Commonly Prescribed Sleep Medications and Treatment for Insomnia

Insomnia is a fairly common problem; it is likely that almost all individuals suffer from at least transient insomnia. In this episode, Michael Cummings, M.D., Shizuka Tomatsu, M.D., and Shilpa Krishnan, D.O. join the discussion on psychopharmacological treatments, lifestyle, and therapy recommendations for insomnia.
There are no conflicts of interest for this episode.
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[@clintparsons3989]

I’ve noticed doctors say that after a few weeks benzos lose all effect for insomnia, but I hear people who have taken them every night for years and years and they work just as well as they did on day one.

[@angellov1275]

I’ve been on a benzodiazepine for twenty years. I have a rare Killian-Jamieson diverticulum at my C5 C6, which causes a choking sensation and causes me to panic. However, I’ve been on 1mg of Klonopin and it is still effective. Surgery is too risky.

[@angellov1275]

Klonopin 20 years for insomnia

[@sunflower5749]

Wow. 🤦🏽‍♀️