two for Lunesta and anot...
If you’re 65 or older, experts suggest that you avoid all sleep aids. This includes over-the-counter drugs and the newer “Z” drugs like eszopiclone (Lunesta), zaleplon (Sonata), and zolpidem (Ambien). Compared to younger people, older adults have a greater chance of health problems on...
Sleeping pills decrease the function of your Central Nervous System (CNS). Your Central Nervous System plays key roles that keep you alive including beating your heart and breathing for you. Even though you can consciously decide to breathe and exert control over your breathing, most of the time...
Eszopiclone, also known as Lunesta, is a medication for the treatment of insomnia (difficulty falling or staying asleep at night). This medication can be used for durations of up to 6 months due to the low risk of developing tolerance or dependence. ...
Non-benzodiazepine hypnotics, such as eszopiclone (Lunesta), zaleplon (Sonata), andzolpidem(Ambien); these drugs are used to treat short-term insomnia. Melatoninreceptor stimulator, ramelteon (Rozerem), was approved in 2005 and -- to date -- is in a class by itself. It is used to treatins...
To my great surprise, I learned that rats and mice given high doses of zaleplon (Sonata), eszopiclone (Lunesta) as part of zopiclone, and ramelteon (Rozerem) developed cancer. The information available was a little vague to be certain, but it seems that these new sleeping pills all caused...
Sleeping pills can cause potential side effects that can range from mild to serious. According to the Cleveland Clinic, about eight in 10 people will experience a hangover-like effect the day after taking sleep medicine.2This can include feeling drowsy or having “muddled” thinking. ...
We Americans must do a lot of tossing and turning at night because we sure love our sleeping pills. Last year, more than 66 million prescriptions were filled for products like Ambien, Sonata, and Lunesta. Now comes a study that says taking sleeping pills increases your risk of dying -- fr...
Lunesta, Sonata, Rozerem. (There's an art to the soothing yet meaningless name.) Currently, about $2.5 billion of sleeping pills are sold in the U.S. each year; almost all of that is Ambien (the numbers are imprecise because older antidepressants like trazodone are often prescribed off-...