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Article: Most insomnia medication effective for short-term use
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- Managed Healthcare Executive
- Article date:
- April 1, 2006
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Cognitive-behavioral therapies effective for long-term changes in sleeping patterns
About 60 million Americans a year experience insomnia often, or for extended periods of time, leading to problems in job performance and other activities. Insomnia affects about 40% of women and 30% of men.
For short-term insomnia, doctors often prescribe benzodiazepine sleeping pills. These medications generally act as hypnotics in high doses and as sedatives in low doses. The effect of a given dosage may vary. The benzodiazepines include Ativan (lorazepam), Dalmane (flurazepam),Doral (quazepam), Halcion (triazolam),Klonopin (clonazepam), ProSom (estazolam), Restoril (temazepam), Serax (oxazepam), andValium ...
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