Insomnia is becoming more common in our society, particularly in women. The one thing you have to realize is that all these medicines suppress your breathing. If you have sleep apnea, you do not want to take them because they can make your breathing more shallow. Unfortunately, the drugs we have are just short-term treatment options.

The physician must decide which of the available medications in this class would be the right choice for an individual based on complaints of onset, maintenance or early morning awakening insomnia.