People often associate prescription sedative-hypnotic sleep medications like triazolam (Halcion), eszopiclone (Lunesta) and zolpidem (Ambien) with sleepwalking (somnambulism). In fact, the greater ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients newly prescribed non-benzodiazepine benzodiazepine receptor agonists (NBZRAs) such as zolpidem (Ambien, Intermezzo and other brands), a class of hypnotic ...

ATS 2023, Washington, DC – Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients newly prescribed non-benzodiazepine benzodiazepine receptor agonists (NBZRAs) such as zolpidem (Ambien, Intermezzo and other ...

Treatment of insomnia should always be personalised and take into consideration the 'hypnotype' of the patient ('owl' or 'lark'; personal sleep habits), family and work habits, and the presence of ...

In many instances in clinical practice, education about the adverse effects of long-term hypnotic use has motivated a patient to discontinue medication. The adverse effects of benzodiazepine-like ...

For many people, hypnosis is best known as a party trick or a bit of entertainment: A hypnotist on stage asks for a volunteer who undergoes hypnosis, then, at a snap of the hypnotist’s fingers, the ...

Melatonin, Ambien and some antidepressant drugs may have a place. But experts say that any sleeping pill is a short-term fix, ...